Bauchi state chapter of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which is in power in the state has dismissed insinuating comments by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the coming local government elections will not be free and fair.
Reacting to the insinuation on Friday, State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Yayanuwa Zainabari described the APC in the state as a “Non-existent opposition party in Bauchi state, the members are not coherent, all they know how to do is to talk on non existent issues.”
According to him, “The PDP and the Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir are the best thing to have happened to Bauchi state in the last 5 years. You can see all over the state the developmental projects that have been executed for the good of the people of the state.”
He added, “From all indications, the APC is not prepared for the elections because it does not have credible candidates that can win elections in the state. Let them just come and join the PDP for a better Bauchi State.”
Yayanuwa Zainabari pointed out that the PDP has since conducted its primaries and elected candidates for all of the 323 political Wards in the state as well as the Chairmanship candidates of the 20 LGAs in an atmosphere of understanding and consensus.
He said, “The Governor is a Democrat and gave every aspirant a level playing field unlike in some places where the list of candidates will be drafted from the Governor’s Office and imposed on the party. All the stakeholders were duly and fully involved in the processes.”
The PDP State image marker assured that the elections will be conducted in an atmosphere of peace while the outcome will be free, fair, and acceptable to all.
The APC had insinuated asking, “Can Governor Bala Muhammed do in the August 17 Bauchi State’s Local Government Elections, what is imploring President Tinubu and INEC to do in Edo and Ondo? Hell no. Kaura doesn’t live by the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
The APC added, “Therefore, the Chair of PDP Governor’s Forum and the Governor of Bauchi State’s Enugu duplicitous admonishment of Wednesday, 17 July 2024, to the President and INEC regarding the off-season elections in Edo and Ondo must be contemptuously treated as such.”