Bauchi Gov Didn’t Meet with Dangote, Says State Govt

The Bauchi State Government has debunked reports making the round on social media that President of the Dangote Foundation, Alh. Aliko Dangote met with the state Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed.

The state government described the reports as misleading in a press statement made available to journalists in Bauchi yesterday by the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media, Mr. Mukhtar Gidado.

Gidado clarified that Mohammed met with Dangote at his headquarters in Lagos before meeting the son of former Vice President, Mohammed Atiku Abubakar in an aircraft.

“The attention of the Bauchi State Government has been drawn to misleading news report making the rounds that the state governor net with the President of Dangote

Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote after his contact with the son of former Vice President, Mohammed Atiku Abubakar’.

”We want to put it on record that Governor Bala Mohammed and his officials met with Alh. Aliko Dangote at his headquarters, Lagos at 1p.m., had lunch and met afterwards with Mohammed Atiku Abubakar at 6p.m. in the aircraft where they shook hands and sat next to each other separated by the isle in the business sector.”

He, therefore, advised the social media platforms to always cross-check their facts to avoid creating unnecessary panic.

Meanwhile, the governor while given an update concerning his health status has said that he is doing fine in isolation with no symptoms of the virus.