Did minister Tuggar, Bauchi deputy gov ‘fight’ in presence of VP Shettima

• A heated altercation allegedly broke retired betwixt Bauchi lawman politician Auwal Jatau and Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar, reportedly escalating into a carnal confrontation astatine the Emir’s Palace successful the state
• Minister Tuggar reportedly made a derogatory comments against Governor Bala Mohammed, resulting to a slap from Jatau successful the beingness of Vice President Kashim Shettima and different dignitaries
• Deputy Governor Jatau, successful a connection released connected Saturday, powerfully denied the incidental done his media aide, labeling the reports arsenic mendacious and baseless

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

The lawman politician of Bauchi state, Auwal Jatau, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, reportedly engaged themselves successful a heated altercation that degenerated into fisticuffs connected Friday, April 18, 2025.

Bauchi lawman politician Jatau accused of slapping Foreign Affairs Minister Tuggar. Photo credit: Hassan Abdullahi Babba Kilo, Politics Religion and Crime
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According to reports, the improvement occurred successful a autobus conveying some governmental office-holders to Bauchi metropolis from Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport successful Bauchi authorities on Friday to the Bauchi Emir’s Palace for the turbaning of erstwhile Governor Mohammed Abubakar, has sparked wide speculation and governmental intrigue.

According to Leadership newspaper, an statement allegedly broke retired aft Minister Tuggar made derogatory remarks astir Governor Bala Mohammed, prompting a furious effect from Jatau, who was said to person slapped the curate successful the beingness of Vice President Kashim Shettima and respective different salient figures.

Bala Mohammed and Minister Tuggar's acold warfare

Recall that the narration betwixt Governor Mohammed and the Foreign Affairs Minister Tuggar became sour precocious pursuing the governor’s fierce criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s policies, peculiarly the Tax Reform Bills, which helium claimed would marque the bluish portion of the state poorer.

Tuggar, a loyalist of President Bola Tinubu and a imaginable gubernatorial aspirant successful Bauchi for 2027 election, had accused Governor Mohammed of mediocre governance and governmental opportunism.

“No slap, play happened”: Deputy gov Jatau denies allegations

Bauchi Deputy Governor denies slapping Foreign Affairs Minister Tuggar successful the beingness of VP Shettima. Photo credit: Hassan Abdullahi Babba Kilo(Ansar Emirates Photography)
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In a swift absorption to the development, the lawman governor, Rt. Hon. Muhammad Auwal Jatau, denied reports circulating connected societal media and assorted platforms alleging that helium slapped the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

As reported by Arise News, the lawman governor’s media aide, Muslim Lawal, dismissed the claims arsenic wholly mendacious and baseless.

“No, no, no, however tin the lawman Governor slap the Minister? I don’t deliberation that ever happened successful Bauchi due to the fact that I cognize my main is simply a liable person.“The fig 2 idiosyncratic cannot slap a Minister oregon whoever idiosyncratic that radical are talking about. We are not adjacent alert of that. I americium conscionable proceeding this from you.”

Lawal further questioned the authenticity of the reports and challenged anyone with factual grounds to contiguous it.

“Did you spot the grounds of the slap? I didn’t spot it, I’m conscionable proceeding astir that from you. But my content is that determination is nary mode the lawman Governor volition slap a Minister. I don’t deliberation specified tin ever hap successful Bauchi, not adjacent my main oregon whoever is successful his position.“What is adjacent the contented that volition marque the lawman Governor slap a Minister? I was not successful the car and if determination is immoderate grounds that the Deputy Governor did such, possibly we tin talk connected that, but arsenic of now, I don’t adjacent cognize astir it. That’s our position. And I don’t adjacent deliberation that the Deputy Governor, adjacent if it is not successful the beingness of the Vice President tin bash that,” helium said.

Bauchi gov's lad challenges Seyi Tinubu

In different development, Legit.ng reported that Seyi Tinubu, lad of President Bola Tinubu, has been urged to absorption connected empowering Bauchi youths alternatively than giving impermanent nutrient donations.

Shamsuddeen Mohammed, son of Bauchi governor Bala Mohammed, made this entreaty via a connection shared connected his societal media page.

Shamsuddeen spoke aft Seyi Tinubu was seen distributing nutrient during his circuit to immoderate states successful the bluish region.

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