Bala Mohammed Alleges Plot to Tarnish His Image, Points at Wike; FCT Minister Respon

Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi State, has dismissed allegations that he is involved in financing terrorists as unfounded and politically motivated, claiming that certain political actors are actively trying to damage his reputation and undermine his integrity.

According to reports, the governor made the accusation on Thursday during a speech on Sunrise Daily on Channels Television.

Mohammed insisted that there was no reason to link Bauchi to banditry or instability, calling it one of the safest states in the North.

Additionally, my state is the safest in the Northeast, if not all of northern Nigeria, and I am currently serving as governor. We used insight, subtlety, and expertise to accomplish this. I’ve never been connected to anything like that,” he remarked.

Pointing fingers at Wike
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, was directly accused by the governor of being responsible for purported attempts to associate him with banditry and destabilize Bauchi State.

“I am aware of the antics, mudslinging, and defaming a dog in order to hang it. Leaders of the opposition like me must be eliminated. If not, there is no justification for anyone to link me to banditry,” Mohammed stated.

He warned that the accusations could ruin his reputation and political career, calling them hurtful and harmful.

“It is extremely painful for a rising politician and opposition leader to be accused of terrorism,” he continued.

Additionally, Mohammed claimed that attempts had been made to link his relatives to corruption cases, but he maintained that the charges were baseless.

“There was absolutely nothing like that when one of my nephews was mentioned in a corruption charge,” he stated.

The governor claims that he has written to the Federation’s Attorney General, copying the appropriate security agencies, and that he may bring the issue before the world community.

He declared, “I am going to escalate it to the international community, asking for protection because this is victimization and a violation of my fundamental human rights.”

He also claimed that people in Bola Tinubu’s immediate vicinity were working against him and that attempts had been made to coerce him into joining the ruling All Progressives Congress.

“Wike is a PDP undertaker.”
Mohammed called Wike a “undertaker” in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and did not hold back when criticizing him.

“He is not a true member of the PDP. He is one of our party’s undertakers. The governor declared, “It is against the law of nature to be in two places at once.

He cautioned that leaders’ political intolerance, haughtiness, and impunity could have disastrous effects on the nation.

Wike retaliates
In response, Wike rejected Mohammed’s allegations during a “thank you” visit to Rivers State’s Abua-Odual Local Government Area on Thursday, characterizing them as an effort to shift the blame for internal political issues.

“I heard the governor of Bauchi claim that I am to blame for all of his issues. Why are you fighting if I have the ability to set his state on fire? Wike enquired.

The previous governor of Rivers State maintained that Mohammed’s difficulties were unrelated to him and self-inflicted.

“Go deal with your issue. I told you to leave my state alone when you came here. He doesn’t even have a party to introduce a successor today, according to Wike.

Wike distanced himself from the anti-graft organization in response to allegations that he was behind pressure on Mohammed’s allies from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

“What’s my business if the EFCC is pursuing them and he claims it’s me? “Go there and have fun if your state is clean,” he continued.

Wike urged the Bauchi governor to “face his problems” and keep him out of the situation, insisting that his differences with Mohammed were solely about party leadership concerns rather than personal finances or governance.