In this interview with journalists in Abuja, member-elect for Fufore/Song federal constituency to the House of Representatives, Aliyu Wakil Boya, insists that Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintri, was misinformed about the crisis in Fufore Local Government Area.

Governor Fintri accused you of sponsoring thugs that snatched results sheets in Fufore, what really happened?
First of all, let me say that I share the view that the event in Fufore on election day was totally uncalled for and regrettable. And, by this position, I hereby disassociate myself completely from the illegalities that took place that day. 
    
The governor’s allegation is completely unfounded. I am constrained to react to this allegation to clear my name. When you allow falsehood to be repeated for so long, it becomes like the truth.
    
I want to say that the statement made by His Excellency Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri on Channels TV, that I participated in the electoral illegalities that took place in Fufore during gubernatorial and state assembly elections, on the March 18, is not true. 

But, who or what do you think was responsible for your name being mentioned?
This is the handiwork of mischief makers. They want to tarnish me before my constituents. This is purely for political reasons; to score cheap political goal. To say the least, I am taken aback that, a mischief maker would have informed the governor that I was involved in the electoral illegality. This is not only a mistake, but a mischief taken too far.

Is there concrete evidence to justify your innocence? 
There is even no proof that the criminal acts were undertaken by persons associated with our party, the APC.
   
I am a trained lawyer, a title holder, a former Local Government chairman and an elected lawmaker. I can never get myself involved in any act of criminality, especially subverting the popular will of the people. I am a product of democracy and a respect democratic processes. I have no such record in my political career. This alone vindicates me.
  
Beside, I come from a very respected family background and my upbringing was based on the virile values of honesty and mutual respect for norms. I want to state categorically, with every sense of honesty as a devout Muslim that, I am totally not involved in the Fufore debacle and felt embarrassed that my name could be associated with such dastard illegality.

How can the people of Adamawa and in your constituents be made to believe in a peaceful process?
Those who mentioned my name and attributed such criminal action to me are totally wrong, and mischievous. They did that for political reasons. Trying to link my name and person to the events in Fufore is absolute falsehood and blatant duplicity by whoever gave such information to the governor.
   
I want to state that the people or person, who linked my name to the event and even went ahead to wrongly inform the governor are simply purveyors of fake news and true enemies of the people. I pledge to dig deep to unravel those who are peddlers of this caricature. It is my sincere hope that this reaction would re-inform His Excellency of the true happening in Fufore and disabuse the minds of the people of Adamawa State to the effect of any involvement by me in any form of illegality that took place in Fufore.