by Panshak Ibrahim

Bauchi State governor, Isa Yuguda, says contrary to the belief that members of the opposition, All Progressives Congress, were responsible for the attack on the campaign team of President Goodluck Jonathan, – it was actually carried out by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Yuguda made the disclosure, while speaking on a BBC Hausa programme Yuguda, saying that some of the ruling party’s political senior members, who are uncomfortable at the happenings in Abuja, are behind the violence by youths.

He said: “I am sure and let the world know that the people who did this thing were PDP members and those politicians in Abuja were the ones behind it; they were not APC members. They found these youths on the road and gave them brooms and they instructed them that when the president was passing they should raise the brooms and pelt them at him.”

“They did that so that the president would think that Isa Yuguda is against him. They have been telling him in Abuja that we are not supporting him. They did that to show the president that Isa Yuguda is nothing in Bauchi, to show that despite being an indigene of Bauchi, Isa Yuguda could not be respected with his guests in Bauchi.”

“We were not aware of the plan ahead of the rally. They took us by surprise. Did you ever heard of such a disgrace to any guest in Bauchi, let alone the president?” he asked.”

Kolapo Olapoju