Stop seeking political relevance, focus on your job – Bauchi govt blasts Tuggar

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar’s criticism of Governor Bala Mohammed has been rebuffed by the Bauchi State Government, which has called it a last-ditch effort to remain politically relevant.

Tuggar’s recent comments criticising Governor Bala Mohammed’s position on the federal government’s tax reform strategy come after this.

Dr. Aminu Gamawa, the governor’s chief of staff, called Tuggar’s remarks desperate and opportunistic in a statement released on Wednesday, accusing the minister of being disconnected from the reality of government.

“Tuggar’s attack on Bala Mohammed is nothing more than an attempt to remain politically relevant by targeting the Governor, whose agricultural policies have transformed Bauchi State into a hub of economic activity,” Gamawa stated.

Citing programs like the Kaura Economic Empowerment Programme, which has generated thousands of jobs in cash crop cultivation, fish farming, and animal husbandry, the statement emphasised the governor’s agricultural accomplishments.

“Tuggar, a man from Bauchi State, remains blissfully ignorant of these realities. If he had spent more time in his home state instead of gallivanting across foreign capitals, he would have seen firsthand the transformation Bala Mohammed has brought to Bauchi,” the statement added.

Tuggar’s time as Foreign Affairs Minister was also criticised by the Bauchi administration, which claimed that his incompetent leadership had reduced Nigeria’s diplomatic clout.

“Under Tuggar’s mismanagement, ECOWAS, a once-united and robust sub-regional body, is now in disarray. His poor advice to President Tinubu on the crises in the Sahel has led to the withdrawal of key member states like Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger,” the statement read.

Additionally, the government called Tuggar’s decision to side with French neocolonial interests over Nigeria’s traditional Afrocentric foreign policy “a betrayal of Nigeria’s diplomatic heritage.”

The statement alluded to Tuggar’s purported aspirations to run for governor of Bauchi in 2027 and implied that his assaults on Governor Mohammed were politically motivated.

“Tuggar’s attacks on Bala Mohammed are clearly motivated by his ambition to contest the Bauchi governorship in 2027. However, his strategy of maligning the Governor will backfire. The people of Bauchi have witnessed Bala Mohammed’s transformative leadership and will not be swayed by the baseless rhetoric of an absentee politician,” the statement declared.

Gamawa concluded by pleading on Tuggar to put his ministerial duties ahead of political diversion.

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