Yobe gov’t refutes reports of attack on APC stalwarts
Yobe State Government has denied reports making rounds on some media outlets that party stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress were stoned at a rally in Gashua local government area of the state.
A statement by Mamman Mohammed, DG, Press and Media Affairs to Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni, said the reports are unfounded, alarming, and meant to mislead the general public.
“The rally witnessed a very large crowd ever seen in the political history of Gashua town. The tumultuous crowd was out to welcome the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Governor Buni, and members of the Campaign Council.
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“Governor Buni walked freely through the crowd acknowledging cheers from the supporters as he walked to the podium.
“When it became obvious the podium was threatened to collapse with an overwhelming crowd, the Director General of the APC Campaign Council, Sen. Muhammad Hassan, stopped all speeches after the Senate President.
“He, therefore, ordered everyone to get down from the podium for safety before it collapses.
“The rally continued with dances until all the dignitaries left, there was no breach of security and no one was attacked,” the statement said.
Mohammad said it was, however, gathered that much later after the Governor and members of the Campaign Council had departed Gashua, two supporting groups were engaged in disagreements with threats to each other but never degenerated to attack.
He said publishers of the fake news only engaged in a futile attempt to create an impression of a bad relationship between the people of Gashua and the APC government in Yobe State.
