Some residents of Katsina State, suspected to be political thugs, booed President Muhammadu Buhari, who is in the state on a two-day visit.
There was commotion at the Kofar Kaura underpass when some of the suspected political thugs started throwing stones at the crowd shortly after the inauguration of the project by the President.
They also burnt tyres along Yahaya Madaki way, few metres away from the newly inaugurated underpass project, while shouting: “We don’t need you”, “We no go do”, “We are not supporting APC”. They were dispersed by security personnel who fired teargas.
Speaking at the inauguration, Buhari said he believes history will be kind to his administration, going by the situation inherited on security and economy, and the difference that has been made.
Buhari, according to a statement by spokesman Femi Adesina, stated this when he inspected and inaugurated some projects in Katsina State on Thursday.
He extolled Governor Aminu Masari for silently growing the state via effective management of resources.
“I have done my best and I hope history will be kind to me,’’ the President declared at a lunch after the inauguration of the projects in Katsina town.
The president also inaugurated the Muhammadu Buhari Meteorological Institute undertaken by the Ministry of Aviation, the Darma Rice Mill in Batagarwa, and the Katsina State General Hospital.
Buhari, who is on a two-day official visit to the state, also inspected ongoing work on the first flyover in Katsina which had reached 90 per cent completion in the Government Reserved Area.
While noting that former military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, had been criticized for his leadership style, he regretted that the critics had ignored the contributions of the Petroleum Trust Fund, which he chaired.
He particularly noted that the PTF implemented many developmental projects in the health and education sectors, with some of them still evident in many parts of the country.
An eyewitness, Abdul Suleiman, who witnessed the incident said the protesters were chanting “Bamuyi” (a hausa word meaning ‘we are not interested’) and started stoning some vehicles at the venue.
According to him: “Shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the underpass, some residents of this area came out and started throwing stones at some vehicles at the venue. Before we knew it, they started burning tyres on the road.”
Also, some of the residents also booed President Buhari along the IBB way within the Katsina metropolitan area when the President’s convoy was heading to the newly constructed Revenue House for inauguration.
However, the Police and other security operatives dispersed the protesters with teargas and normalcy has returned to the areas as the president inaugurated all the projects billed for inauguration on Thursday.
Katsina is President Buhari’s state of origin and it is controlled by the ruling All Progressives Congress.
(NAN)