Najib Sani
the immediate past governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, has been endorsed by the All Progressives Congress, APC governors for ministerial appointment, Mr Abubakar’s former Senior Special Assistant on security matters, Michael Damina, disclosed.
Mr Damina made the disclosure to newsmen on Tuesday while reacting to petition submitted to the presidency against Mr Abubakar’s nomination.
“It is APC governors that came together and said M.A Abubakar, Bindow and Ambode, these three governors that lost out in 2019 election should be considered by the president because of their outstanding performance in their respective states.
“Some people don’t believe that M.A was performing because they had agenda and he was not tailoring towards that agenda. He had his own agenda. I will stand by him until death do us part.
“As far as I am concerned, M.A fought corruption in Bauchi State. Whether we like it or not, M.A performed. Until he left on May 29th, 2019, there was no salary owed. No salary owed I repeat.
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“When he was leaving, on May 28th, he signed all the cheques for salaries that have not been paid to be paid. And today somebody will say the man did not perform. Go to Katagum zone, go to local governments and see. He performed,” Mr Damina noted.
He, therefore, called on people of the state to be politically civilized by supporting politicians who excelled and shun politics of division.
He refuted the claim by some of the critics of the former governor that he is a non-indigene of the state, pointing out that Mr Abubakar was brought up, schooled and worked in different capacities in the state.
“He was a permanent secretary, he was solicitor general in Bauchi State, and he was a commissioner in Bauchi State. He represented Bauchi State as a commissioner of INEC in Rivers State and many others.
“When M.A was elected governor of Bauchi State, where were those people? They didn’t know that he was a non-indigene? Is it after he became a governor of Bauchi State that they know that M.A is not an indigent of Bauchi State? He is going to represent Bauchi State in the federal cabinet by the grace of God whether they like or not. That is what I have to say,” Mr Damina added.
