Gov. Mohammed Abubakar has been accused of allegedly denying Speaker Yakubu Dogara access to traditional rulers in Bauchi state

Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar has been accused of allegedly denying the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara access to traditional rulers in the state.

 

An aide to the Speaker, Iliyasu Zwall made the accusation while speaking to Journalists in Bauchi Tuesday, saying that the state government allegedly told the traditional rulers to travel out so that they will not receive the Speaker during his recent visit to the state.

 

"It was reliably gathered that the state government had ordered that  speaker Dogara Yakubu should not be allowed to visit any palace or be received by any of the traditional rulers across the state for reason best known to them"

 

"It was in the agenda that if the speaker come to the state for  the flagging off of Federal projects in his constituency Bogoro, Dass, Tafawa Balewa on Saturday, he will visit some palace, which includes, Emir of Bauchi Palace, Ningi and that of Misau but from what we understand is that the state government had warned the traditional rulers not to receive the speaker in their palace,"he said. 

 

Zwall explained that Dogara's supporters were not happy with the way he was treated by the Bauchi State government as such he was forced to shelve the idea of visiting the traditional rulers in their Palaces. 

 

"How can you deny citizens access to their paramount rulers who are not politicians? They are our respected royal fathers that we always pay homage to their palace as part of respect when ever we visit home," he added.

 

Responding to the allegations, the Bauchi State Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed Edrees said that he was not aware of such allegations and that nobody stopped any body from visiting any traditional ruler's palace in the state.

 

'As a commissioner of information, I am not aware that somebody is blocked from accessing traditional rulers palace. It is a rumours and unfounded lies  to tarnished the image of the state government,"he said.

 

It could be recalled that the Speaker was recently in Bauchi to flag off roads and other projects across his constituency in Bauchi.

 

Daily Trust

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