Aide DOUBTS Deputy Governor Slapped Minister, Gives Reason

Muslim Lawal, media aide to the deputy governor of Bauchi State, Auwal Mohammed Jatau has said that he does not think that his principal could have slapped the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar as has been severally reported across news platforms in Nigeria.

Reacting to the news reports that the deputy governor attacked Nigeria’s minister of foreign affairs, Tuggar inside a bus on Friday in Bauchi, Lawal said that knowing the disposition of his principal that he does not think that such an incident could have happened.

The news reports alleged that the attack took place on the way to the palace of Emir of Bauchi for the turbaning of former Governor Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar, SAN, as Makama Babba 1 of Bauchi Emirate, and the wedding Fatiha of his daughter, Khadija Muhammad.

However, debunking the claims in an interview with Daily Trust, Lawal said:

“No, no, how can a deputy governor slap a minister? I don’t think such ever can happen in Bauchi because l know my principal as a responsible leader and number two citizen in Bauchi can never slap a minister or any person.”

“I am not aware about that and I am hearing it for the first time. If there is any evidence that the deputy governor did that you can speak on that. We don’t know about it. The deputy governor cannot do that and that is our position,” Lawal said.

Meanwhile, the alleged victim, Nigeria’s minister of foreign affairs, Tuggar has been silent on the news reports that the deputy governor slapped him in Bauchi.

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