The governorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Bauchi State, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar and Senator Shehu Buba Umar, have engaged in a war of words over comments questioning the senator’s source of funds.
The disagreement followed remarks reportedly made by Abubakar during a political meeting, where he allegedly said the source of funds being used by Shehu Buba for various activities was “questionable.”
The comments have since generated reactions on social media.
Responding, Buba, who represents Bauchi South Senatorial District in the Senate, petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, accusing the APC governorship candidate of making defamatory statements capable of damaging his reputation.
In the six-page petition filed through his lawyers, the senator urged the police to invite Abubakar for questioning over what he described as “damaging, defamatory, injurious, libellous and inflammatory remarks.”
The petition read in part, “The suspect made several seriously
