Friday, April 8, 2011
Foule stones Bauchi Governor
Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda was almost attacked yesterday by angry natives of the town of Bogoro Bogoro Local Government Area of the State, during a visit to the region. At least three vehicles in his convoy were destroyed in the process.
Mr. Yuguda was an evaluation tour of Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro local government areas, affected by sectarian attacks since January in which many innocent lives were lost and properties of millions of naira destroyed.
Accompanied by security officials during the tour, he visited Yuguda Bununu, Gitalis and some villages affected by the crisis when he addressed the displaced victims before moving in Bogoro. The governor, who had avoided throughout the area during his election campaign across the state, met with difficulties when his convoy hit Bogoro where he was billed to address people on the ongoing crisis in Palace of the head of the district.
Mr. Yuguda, whose ratings have dropped due to what many see as his poor handling of the crisis in the region got more than he could chew as a large angry crowd that gathered at the palace Chief District Bogoro prevented from proceeding in the affected villages.
ALWAYZ NEWS realized that anger with the governor was that he did not have to visit them and sympathize with them when the crisis erupted in January.
It should be recalled that Mr. Yuguda, shortly after the crisis in January, brought together stakeholders from the area and threatened to relocate Tafawa Balewa town, the hometown of Nigeria's first and only prime minister, and the level the place where the people could not live in peace with them.
It was gathered that since the governor made the declaration in January, there were reprisal attacks between the Fulani and the region with Sayawa use it on Bogoro, where many villages were burned and villagers killed .
Trouble Yuguda
An eyewitness close to government circles said following the construction of shouting and confusion before the district chief's palace, the governor became nervous and demanded security chiefs who accompanied him what was wrong and we He was told that a crisis is looming somewhere in the region.
"The governor then said it was best to leave the area. But the chief told him he had better go and see what was happening. As the governor left the office of district chief, he faced an angry crowd who started shouting that they do not what to see.
"Before, we knew what was happening, they began stoning him (Yuguda) and had to be rushed through in his car. The confusion was too much like the train was at speed from the region, but only three vehicles in his convoy were destroyed by the angry crowd. "Reacting to the incident, district chief of Bogoro Haruna Yakubu has described as an" embarrassment "by saying:" we never received an executive governor should be treated that way. "The governor", as the district chief, "visited Tafawa Balewa and other villages and there was no problem. He completed his tour peacefully. Arriving here, he was about to leave when we heard some women crying. I asked my subordinates to know what the problem was but the noise persisted. "Mr Yakubu said it was people from Tafawa Balewa who came to Bogoro to incite the stoning of a convoy of the governor.
"We do not know why they had to stone the Director General of the state," he added.
About four days ago, the state government issued a statement claiming that political opponents in the state were responsible for the unending insurgency in the two councils of the state. The Bauchi State CPC President Shehu Ningi Barrau, dismissed the allegation of lack of merit, he said, there were no facts or evidence for that.
Mr. Yuguda was an evaluation tour of Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro local government areas, affected by sectarian attacks since January in which many innocent lives were lost and properties of millions of naira destroyed.
Accompanied by security officials during the tour, he visited Yuguda Bununu, Gitalis and some villages affected by the crisis when he addressed the displaced victims before moving in Bogoro. The governor, who had avoided throughout the area during his election campaign across the state, met with difficulties when his convoy hit Bogoro where he was billed to address people on the ongoing crisis in Palace of the head of the district.
Mr. Yuguda, whose ratings have dropped due to what many see as his poor handling of the crisis in the region got more than he could chew as a large angry crowd that gathered at the palace Chief District Bogoro prevented from proceeding in the affected villages.
ALWAYZ NEWS realized that anger with the governor was that he did not have to visit them and sympathize with them when the crisis erupted in January.
It should be recalled that Mr. Yuguda, shortly after the crisis in January, brought together stakeholders from the area and threatened to relocate Tafawa Balewa town, the hometown of Nigeria's first and only prime minister, and the level the place where the people could not live in peace with them.
It was gathered that since the governor made the declaration in January, there were reprisal attacks between the Fulani and the region with Sayawa use it on Bogoro, where many villages were burned and villagers killed .
Trouble Yuguda
An eyewitness close to government circles said following the construction of shouting and confusion before the district chief's palace, the governor became nervous and demanded security chiefs who accompanied him what was wrong and we He was told that a crisis is looming somewhere in the region.
"The governor then said it was best to leave the area. But the chief told him he had better go and see what was happening. As the governor left the office of district chief, he faced an angry crowd who started shouting that they do not what to see.
"Before, we knew what was happening, they began stoning him (Yuguda) and had to be rushed through in his car. The confusion was too much like the train was at speed from the region, but only three vehicles in his convoy were destroyed by the angry crowd. "Reacting to the incident, district chief of Bogoro Haruna Yakubu has described as an" embarrassment "by saying:" we never received an executive governor should be treated that way. "The governor", as the district chief, "visited Tafawa Balewa and other villages and there was no problem. He completed his tour peacefully. Arriving here, he was about to leave when we heard some women crying. I asked my subordinates to know what the problem was but the noise persisted. "Mr Yakubu said it was people from Tafawa Balewa who came to Bogoro to incite the stoning of a convoy of the governor.
"We do not know why they had to stone the Director General of the state," he added.
About four days ago, the state government issued a statement claiming that political opponents in the state were responsible for the unending insurgency in the two councils of the state. The Bauchi State CPC President Shehu Ningi Barrau, dismissed the allegation of lack of merit, he said, there were no facts or evidence for that.
