Some angry constituents at weekend pelted Garba Hamman Julde, a member of the House of Representatives from Taraba State with stones over allegation of abandoning them for two years.
Julde, who represents Bali/Gassol federal constituency in the lower legislative chamber, was presenting 11 motorcycles and one car to the ward executive members and local government chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bali local government area when he was attacked.
He was, however, quickly spirited away by security operatives but not without sustaining injury in the attack.
An eyewitness, Musa Sandirde, who said the constituents vowed not to re-elect him in 2019, explained that “trouble started after the lawmaker ended his speech at the rostrum and was making way to present key of the motorcycles to the beneficiaries.
“There and then, some youths started chanting ‘ba mu so’ in Hausa, while at the same time throwing sand, stones and sachets of pure water at him. Police then quickly intervened and moved him to safety.”
On his part, Ibrahim Daka, a party executive of Bali LGA, wondered why the lawmaker would abandon his people for two years and show up to present a car and motorcycles to a few people.
“He has completely abandoned the people who sent him to Abuja. For more than two years, he went missing, only for him to show up this weekend to say he was presenting 11 motorcycles and one car to ward and LGA party chairmen.
“He did that because election is here and they are the people who will serve as delegates to elect party flagbearers again. But the people he abandoned turned against him and showed their anger.
“How can you abandon the people and come here to give bicycles to a few people? We are not happy with him and we made our position clear to him,” Daka said.
Julde could not be reached for comments but one of his aides who did not want his name mentioned confirmed the attack.
