Former House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, has dismissed as unnecessary the recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu by Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed.
The Bauchi Sate Governor, Bala Mohammed, had cast aspersions on the President on account of the current economic situation in the country and the cost of living protests sparked by it.
But Mr Dogara who is a native of Bauchi State himself said the governor has no moral right to criticise the President given his own poor performance as governor.
He said the same Mohammed had sought Tinubu’s help after allegedly rigging his way back into the Bauchi Government House in 2023.
Mr Dogara said six years into Mohammed’s tenure as governor, Bauchi State has no functional social amenities and is one of the states with the highest number of out-of-school children in Nigeria.
Going further, the former speaker said: “Just one example: my Alma Mater, the famous Bauchi Teachers College, located right under his nose, now lies in ruins. Let him tell the world which of the hospitals in the state is fully functional and how many doctors he has employed. The list is endless.
“Yet, amid the destitution and squalor that Bauchi State found itself under his watch, he has built the biggest government house for himself and his family and the best family house in Northern Nigeria, if not in the whole country.
“As it is, we wait to see whether the ‘Kaura 2027’ his cult followers printed on their gowns will be a POLITICAL scandal or an execution DATE.”
