Like many other elevated public office holders, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has had his own bitter encounter with the state, not necessary for doing anything wrong.
The governor went down memory lane today to recall the bitter encounter of being locked up by the police, while inaugurating the Campaign Council of the Borno State All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to him the bitter encounter played out in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno.
“I was in Mafa, drawing water from a well, my hands blistered, soaked with blood. So, I declared interest and prayed to Allah for the position to drill boreholes in Mafa.
“But some people reported that I joined NADECO or whatever they call it, trying to instigate the public against the local government officials, and I was locked up.”
That was the first and last time he personally declared interest in contesting for any elective office, he state.
“So, I will not be surprised if police arrest someone during a political struggle.”
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Zulum also used the occasion to address various criticisms leveled against him, including allegations surrounding the recent arrest of “Tinubu Must Go” protesters.
“God knows, I only got to know about what happened in the mosque the following morning. But I have to absorb it because they voted for me.”
The governor also used the moment to appeal to aggrieved aspirants to shelve the sword and work toward the success of the APC in the upcoming 2027 general elections.
“It’s only God that gives power to whom He wishes, and if you take it in good faith, He will replace it with something better.”
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