Tuggar claims Bala Mohammed using attack on Tinubu to launch his 2027 presidential bid

Tuggar claims Bala Mohammed using attack on Tinubu to launch his 2027 presidential bid

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has claimed that Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State is using criticism of President Bola Tinubu over tax reforms to launch his 2027 presidential ambition.

The Minister made this allegation when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme on Sunday.

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Recall that the tax reform bills have faced scathing criticisms since the president dispatched them to the national assembly.

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Mohammed and the presidency have engaged in a heated exchange over the bills.

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In December 2024, Mohammed, who chairs the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, criticised the bills, alleging that they favour one region.

The governor claimed the bills amounted to “calls for anarchy” and warned that Tinubu would see “our real colour” if the legislation were passed.

Subsequently, the presidency asked Mohammed to withdraw the comments against the president.

Sunday Dare, the president’s special adviser on media and public communication, said Mohammed’s remarks were “inflammatory ” and amounted to “direct threats toward the federal government”.

A day after, Mohammed fired back, saying he stood by his comments and would not be threatened.

The governor criticised the presidency’s approach to the tax reform debate, urging it to avoid arrogance and listen to the concerns of Nigerians.

Dare had subsequently asked the governor to stop playing “irresponsible politics” and to focus on alleviating poverty in Bauchi.

Speaking on Sunday, Tuggar said the Bauchi governor has shown that he was not sincere in his criticisms of the bills.

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The minister added that Mohammed has been seeking Tinubu’s attention since he began criticising the proposed legislations.

“Governor Bala Mohammed showed clearly that he did not have any sincerity of purpose,” Tuggar said.

“It is not that other governors did not try to interrogate the tax bill when it was presented — which is a good thing as a matter of fact so that Nigerians get the best out of the bill.

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“But what senator Bala Mohammed proceeded to do was to use it as a platform to launch his presidential campaign very early in the day.

“He was the most severe with his invectives towards the president, towards the administration with his vituperations.

“What the general public doesn’t know is that since then, Bala Mohammed has been trying to secure an audience with President Tinubu.”

Tuggar added that Mohammed tried to use a recent event in Bauchi to secure a “photo-op with the president and to plead behind the scenes”.

Meanwhile, Nigerian governors, on January 16, declared support for the Federal Government’s tax reform bills. However, they proposed a new sharing formula for value-added tax (VAT).

The decision followed a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Presidential Tax Reform Committee.

In a communique at the end of the meeting, the governors’ forum “reiterated its strong support for the comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s archaic tax laws.

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