The governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, has denied being one of those behind fuelling the budget padding allegations rocking the House of Representatives at the moment.
In a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Abubakar al-Sadique, the governor urged members of the House of Representatives facing allegations of having padded the 2016 budget to find ways of dealing with the crisis without dragging his name into a matter he has no business with.
In an interview with Daily Trust newspaper of Thursday 25th of August titled “why we are fighting with Bauchi gov – Rep Yerima”, the member representing Misau Dambam Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Ahmed Yerima, alleged that the governor is one of those fuelling the crisis.
Yerima alleged that he has “no regret blaming the Bauchi governor as one of those agitating for the continuation of the crisis for reasons he cannot defend”.
But the governor stressed that to the best of his knowledge, he is not fighting anybody, whether those in public office or not.
“Those fingered in the allegation of budget padding should therefore address the issues raised and anybody dragging the name of the Bauchi state governor into this matter is only being mischievous and wicked but will not succeed as the governor has remained focused on delivering on the mandate given to him by the people of Bauchi State,” the governor said in the statement.
