Security operatives attached to
President Muhammadu Buhari prevented some aggrieved youth from attacking Buba
Marwa, former military administrator of Lagos state, at the presidential rally
of the All progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state on Thursday.
Trouble started after Marwa, who
addressed the rally in Hausa, was accused of saying some uncomplimentary things
about Mohammed Bindow, governor of the state.
Marwa and the governor belong to
different factions of the APC in the state. The ex-military administrator is of
the Mahmood Halilu faction which lost the battle to secure the governorship
ticket to Bindow’s group.
Despite the backing of Aisha
Buhari, wife of the president, Haliliu who is Buhari’s in-law failed to secure
the governorship ticket.
Buhari had pacified the angry
youth and directed security operatives to whisk Marwa from Ribadu Square, Yola,
venue of the exercise.
Marwa is an ally of the
president. On Monday, he led former military generals to Aso Rock to endorse
Buhari for another four years.
He currently heads the
presidential advisory committee on the elimination of drug abuse in the
country.
Marwa had said if Buhari had
failed in his duties, they would not have endorsed him.
“As an officer and a gentleman,
his word is his bond. After winning the elections, he brought out simple
three-points programme – security, economy and fighting corruption. He led the
fight and is leading the fight by personal example. That is the height of
leadership. Do as as I do not as I say. He has demonstrated that,” he had said.
Asked if the endorsement was out
of fear, Marwa said: “Absolutely not.”
At the rally, Buhari pledged to
complete the abandoned federal government projects in Adamawa, especially those
started under the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), if re-elected.
Buhari told the crowd that his
administration had fulfilled the promises made in the 2015.
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