Auwal Mohammed Jatau, the Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, has refuted claims that he slapped the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar.
He addressed the allegation while responding to circulating but unverified reports that he assaulted the minister en route to the Emir of Bauchi’s palace for the turbaning ceremony of former Governor Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar, SAN, as Makama Babba 1 of Bauchi Emirate, as well as the wedding Fatiha of the former governor’s daughter, Khadija Muhammad.
Speaking through Muslim Lawal, his media aide, Bauchi’s number two citizen said, “No, no, how can a deputy governor slap a minister? I don’t think such ever can happen in Bauchi because l know my principal as a responsible leader and number two citizen in Bauchi can never slap a minister or any person.”
“I am not aware about that and I am hearing it for the first time. If there is any evidence that the deputy governor did that you can speak on that. We don’t know about it. The deputy governor cannot do that and that is our position,” Lawal said.
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