‘I’m not joining Atiku’s coalition’ – Yobe Gov, Buni

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni says he is not joining the opposition leaders’ coalition being spearheaded by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.

This was contained in a statement by the Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, on Saturday in Damaturu, the state capital.

DAILY POST reports that a viral text message had claimed that Buni and four other APC governors had concluded arrangements to defect to the opposition PDP and join the coalition before the 2027 general elections.

Reacting, Mohammed described the viral message as baseless fabrications, unwarranted imagination and assumptions that did not cross path with reality in any way, shape and form.

According to him, at no time was the author of the text ever been close to the governor to think that he could attempt to predict the governor’s political movement.

“Buni is no ordinary member of APC; he is not just an APC governor. He is APC in all ramifications, with APC flowing in his veins.

“His contributions to building APC as a two-term National Secretary and National Chairman who chaired the party’s convention committee makes him unique and whose imagination of leaving the party cannot be speculated,” he said.

He reiterated that the author and his paymasters must have been interested in Buni’s political sagacity and only wished they would have the likes of the governor, adding that it must be wishful thinking.