The Digest:
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has claimed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is being weaponized against him because he refused to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Key Points:
- Mohammed made the statement on Wednesday in Bauchi while signing the state's 2026 appropriation bill into law.
- He cited the ongoing detention of his Finance Commissioner, Yakubu Adamu, by the EFCC as evidence of persecution.
- The governor claimed his name was "stupendously mentioned" in a court motion despite his constitutional immunity.
- He accused the APC-led federal government of using courts and institutions like the EFCC to target opposition figures.
- Mohammed declared that "no amount of harassment" would compel him to join the APC.
- The governor framed the alleged persecution as an attack on democratic opposition and the rule of law.
- This accusation comes amid heightened political tensions and realignments ahead of the 2027 elections.
Sources: Daily Post, Vanguard
