The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State, Adamu Usman Ahmed, has vowed to sabotage the plan of Governor Bala Mohammed to hand over power to his successor of choice.
Ahmed said he thinks the opposition has a good chance of winning because no governor in the state has been able to install a successor.
This was stated by the governorship candidate while speaking to journalists in Abuja.
Bauchi voters have a long history of independent-minded voting and are unlikely to support any effort to impose a new governor, he said.
“People of Bauchi are always wise.
“If you look at the history of the state, no governor has ever successfully put in a successor. That’s why I think the opposition has a good chance of winning,” he said.
“The political environment before this election is different from previous elections because more parties are participating,” Ahmed said.
“Politics has changed its tune. The situation is not like in the past when elections were mainly contested by two parties but this time there are about seven or eight parties contesting. “We have an advantage in having many candidates in the race,” he said.
The PDP candidate also promised to address unemployment if elected governor.
According to him, the top priority of his administration would be to create jobs.
“Our main focus will be on job creation,” he said, adding that his government would work to create opportunities for young people and improve livelihoods across the state.
