Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has firmly denied experiences suggesting he was concerned in a bodily or verbal altercation with Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Auwal Jatau. Tuggar clarified that the incident in query was not with Jatau, however fairly with the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, who allegedly verbally assaulted and threatened him throughout Vice President Kashim Shettima’s current go to to the state.
Talking in an interview with BBC Hausa, Tuggar offered detailed perception into the incident, which he mentioned occurred whereas he was in a automobile with Vice President Shettima and Governor Mohammed.
“We had been in the identical automobile with the Vice President when he requested me a query. Governor Bala Mohammed, who was sitting close by, interrupted the dialog and commenced talking, although it was not directed at him,” Tuggar defined.
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In response to the minister, the scenario escalated quickly.
“He started to insult my late father, who handed away over 20 years in the past, after which stood up and mentioned he would slap me,” Tuggar said. “I additionally stood as much as inform him that if we had been alone, I didn’t consider he might do something to me, not to mention slap me.”
Tuggar additional alleged that the deputy governor tried to intervene however by no means approached him instantly.
“The Deputy Governor got here operating towards the automobile claiming he too would slap me, however he by no means obtained shut. Let’s not overlook, the Vice President was there, together with federal safety personnel — not Bauchi safety,” he mentioned.
The minister accused aides and associates of Governor Mohammed of spreading misinformation on-line, falsely claiming that Deputy Governor Jatau had slapped him.
“That narrative is totally false. The Deputy Governor, Auwal Jatau, is aware of nothing like that occurred. Later, they backtracked and mentioned I wasn’t slapped in any respect — which is the reality,” Tuggar affirmed.
Recall that in April, media experiences circulated alleging that Auwal Jatau had slapped Tuggar throughout a confrontation on the turbaning ceremony of former Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, who was conferred with the title of Makama Babba I of the Bauchi Emirate. The experiences prompted important public discourse and confusion over the details.
Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has set the file straight relating to the controversial incident in Bauchi, emphasizing that there was no confrontation with Deputy Governor Jatau. As an alternative, he has instantly accused Governor Bala Mohammed of initiating a verbal assault and making bodily threats within the presence of Nigeria’s Vice President. The minister’s clarification comes amid rising considerations about political decorum and misinformation in Nigeria’s public discourse.
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