President Jonathan Accused Of Bribery

The Governor of Kano state, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of giving 16 governors N2billion each to vote for Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau at last year’s Nigeria Governors’ Forum election.

This was disclosed yesterday by Kwankwaso during a meeting with an NGF team led by the Director-general, Mr. Ashishana B. Okauru at the Government House, Kano.

Kwankwaso said, “Each of the 16 governors that voted Governor Jang has benefited from N2 billion from our own money given to them free of charge. All of us from Amaechi side were given nothing. That is not being fair, that is not even correct and it is illegal.”

The election was however won by the Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

Kwankwaso added that the federal government was responsible for the disunity among 36 governors of the federation just to jeopardise the collective interest of Nigerians,and that is why they are recognising Jang who scored 16 votes against Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi who polled 19 votes in last year’s election as NGF leader.

He therefore called on governors in the country to come together and work as brothers for rapid progress.

Meanwhile the presidency has kept mum over the matter as efforts to get in touch with the Special Adviser to the President on the Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, to react to the allegation proved abortive.