The
Adamawa State Governor, Muhammad Bindow, on Monday gave insight into why he
dumped the former governor of the state, Murtala Nyako, and shifted loyalty to
former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Mr.
Bidow, who reportedly rode on the political structure of Mr. Nyako to win the
April governorship election, said he decided to pitch tent with Atiku because
of a lofty cash gift the former vice president gave him during the campaign.
The
governor made the disclosure when he hosted indigenes of Jimeta at the
Government House, saying Atiku gave him N500million for his campaign.
“I
shifted loyalty to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar because of the N500
million he gave to support my governorship campaign.
“During
the campaign, Nyako and his son Abdulazziz were in London. I have no regret
over my decision,” he said.
Mr.
Bindow accused some “powerful politicians” in the state of attempting to smear
his image for his refusal to do their bidding.
“Apart
from the money from the headquarters, nobody gave me ten naira during the
campaign.
“When
the former VP asked me if we had any financial problem, I called the then party
state secretary, Abdullahi Bakari, to write and put our campaign demand at N300
million to Mr. Atiku Abubakar.
“It
was after the submission that Atiku sent me half a billion naira through
Jauro,” the governor stated.
Also
confirming the governor’s claim, the Chief of Staff to the governor, Abdulrham
Abba, who was part of the delegation, said, “when you have two enemies, you
join one to fight the other. So what the governor did was right”.
“We
are working with Atiku because we believe in him and his political ideology,”
he said.
It
is unclear whether the governor disclosed the huge donation made by Atiku to
the Independent National Electoral Commission as required by law.
The
Electoral Act prohibits individuals from making election contributions beyond N
1million.
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