The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State on the weekend offered its candidates for the Saturday, August 17, 2024 native authorities elections, with a warning to the ruling Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) to avoid manipulation of the election.
APC’s performing Chairman within the state, Hon. Mohammed Hassan Tilde who gave the warning, stated that APC was totally conscious of the PDP’s plan to orchestrate electoral fraud as allegedly completed in earlier elections since 2019.
“We within the APC are ever able to checkmate the ruling occasion within the state,” Tilde stated.
The APC performing Chairman additionally cautioned the Bauchi State Unbiased Electoral Fee (BASIEC) in opposition to pitching its tent with the federal government in energy to perpetuate detrimental electoral tendencies.
He enjoined APC members, notably its officers assigned to hold out electoral duties at constituencies and polling stations or items to protect in opposition to the occasion’s hard-earned votes.
Tilde maintained that the APC has fielded candidates to all of the 20 chairmanship and 323 councilorship seats for the Saturday elections within the state, and expressed confidence that the occasion will clinch all of the seats.
Additionally talking, the Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Buba Umar assured that nothing would cease the APC from sweeping the votes if the reassurance by BASIEC to conduct a free, honest and credible elections was stored.
Senator Umar stated, “Individuals, particularly the voters are impoverished concerning the PDP insurance policies and programmes, being compounded by its corrupt and capitalist tendencies.
“Individuals of Bauchi are very a lot conscious, and are very optimistic that we’re going to win these elections”, he added.
The lawmaker defined that the sport of outwit between the ruling and main opposition occasion within the state has simply began forward of the 2027 basic elections.
“We’re ready for them; we’re out, we’re prepared, and we’re ready for this election by God’s grace”, the senator assured.
Umar puzzled why the PDP authorities in Bauchi fail to acknowledge all of the interventions of the President Bola Tinubu-led federal authorities to the state.
The Senator stated, “Twenty vans of rice got to the state authorities to distribute to the populace, the place is the rice? Three months in the past, about 70 vans of corn have been additionally given by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the place it’s now?” he queried.
He added, “Just lately, 70 vans of fertilizer have been equally freely given to Bauchi State, they ended up promoting it at N50, 000 per bag.
“So, this hardship in Bauchi is attributable to the Bala-led authorities within the state. It’s a one-man authorities. I repeat it, it’s a authorities that’s extremely corrupt, take a look at even the ministries, nothing is occurring”.
Umar subsequently referred to as on the folks of Bauchi to return out en masse on Saturday to vote for ‘Hope’ and ‘Change’, expressing optimism that each one APC candidates will emerge victorious.
