2023: Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Sadiya Is Inducing Delegates To Vote For Her Husband – Group Alleges

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Hajiya Sadiya Farouk

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Hajiya Sadiya Farouk, has, on Sunday, been alleged by a political group in Bauchi state called ‘Coalition of APC Groups’ of inducing the state delegates to vote for her husband Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar who is an aspirant in the party ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship primaries coming up on Thursday.

Alhaji Yusuf Abdullahi Ajiya, the leader of the coalition, made the accusation in a press release issued to newsmen in Bauchi on Sunday 22nd May 2022.

Abdullahi Ajiya alleged that the minister is using the survival funds meant to assist downtrodden citizens in the state to lure delegates to choose her husband in the upcoming governorship primaries.

According to him, Sadiya instead of taking names of ‘the right beneficiaries’ to benefit from the survival funds, took details of party members that will participate in the forthcoming primary election as beneficiaries of the funds.

It was stated by the group that it was unlawful for the minister to convert humanitarian assistance into campaign funds calling on president Muhammadu Buhari to sanction her.

“It has come to our notice that the minister is using survival funds to induce delegates to choose her husband in the governorship primaries. Recently she collected names and account details of delegates in the name of survival funds which is supposed to be for the less privileged instead of delegates.”

“Her action was meant to induce them into voting her husband Air Marshall Saddique Abubakar as the APC governorship candidate of Bauchi state”, the group alleged.

But in swift reaction, the Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique Campaign Organization dismissed the allegation, saying that there is no truth whatsoever in the claim.

The Chairman of the Media Council of the Organization, Salisu Ahmed Barau who spoke through the telephone,”said “What Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk is doing has nothing to do with her Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, she is doing it in her capacity as a woman of Bauchi State”.

In his words:

“They should remember that she is married to His Excellency, Ambassador Sadique Baba Abubakar by virtue of which she is an indigene of Bauchi State and has the right to contribute to the development of the state unhindered”.

“To the best of my knowledge, she has not in any way induced or influenced anyone not to talk of delegates that she does not even know. She is just doing her own to see to the welfare of the people particularly women.”

“As far as the Ambassador Sadique Baba Abubakar Campaign organization is concerned, we do not need to induce or influence any delegate, we have enough goodwill and support to win the primary election.”

“The allegation is just another means to cast aspersions on the Ambassador Saddique Baba Abubakar aspiration. It is mere gimmick and a figment of the imagination of the rumor peddlers. We are on course and will not be derailed”, Salisu said.

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