By; Mohammed Kawu, Bauchi
With the 2027 polls gathering momentum, some dragnets of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi state have set to cajole the incumbent Minister of Health and Social Development, Professor Mohammed Ali Pate into the governorship race.
The group being coordinated by a party stakeholder, Malam Haruna Abubakar said that they have been holding series of meetings and consultations among APC members with a view to persuade the minister into the race ahead of the 2027 polls.
for sometimes now been holding series of meetings and garnering aimed at cajoling the Minister of Health, Professor Mohammed Ali Pate into the governorship race in Bauchi state ahead of the 2027 polls.
The coordinator told the press in Bauchi weekend that they have been holding series of meetings for the past three months with the aim of seeking the support of APC members across the twenty Local Government Areas of the state, specifically on this agenda of dragging the minister to the governorship race.
According to him, they have so far toured 14 of the 20 LGAs, expecting to run down the campaigns by this month’s end or early September, after which they would confront the minister, expressing optimism of success in this regard.
“We are going round the nooks and crannies of the state, organizing consultation with APC critical stakeholders and other party members soliciting their support and cooperation with a view to convincing the present minister of health and social welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate to accept running for gubernatorial seat of Bauchi in 2027 general elections”, he said.
Coordinator added, “So we conducting series of meetings and consultations among party members while making some arrangements for going to him and present our case in such a way that he will accept our call, this is what we are now trying to put emphasis on”.
“We are making consultations with APC leaders at various levels, as well as some Leaders of thought all in drive to cajole or persuade the Minister to join the gubernatorial race on the APC platform comes 2027 elections”, the coordinator emphasized.
He opined that having such a personality like Mohammed Ali Pate to steer the ship of Bauchi would be a blessing or good omen to the state, having understand that he was among the few that could deliver the much needed democracy dividends to the doorsteps of the common man.
Abubakar said that taking into cognisance that Bauchi state is blessed with abundant human and natural resources, the governorship of Muhammad Ali Pate who has wife range of global connections, would means a revolutionary transformation of the entire state into unprecedented heights.
He therefore called for the support of all well-meaning citizens of Bauchi state cutting across party lines to solidly stand behind the governorship aspiration of Mohammed Ali Pate to reap the much needed democracy dividends.
The coordinator opined that the incumbent health minister will to provide the basic necessities of life to the generality of citizens of Bauchi state, as against the now execution of self-aggrandized capital projects as conduit pipes to siphon public funds.
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