Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has lambasted President Bola Tinubu over what he alleged as prosecution because he refused to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mohammed spoke on Wednesday when he signed into law the state’s 2026 Appropriation Bill of N877 billion for the fiscal year.
The governor disclosed that the Tinubu administration is accusing him of sponsoring terrorism in the country to the tune of $9.7 million, on the basis of which his commissioner for finance, Yakubu Adamu.
” I woke up to an accusation that I’m being accused of terrorism. My commissioner of finance is being held by the EFCC, and my name is being mentioned in the suit even though I have immunity,” he said.
“They have not done 1km of road in Bauchi State. They’ve not provided water. Even the security agencies, I’m the one paying them to work for us, and they have the guts to talk.”
Mohammed further slammed the President for going ahead with the implementation of the new tax reform despite the opposition by Nigerians.
“I have kept quiet for too long. I’m not a coward. The federal government should look at its tax system. In spite of all the impurities, they are still going ahead with it to improvish the common man and the sub nationals (states), and we are keeping quiet,” he stated.
“The APC-led federal government think they can use the court and the EFCC to persecute and prosecute Nigerians that are not in their party. If they don’t stop, we are going to declare war. I won’t allow anyone to criminalise me because I’m not in the APC, and I refuse to join the APC. I will not join the APC.”
