By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna
One of the leaders of the Arewa Youth who was among leaders of the end bad governance protests in Nigeria, Ambassador Abdul Danbature has disclosed how he was offered the sum of $50,000 to blackmail the Minister of State for defence Bello Matawalle which he turned down.
Danbature who is the Speaker of the Arewa Youth Assembly for Good Leadership (AYAGL) said, the offer which was coming from outside the country was extended to him through one of their agents in Nigeria.
According to him, the offer was for him to engage in two weeks of constant attacks through press conferences, issuance of press releases on the person and personality of Bello Matawalle.
“They offered me $50,000 to blackmail the Minister of State for defence Bello Matawalle, and to tarnish his image and cordial working relationship with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the good people of Zamfara State”.
Ambassador Danbature said, the Youths which he represented were committed to good governance and leadership and would not in any form allow themselves to be given to any form of gratification for image slandering and blackmail of any government personality, individual or organization.
He said, he was forced to speak out because there were individuals who were committed to tarnishing images of personalities for political interests, while calling on Youths to beware of such individuals and avoid their antics and manipulations.
” For me, the Minister of State for defence Bello Matawalle is a good man who gave his best as Governor of Zamfara State and currently contributing in no small measure to stabilizing the security situation in the country”.
” I therefore wish to use this medium to call on all and sundry that I cannot, neither can our group be used to malign any body in an attempt to settle political scores” he stressed”.
