{"id":196546,"date":"2026-03-04T07:38:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/i-would-rather-die-than-betray-my-predecessor-gov-buni-declares"},"modified":"2026-03-04T07:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:38:42","slug":"i-would-rather-die-than-betray-my-predecessor-gov-buni-declares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-would-rather-die-than-betray-my-predecessor-gov-buni-declares","title":{"rendered":"I would rather die, than betray my predecessor \u2013 Gov Buni declares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has made a powerful declaration, saying he would rather die than to betray his political godfather and current Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam.<\/p>\n<p>Buni made the declaration on Tuesday while addressing delegates shortly after the conclusion of All Progressives Congress, (APC), congress held in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would rather die than betray our mentor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam. I remain deeply grateful to him for the role he played in my political journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will never forget where I am coming from, and I will never turn my back on the man who trusted and supported me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He told the gathering that noted political career are built on trust, noting that he is a product of trust.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always want to be remembered as someone who never betrays anybody,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n<p>The governor charged the newly elected party officials in the state to remain steadfast, urging them to uphold trust and integrity in the discharge of their responsibilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has made a powerful declaration, saying he would rather die than to betray his political godfather and current Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam. 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