Samuel Luka, Bauchi
The Governor of Bauchi state, Senator Bala Mohammed, has debunked insinuations that he has a rift the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the February 25 election, former vice president Atiku’Abubabar.
Bala therefore urged Nigerians to vote for Atiku as he considers him the best option among all the presidential contenders.
Also Atiku’s wife, Hajiya Titi Abubakar urged Nigerians not to doubt the capacity of her husband to reposition the country positively if elected as president.
Mrs. Titi made this known while speaking during the distribution ceremony of empowerment items to over 3000 women in Bauchi, provided by the First Lady of the state, Hajiya Dr. Aisha Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir on Saturday.
She assured the women that Nigerians will benefit in no small measure if her husband is given the mandate to run the Affairs of the country as President.
The wife of the PDP Presidential candidate while appealing to the people of Bauchi state to vote for her husband as President and also return Governor Bala Mohammed r-elected, advised the women against been deceived by some Politicians.
“I urge you to tighten up your belts, tighten up your belts women of Bauchi, I beg you not to doubt my husband, he will do so many things for you, including your children”, she said.
Hajiya Titi who recalled that when her husband served as vice president for eight years, women were not left behind in her programmes as wife of the vice President, adding that women should expect more if her husband becomes the President in 2023.
Mrs. Titi Atiku who lamented the high cost of living in the country which she said has led to hunger in the land, pointed out that many households in Nigeria are not affording two square meal per day.
“There is hunger, no job for the youth, our youth are roaming the streets, some are involved in yahoo yahoo, we pray that God will itervene”, she said.
According to her, if the people of Bauchi state vote for Governor Bala Mohammed the second term and her husband as President, Bauchi state and Nigeria would witness massive development.
On his part, Governor Bala Mohammed who expressed gratitude to Mrs Atiku for gracing the event, thanked the women in Bauchi for voting him as Governor in 2019.
According to Governor Bala, in Bauchi state, the citizens have made up their minds to vote for the PDP from top to bottom.
On his part, the Bauchi state Governor, Bauchi state Governor, while speaking at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa memorial stadium on Saturday during the distribution of empowerment packages provided by his wife, Hajiya Aisha Bala Mohammed to over 3000 women said:
“There are some liers, the Abuja Politicians who have become like fishes that have found themselves in a dry land because the water has dried up on them. We are not in politics because of materialism, we don’t do anti-party, we don’t support one and leave the other”, the Governor said.
“Our mother, today I want to assure you that it is a blatant lie from people that are saying I am not with Atiku, it’s a lie”, Bala said.
The Governor challenged any one with prove that he has told him that he is not with Atiku to come forward and prove to the world.
“If there is any body that I have ever told him, whether in secret or in the open that I am not with Atiku Abubakar should come out and say it”, the said.
Governor Bala Mohammed who asked Mrs Atiku to inform her husband that he is solidly behind him for the sake of God, explained that he is into real politics and not a joke.
“We are doing real politics and not after material things, we are not doing politics of anti-party or staying in Abuja, we are always grateful to Allah because we ride on the back of the PDP to become what we are today”, the Governor said.
“So like you have said, we have done many of this empowerment and other developmental projects that have direct bearings in the lives of our people”, he added.
Bala Mohammed assured Nigerian women that with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as president and his wife Titi as first lady, more dividends of democracy will come their way.
“I had problem with our elder brother who will by God’s grace become the president of Nigeria but now it has become a history, it has past”, the Governor assured.
He said it was pertinent on him to maintain unconditional support for Atiku’s Presidential bid been a father or a leader in the North East, a zone that has stayed a very long time without having the opportunity to produce a President.
Bala Mohammed who vowed to canvass votes for Atiku Abubakar ahead of the February 25th presidential election, expressed optimisms that the former Vice President will by the grace of God, emerged victorious as President.