Buni was not stoned at any rally- DG Campaign

Buni was not stoned at any rally- DG Campaign

By Michael Mike

The Director General of Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni’s re-election campaign organisation, Sen. Mohammed Hassan has denied the alleged stoning of the governor during a campaign tour of Gashua, one of the biggest town in the state.

Some news outlet have reported that the governor was pelted with stone during his campaign tour of Gashua.

Responding to enquiries from journalists at the weekend, Hassan popularly called Dambu by his teeming supporters, said the story making the round that the governor was pelted with stone at the All Progressives Congress’s rally was the handiwork of the opposition.

He said the alleged stoning of the governor by some irate youths was a figment of imagination of some mischievous opponents.

He said: “What is being concocted and peddled around was not true. Sincerely, speaking I was among those standing on the surface of the podium when the whole drama started.

“We give chance for the Senate President, Ahmed Lawal to first address the crowd knowing fully well that being an indigene of the town, he should say something before any other person unfortunately, immediately after he finish his turn as Governor Mai Mala stood to take his turn many unwanted elements also took to the podium, later we realize that the podium could not withstand the load, so all of us decided to go down in a hurry”.

He added that: “To my knowledge, that was all that happened, but to everybody’s dismay we learned about so many negative versions of the story.

“Consequently, we smiled that it was the handiwork of the oppositions who are out to create mischief by providing false scenarios against our campaign team”.

“What they did, didn’t come as a surprise simply they notice the way and manner we are conducting our rallies, particularly in major towns of the state that is why they the ( opposition ) introduced what they did in Gashua just to reduce our Governor and the entire All Progressives Congress, campaign members.”

The media had reported that youths believed to be supporters of the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, have allegedly rained Gov Mai Mala Buni with stones while chanting ” Bamayi, Bamayi – Bamaso, Bamaso” literally means we don’t want, we don’t want in English.

The incident happened on Saturday at the playing ground of the Katuzu area of Gashua, the headquarters Bade Local Government of the state.

According to the reports, the incident occurred when the youths threw stones directly at the podium when it was the turn for the Governor to address teaming party supporters who stormed the venue of the planned rally.

As a result, the venue turned to the commotion, and the whole scheduled activities came to an end, thereby all the dignitaries as well as the spectators ran for their safety.

Similarly, the reports indicated that the governor was immediately whisked away by security operatives when the
irate youths disrupted the event organized to celebrate the recent Supreme Court’s judgment in favor of Senator Ahmed Lawan, the APC candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District.

Buni was not stoned at any rally- DG Campaign