Real Reason I Was Absent When Governors Paid New Year Visit To Lagos Home Of Tinubu – Bala Mohammed

On New Year’s Day, governors under the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) paid a visit to the President at his Bourdillon Road home in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The governors present included Abba Yusuf (Kano), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers), and Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), among others.

Governor Bala Mohammed, who is also the Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, was noticeably absent from the gathering.

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His absence had sparked speculation, especially following recent tensions between him and the Presidency over President Tinubu’s proposed tax reforms.

Earlier in the week, the Presidency accused the governor of making threats against the President, while Mohammed responded by accusing the Presidency of blackmail and reiterated his opposition to the tax reforms.

In a statement on Thursday, the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, downplayed any political implications surrounding Mohammed’s absence.

Gidado explained that the governor had been mourning the death of his 102-year-old stepmother, Hauwa Duguri, who passed away on New Year’s Day.