The All Progressive Congress, APC, in Bauchi State has blasted Governor Bala Mohammed for his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s policies.
The party claimed Mohammed is angry over the judgement of the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to local governments across the federation.
The APC alleged that “the judgement denied the governor free money, the governor and his puppets have been feeding fat on.”
Bala Mohammed who is a Peoples Democratic Party governor had criticised the President’s policies in the wake of the #EndBadGovernance protest.
But the APC in a statement on Saturday claimed that since President Tinubu took office, both the nation’s economy and Bauchi State have seen significant improvements.
The statement signed by APC Publicity Committee Chairman, Malam Saadu Umar, in obvious retaliation, claimed it was unreasonable for the governor to blame President Tinubu for the removal of the fuel subsidy, a policy he supported as a Minister in President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
“While there are challenges, President Tinubu’s policies are yielding positive results. For example, these policies have significantly increased the monthly allocations Governor Mohammed receives, with his administration collecting over N87.4 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) between January and June,” the statement read.
The APC claimed Tinubu had provided over N135.4 billion to state governments last December to assist the poor and vulnerable, stating that an additional N438 billion was recently allocated to combat hunger in Bauchi and other states.
“Rather than paying the recently mandated N70,000 minimum wage to Bauchi workers, Governor Mohammed has spent over N11.6 billion on a questionable financial consultant by June this year. Another N9 billion was paid to the same consultant last year.”
“ Instead of addressing worker’s welfare, the governor has spent over N33.5 billion on overhead costs for his government house and office,” the statement claimed.
The APC further accused the governor of distorting public spending by focusing on projects like flyovers instead of addressing citizens’ needs, including the payment of gratuities to pensioners.