IMMEDIATE past Deputy governor of Adamawa State, Sa’ad Tahir and the senator representing Adamawa Central, Alhaji Bello Tukur, were manhandled by angry youths at the swearing in ceremony of Senator Mohammed Umar Bindow as the state governor.
Tahir represented former Governor Bala Ngillari at the ceremony held at the Mahmud Ribadu Square.The incident started shortly after Tahir delivered his speech. Tahir, who was intermittently booed while presenting his speech, was accosted by the crowd immediately he alighted from the podium. It took the intervention of security men and party chieftains to calm the situation, as he was whisked away by his security aides.
Former commissioners who accompanied the former deputy governor sneaked out of the venue of the ceremony on sensing danger. Also, Tukur, who represented the Senate President at the event was not spared as his car was damaged, while his clothes were torn by the angry youths who pelted him with stones.
Tahir had earlier in his speech said the outgoing administration had done much in the area of fighting insurgency, education and youth empowerment. In his acceptance speech, the new governor, Bindow pledged to run an open door policy. He said: “With God on our side, we shall overcome the problems bedeviling our state.
“I am therefore calling on all to join hands in moving the state to greater heights. The APC government in Adamawa, will be government for all. Therefore we will meet with security operatives and other stakeholders on the need to review the ban on motorcycle riding.’’
