The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has revealed that Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, threatened to slap him during a recent official visit to the state.
He denied earlier reports that the confrontation involved the state’s deputy governor.
Tuggar, speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, said the incident happened inside a vehicle during Vice President Kashim Shettima’s visit to Bauchi.
“We were in the same vehicle with the Vice President when he asked me something. Governor Bala Mohammed, who was sitting nearby, interrupted and started talking, even though the conversation had nothing to do with him,” Tuggar stated.
According to the minister, the situation worsened when Governor Mohammed began hurling insults at his late father.
“He insulted my late father, a man who died more than 20 years ago, and even went as far as standing up to say he would slap me,” he said.
Tuggar said he also stood up to defend himself.
“I got up as well to let him know that if we were left alone, I didn’t believe he could do anything to me, let alone slap me,” he added.
The minister claimed that the tension further escalated when Deputy Governor Auwal Jatau ran toward the vehicle but didn’t get close enough.
“After that, his deputy came running toward the vehicle saying he too would slap me, but he didn’t even get close. Don’t forget, the Vice President was right there with us and the security guards there are not that of Bauchi,” Tuggar said.
He also accused aides of Governor Bala of spreading false reports online, suggesting that the deputy governor slapped him.
“That is not true. Even the deputy governor, Jatau, knows nothing like that happened. Later, they changed the story to say I wasn’t slapped at all,” he explained.
This clarification comes after reports in April claimed the deputy governor had assaulted Tuggar during the turbaning of former Bauchi Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar as Makama Babba I of Bauchi Emirate.
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