The All Progressives Congress (APC) Taraba state chapter has berated Governor Darius Ishaku for harbouring criminals in the state and beyond. The APC also declared that Wadume’s claim has vindicated the party.
This is just as the governor has exonerated himself from the claims by Hamisu Bala ‘Wadume’, that he duped the governor the sum of N6 million.
State Chairman of APC, Ibrahim Elsudi, who spoke to newsmen via telephone, said “the revelations by the suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu is a clear testimony of what we were constantly accusing the governor of doing during the recent general election.
“We accused the governor of keeping so many criminals close to him. Thank God all we have said have come to the limelight.”
However, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ishaku on Media and Publicity, Bala Dan-Abu in a statement described Wadume’s claims as “ranting of a drowning man” that should be discarded.
The statement reads: “The attention of His Excellency, Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku has been drawn to the claims by Hamisu Bala Wadume, a kidnap suspect currently under arrest, to the effect that he duped him (the Governor) of Six Million Naira during his inglorious reign as kidnapper.
“We wish to state categorically that Gov Ishaku was never a victim of Wadume’s duplicity and never lost money to his antics.
“We urge the general public to discard and disregard Wadume’s confessions on the alleged defrauding of Gov Ishaku as the ranting of a drowning criminal.
“Gov Ishaku has never met the kidnap suspect and would not even recognise him if they were to meet today.”
BusinessDay recalls that the APC during the 2019 electioneering campaigns constantly accused governor Ishaku of harbouring criminals in the state and beyond.
