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The Lamido of Adamawa has revealed why he was detained by Muhammadu Buhari's regime way back in the '80s.
The Lamido of Adamawa, Aliyu Mustapha. [PHOTO CREDIT: Guardian.ng]
The Lamido of Adamawa, Muhammadu Mustapha, has explained why he was
detained by the military administration of Muhammadu Buhari after it
toppled the civilian administration led by President Shehu Shagari in
1983.
Mr Mustapha gave the explanation on Saturday while receiving the
Programme Manager of Wadata Communication Limited, Zubair Idris, who
paid him a courtesy visit after an event in Yola.
The traditional ruler said he was detained because he was a
commissioner in the civilian government of the then Gongola State. He
recalled that the new military regime ordered the detention of all the
politicians in government at the time for investigation for alleged
corruption.
“I was investigated and found to be clean and subsequently released,” Mr Mustapha said.
The traditional ruler declared his full support for the fight
against corruption and lauded the Buhari administration for its
commitment to check corruption.
He said some people had expected him to distance himself from Mr
Buhari because of that incident in 1983. He said he made them realise
that nothing was wrong with his experience.
Mr Idris was in Yola to organise a town hall meeting on the
anti-corruption campaign with support from US-based MacArthur
Foundation.
The traditional ruler lauded the foundation for its commitment to fighting corruption.
He said the support of the US-based foundation demonstrated the love of Americans to see a better Nigeria.
Earlier, Mr Idris informed the monarch of the town hall meeting,
which attracted traditional and religious leaders, civil society
organisations, educationists, media practitioners and other
stakeholders.
Mr Idris commended Mr Mustapha for establishing Pulaku FM that has
been partnering with the firm in the fight against corruption, using the
local languages.
He said the firm had trained 36 journalists/producers on
investigative journalism to expose corruption and promote good
governance.
He said the gesture has been yielding results, citing how a
programme by Pulaku FM stopped extortion by some police officers along
the Yola-Fufore-Gurin road.
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