Tinubu Did Not Consult Governors Before Broadcast – Bala Mohammed Criticizes President’s Address

The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has expressed his disappointment over President Bola Tinubu’s recent nationwide broadcast.

Mohammed claimed that President Tinubu did not consult governors before addressing aggrieved Nigerians protesting against bad governance.

He further stated that the address of the President did not reflect the reality on ground.

The Bauchi State Governor claimed that there is a huge gap between the government and the governed in the country.

He stated this while addressing journalists at the end of an emergency security council meeting held at the Government House, Bauchi, on Monday.

Mohammed, when asked what he had to say about the President‘s address, said, “I’m not a spokesperson of the Presidency but I certainly know that the speech of the President was very empty.

“It has rather escalated the whole situation because he would have listened to the governors who are his first line of charge, first line of commanders at the sub-national level so that we can give him what is going on because we also listen to our local government chairmen.

“All the President’s commanders, the Police commissioners, Brigade commanders, we are working together with all of them.

“However, they went and spoke in a manner that has not shown empathy or sympathy to the youth.”