Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has warned politicians to stop instigating violence in the state.
The governor said that his administration would not tolerate political thuggery in the state.
He spoke yesterday when he received the chairman, council members and other stakeholders from Akko Local Government Area of the state.
Our correspondent reports that youths suspected to be supporters of Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje and those of Usman Bello Kumo had clashed during the recent Sallah Durbar in Kumo, which allegedly resulted in the death of two persons.
It was gathered that there is political rivalry between Goje and his erstwhile godson, Usman Kumo who represented Akko federal constituency at the National Assembly.
Kumo had contested and lost the senate seat to Goje in 2015 and was said to be working to topple Goje as political godfather.
But the governor said the government would not fold its arms and allow politicians to “connive with criminals” in the name of politics, to disrupt the relative peace being enjoyed in the state.
Governor Yahaya vowed to deal with any individual or groups that foment trouble in the state, no matter how highly placed.
“I won’t tolerate this and it should be the last time such kind of thing will happen under my watch as governor of this state. Because a senator is not bigger than the governor in terms of power and authority. I will not allow such acts of lawlessness under my watch,” the governor said.
He urged youths in the state to be cautious in dealing with politicians whose goal is to destroy their lives.
