By; Mohammed Kawu, Bauchi
The various minority tribes in Bauchi state heterogeneous population have vehemently come out in support of former Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar’s second term in office come 2027 general elections.
It could be recalled that the former governor was elected in 2025 under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the popular upstage that brought late president, Muhammadu Buhari onto the nation’s apex governance seat in the Aso Rock Villa.
Abubakar however fell to secure the second term mandate in 2019 when his reelection was botched by what was said to have been introduced for the first time in the nation’s electoral dictionary as inconclusive election, and subsequently through the courts legality defeated by the incumbent Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed.
The Bauchi minority tribes through their association called on all well-meaning of the state to massively support the emergence of Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar (SAN) for a second term in office, saying the level-headed legal luminary deserve a second term tenure under the APC platform.
The chairman of the association, Mbami Iliya Sabka said in a statement in Bauchi Friday that Senior Advocate of Nigeria Abubakar is the best and most suitable among the aspirants across the political parties eyeing for the governorship seat ahead of the 2027 general elections in the state.
Mr. Mbami Sabka explained that SAN Mohammed Abubakar held the Executive Office of the Governor of Bauchi state for four consecutive years of his first term tenure between 2015 – 2019 during which period the citizens enjoyed relative peace and harmonious co-existence, with civil servants getting their salaries and remunerations as at when due.
According to him, the reign of Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar similarly witnessed free-flow of commercial activities with petty traders, artisans and the likes having field-days, unlike now where small and medium entrepreneurship were by the road sides smashed in the name of security.
“People enjoyed corrupt-free society under the leadership of former governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar (SAN), businesses were flourishing, democracy was at its desirable play, crimes and criminality are at their lowest ebbs, life is smooth up, and everybody was going about his/her own way of life without hinderances”. Sabka said.
Mr. Mbami Sabka therefore urged that with the count-down to e-day closing nearer and nearer, eligible voters should update their electoral cards, and those attaining the age of 18 years should register for the forthcoming general elections, and urged people to vote for credible politicians who can serve the electorates better.
He added, “After all, the minority tribes said, the evil you knew was better than the one you know not about, hence the need to give the former governor the chance to run his second term tenure in office via the 2027 elections”.
Bauchi minority tribes also called on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the able leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar (SAN) as the most suitable governorship flag-bearer ahead of the 2027 polls.
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