The political face-off in Bauchi is far from over and
another indication of this has emerged with Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House
of Representatives, asking the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar, to wade into
a tussle he said was created by Governor Mohammed Abubakar Abdullahi.
Dogara, in a letter, reported to the Sultan that Abubakar
was causing unnecessary crisis over renovation of mosques in Bogoro, Dass,
Tafawa Balewa Federal constituency.
The memo copied the governor, DG SSS, Emir of Bauchi, HRH
Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, Sheikh Baba Lau and
Sheikh Sanni Yahya Jinjir.
In the letter seen by DAILY POST, Doagra recalled that he
had embarked on renovation and reconstruction of mosques in the constituency
but that the Governor allegedly ordered the District Head and the council
chairman to stop the work or lose their jobs.
He described the development as a show of power, even as
people of the towns involved had looked forward to the completion of the
renovations.
Dogara said it was unfortunate that the Governor insisted
the Speaker must not be allowed to carryout the renovation so as not to take
the credit.
The head of the green chamber in the National Assembly told
the Sultan in the letter that “my religion teaches me not to discriminate or
worsen the condition which other adherent worships.”
Dogara appealed to the Sultan to intervene in the episode,
“to have the mosques renovated and for the governor to restore the District
head of Dull to his stool.”
Dull is located in Tafawa-Balewa Local Government Area of
Bauchi state.
Dogara expressed hope that the intervention of the Sultan
will bring sucour to the people of his federal constituency and encourage
peaceful co-existence which the Sultan is championing.
It is not yet known if the Sultan has intervened in the
matter.
DAILY POST, however, gathered that the renovations of the
mosques remain halted.
Recall that Dogara recently accused the state government of
not granting him access to traditional rulers.
On his part, Abubakar, dismissed reports of any “rift” with
the Speaker and that he is not at war with Dogara.
By Wale Odunsi
