Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago kneeling before President Bola Tinubu
By Victory Oghene
Two days after the Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umar Bago, publicly aligned and praised the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for criticising Nigeria for receiving donations of grains from war-torn Ukraine and also urged Tinubu administration to make Nigeria productive, Governor Bago has visited the Presidential Villa and knelt before President Bola Tinubu.
Recall that Bago had publicly praised Peter Obi and called him ‘my boss’ at the LEADERSHIP 2023 Conference and Awards which held on March 5, 2024, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotels, Abuja.
His words: “My boss, “you are very right on what you’ve said. “We have no reason to be poor. People may not like you, but they must hear you. What you say is the gospel truth.”
“It is time we tell ourselves the basic truth. We need to feed ourselves. It is a shame for people (sic) like Ukraine in war to be giving us food.”
“Nigeria needs to be productive. You cannot be out of poverty unless you start to produce. I’m not an advocate of handouts and palliative. I don’t believe in it.” Said Bago
