Why The President And I Don’t See Eye To Eye – Bauchi Gov Bala Mohammed

By Ayodele Oni

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has maintained that his disagreement with President Bola Tinubu stems from the fact that he has refused to listen to the fact that Nigerians are suffering under his administration.

Governor Mohammed added that the ongoing disagreement with the President is true. “Yes, it is true we are quarrelling because our people are suffering, and the president has refused to listen to us.”

He was speaking while receiving a delegation of Islamic scholars led by Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir in Bauchi.

The Governor urged the president to listen to the concerns of citizens and take corrective action.

 Mohammed criticized President Tinubu’s policies, stating that they are causing widespread suffering among Nigerians.

“Your policies are not working, and people are suffering,” the governor said. “I am not insulting anybody, and it is not arrogance, but as leaders, it is a duty upon us to tell ourselves the truth. 

“We are saying it so that the president can correct his mistakes. Nigerians are suffering, and we, the governors, are also suffering because of the president’s bad policies.”

Citing the federal government’s tax reform policy as an example, the governor highlighted its adverse impact. “No government can survive without revenue, but if the sources of revenue are blocked, no one can run the government. This policy is making things difficult for everyone.”

The governor appealed to Sheikh Jingir to intervene and mediate with the president, noting, “You are among the few personalities that can approach the president on this issue. You are one of the people that the president listens to.”