The Northern Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu has vowed to sue Gender Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba for defamation.
A livid Daniel Bugri Naabu maintained allegation that he collects sheep and goats to give people School Feeding contracts denigrates his integrity and an incorruptible man.
This melee came after meeting called by Ms. Djaba in Tamale was disrupted by Mr. Bugri Naabu who accused the minister of trying to instigate confusion over the appointment of a Coordinator of School Feeding Programme.
The Minister in an interview after the meeting with Women Organisers in the Region also accused Mr. Bugri Naabu of collecting money, goats, cows and other things from people with the assurance of jobs with the National School Feeding Programme.
“It is not the mandate of the Regional Chairman to decide who is a caterer [to the School Feeding programme]”, she stated.
But Mr. Naabu in an interview said he I not surprised about the conduct of Madam Otiko Djaba.
“Otiko has been a controversial woman in the party but the “President don’t want to take action against her” he stated.
The NPP Nothern Regional Chairman who described himself as a “no-nonsense man” said he will not allow Otiko to go scot-free.
ugri Naabu has denied the allegations demanding proof from the Gender Minister on when and how he took the supposed bribes.
“I am coming to find out from her, the person who gave me money or I asked for money from, the person who gave me cow or I asked for cow from, the person who gave me a sheep or a goat, if I asked for it, I’m coming to ask her, I need evidence, if no evidence, I’m putting her before court”, he stressed.
