By Auwal Mohammad
Gombe (Nigeria) — Gombe State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of using the State’s resource in sponsoring the anti-Buhari protest in Abuja last week.The party is therefore asking him to provide portable drinking water to the people of the state currently facing acute shortage of water supply.
Secretary of the APC Caretaker Committee, Kassim Bello Maigari stated this Tuesday while chatting with journalists in Gombe.
He accused Dankwambo of showing his desperation and overzealousness for the Presidency, when he along with former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko sponsored a protest in Abuja against ailing President Muhammadu Buhari
Reacting to media reports suggesting that Governor Dankwambo and former Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko together bankrolled the resume, or resign protest in Abuja, Maigari said it was regrettable that the governor chose to throw away funds meant for developing the state in the pursuit of his selfish interest.
“I will not call it allegation because the protesters have confirmed that they were being paid to do the protest against President Buhari, even with the fact that the President has not breached the Nigerian Constitution. This clearly shows that their mumu don start”.
It was recently alleged that Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State who has his eyes on the Presidency and former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, paid protesters N300 million to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to resign, if his ailing health cannot allow him preside over the affairs of the country.
But the Gombe APC in reaction to their Governor’s action, described the action as unpatriotic and lacking focus. Kassim Bello said Governor Dankwambo should rather focus himself with developing Gombe State, which has been a headache for him since assuming office over six years ago, rather than aiming a higher position when he couldn’t do much with a lower position.
He said it was unfortunate that, instead of using the Paris Club refunds recently released to the State Governors to complete projects in the State, including payment of pensioners and providing water to Gombe, he was doing something else.
“Governor Dankwambo has forgotten that health and wellness belongs to God, many healthy persons have passed on since President Buhari was bedridden. We have now seen that he is among those that wish Buhari dead and that is why he has never mobilized prayers in the State for President Buhari’s recovery”, the interim Secretary alleged.
When contacted the state Commissioner of Information Mr. Ahmed Umar SuleGombe (iman, sent an sms saying, “I will call you later.”
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