APC governor accused of deducting over N300 million from workers to fund campaign

- Governor Mohammed Bindow has been accused of deducting over N300 million from January salary of workers in Adamawa

- The Adamawa workers alleged that the deductions were meant to fund the campaign rally of President Buhari

- According to a female director who craved anonymity, the money would be used to hire crowds to make it look like the president has supporters in the state

Workers in Adamawa state have accused Governor Mohammed Bindow of deducting over N300 million from their January salaries for political reasons.

The workers were said to have alleged that their salaries were slashed without notice, either from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) or their departments, The Guardian.

According to them, investigations revealed that the deductions were meant to fund the campaign rally of President Muhammadu Buhari.

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They added that the money would be used to hire crowds from the 21 councils to create the impression that the president has supporters in the state.

“After my investigation from the ministry of finance, I discovered that our salaries were deducted to fund the president’s campaign rally taking place in Yola on Thursday, February 7," a female director who craves anonymity was quoted to have said.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the suspected members of the Boko Haram sect are reportedly attacking a community in Michika local government area of Adamawa state.

It was gathered that the incident happened after Marwa led 13 major generals, eight air vice marshals, two rear admirals, 11 brigadier-generals, nine air commodores, eight commodores and 17 former military administrators — all retired, to Aso Rock to endorse President Muhammadu Buhari.

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