Gov Bala/Dogara Rift: Kauran Bauchi Frontiers Tackles Dogara
By Khalid Idris Doya
A Bauchi group of young political gladiators tagged “Kauran Bauchi Frontiers” have challenged House of Representatives former speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara to explain in clear terms how he facilitated the emergence of Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed as the Governor of Bauchi state in the 2019 general elections.
“In 2019 elections where the grouped claimed Dogara installed Bala as governor we challenge Dogara and his co-travellers to come out and mention how he was instrumental to the emergence of Kauran Bauchi as governor?
“To our knowledge Dogara only has one vote equal to that of Ladi Mai Kosai. The 2019 election that brought Kaura into power is a collective Movement with governor Bala Mohammad as the commander so for Dogara to take credit is a slap on the faces of the electorate who voted for Kaura as their governor”, the frontiers argued.
They queried in a press statement in Bauchi Friday that, “Without Dogara’s support Kaura was elected in 2023 with a superior vote despite ganging up against him by Dogara and others.
According to them, Dogara is from all indications trying to play God by saying he is instrumental to the emergence of Senator Bala as governor, and therefore advised Dogara and his cohorts to learn from the Holy book that only God gives power to whom he likes.
The Kaura frontiers also debunked the claim that Dogara brought peace in Tafawa Balewa LGA, saying “The lasting peace in that area was as a result of legislation approval of relocation of the Tafawa Balewa Local Government headquarters to Bununu during the administration of former Gov. Isa Yuguda”.
The frontiers who claimed have membership of more than 40,000 people said, “Every citizen of Tafawa Balewa is living peaceful with One another irrespective of tribe or religion, now for dogara to take a credit only exposed his ego for power”
The statement signed by the Kaura Frontiers Chairman, Hon. Musa Zango stated, “We are challenging the so called Dogara group and their sponsor(s)to a debate on the number of beneficiaries of Dogara Poverty Alleviation Programmed,
scholarship for students, and the appointments secured for the constituency”.
The frontiers were of the view that Dogara should be bold enough as a devoted Christian and swear with Holy bible that his hands are clean, pointing out that Governor Bala Mohammad development project cut across all sections of the state, including the opposition, as it can be testify that the state’s developmental strides have Dogara’s door steps.
The frontiers therefore reminded Dogara that he who leaves in a glass house should not throw stone because, as they puts it, they are ever ready to open a can of worm if he continues to attack Governor Bala Mohammad, and called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint Yakubu Dogara as his spokesman in order for him to remain politically relevant.