Governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, has denied reports that he was using council chairmen to block the renovation of Mosques being funded by the Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara.
The Governor said there was no truth in the allegation and wondered why he would do such thing as a Muslim.
He described the claims credited to Dogara as mere allegations.
Abubakar decried the attempt by some politicians in the state to cast him in bad light, using newspaper headlines and stories that were at variance with the flourishing peace and ongoing developmental strides in Bauchi State.
He told newsmen in Bauchi, “There is absolutely no truth in the report credited to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, to the effect that I ordered the suspension of work on Mosque projects being financed by him in his constituency.
“I wonder why I should do that. As number one citizen of Bauchi State, I am the state’s Developer-in Chief and should gladly welcome any attempt by any individual or group at contributing his or her own quota to the good job that we are doing for the betterment of the people of the state.
“The issues which Rt. Hon. Dogara rushes to press with are those he could easily find answers to, if only he cares to cross check directly from me, as a stakeholder and a brother, or even from those who are sincerely on the ground in Bauchi State.
“Moreover, I am a Muslim! So, why on earth should I be averse to the renovation of Mosques?”
The governor added, “I recently had cause to caution some of my senior aides for reacting in an unbefitting manner to the Speaker’s attributed public comments.”
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