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Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has won the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for him to contest in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
Sen Bala Mohammed polled a total of 646 votes cast by the delegates out of the 656 accredited delegates for the primaries from the 20 LGAs and was declared the winner by the PDP primary Returning Officer, Murtala Damage.
Governor Mohammed who was returned as the elected gubernatorial candidate after a fresh party primary conducted on Saturday at the Zaranda Hotel, Bauchi with the withdrawal of the winner of the first primary, Barr Ibrahim Kashim Mohammed appreciated the delegates for their patience and commitment to the party assuring that their struggle will not be in vain.
The Returning Officer then stated that “having certified the process of elections in line with the constitution of the PDP, I hereby declare Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir as the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP for the 2023 General elections in Bauchi state”.
The Governor also assured that he will continue to do things that will move the state forward because according to him, the purpose of governance is the development and management of people.
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The Governor expressed his confidence that the PDP will win the 2023 general elections because so far the party has not let the people down as it has performed beyond the expectations of the people of the state.
