The Bauchi state Governor, Bala Mohammed, has lashed out on federal political appointees from the state who he described as “Abuja politicians” saying that they have nothing to offer other than hatred, treachery and plans to pull him down.

He said that from security reports at his disposal these politicians are the ones bringing in criminals into the state to perpetrate crime and make the people have sleepless nights.

The governor was speaking while distributing cash and starter packs worth N75 million to 500 selected people in Darazo town in Darazo local government area of the state on Tuesday.

Mohammed said that he knows those who are behind kidnapping and criminality.

He said, “I want our people to always be together, we should eschew rumour and rumour mongering, hatred, treachery and mischief. Don’t listen to the Abuja politicians who have nothing to offer other than to pull down Bala Mohammed, Kauran Bauchi.

“By the grace of God, I have become governor with or without them and of course, I will live my time allotted to me by Allah. I may go for second term, I may not even live to that time; I may go for the presidency, there is nothing they can do. I know of what they are doing.

“Those Abuja politicians are not doing anything to us other than bringing mischief. I know some leaders of the state who are busy bringing criminals to the state. I will talk when the time comes. We will prove tough but certainly, we are not afraid of them.

“I mean all those idiots coming to bring criminality, to make us have sleepless nights, we are ready for them. We are not afraid of anybody.

“You have seen what is manifesting on Bauchi of recent, criminality everywhere, kidnapping and stealing, it is not just like that. We have security reports and we know those behind that,” he said.

(The PUNCH)

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