Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has opened up a few tense encounter with Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed throughout Vice President Kashim Shettima’s go to to the state on April 19, 2025.
In an interview with BBC Hausa Service monitored by First Information on Thursday, Might 15, Tuggar claimed the governor verbally attacked his late father whereas they had been in a bus with the Vice President.
“He insulted my father, who handed away over 20 years in the past, and even threatened to slap me,” Tuggar stated. “However I stood up, and he appeared intimidated by my peak. How may he even consider elevating his fingers to try this?”
The Minister defined that the Deputy Governor, who was seated behind him, tried to step in through the confrontation. Nonetheless, safety personnel and the Vice President’s presence stored the scenario from escalating.
Tuggar stated rumours later surfaced on-line alleging that the Deputy Governor had slapped him , a declare he believes was planted by somebody near the governor. The Bauchi State authorities later denied any such altercation occurred.
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When requested if the conflict had something to do with political ambitions, notably hypothesis about him operating for Bauchi governor, Tuggar rejected the suggestion.
“I’m not pushed by politics,” he stated. “I communicate the reality as a result of it have to be instructed.”
The Minister additionally criticised the state authorities’s land insurance policies. He accused authorities of handing over farmlands and grazing areas, together with components of his neighborhood, to personal corporations below questionable preparations.
“These firms come below the guise of looking for loans, claiming they wish to farm and make investments. However the actuality is that farmers are shedding their lands, and herders are shedding their grazing areas. That is pushing a few of them into determined conditions,” Tuggar alleged.
He questioned the impression of such investments, saying: “If giving state lands to firms for investments is actually helpful, then why haven’t we seen Bauchi State producing extra grains or livestock than another state? As an alternative, issues are getting worse.”
