Post PDP Presidential Primary: Bauchi Governor wins return ticket, Sokoto Governor win Senatorial slot

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed has been declared the winner of the rerun gubernatorial primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday at the Zaranda Hotel, Bauchi.

Mohammed had recently lost his bid to secure the presidential ticket of the PDP during the presidential primary where he polled 20 votes. This prompted his quest to seek the gubernatorial ticket held in trust for him by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Ibrahim Kashim Mohammed.

Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the election, Murtala Damagum, while declaring the results of the election, said that there are a total of 656 delegates in the state.

He explained that 20 of the delegates are national delegates from each of the 20 local government areas of the state.

Damagum added that the remaining 636 delegates cut across the 323 electoral wards of the state.

Announcing the results, Damagum, said that 10 delegates were absent, 650 accredited and 646 delegates voted.

According to him, Governor Mohammed secured all the 646 votes that were cast.

“I, Hon. Murtala Damagum, by the power vested on me as an Electoral Officer on this occasion, having satisfied all the electoral processes, do hereby, declare our last presidential aspirant and our new gubernatorial aspirant, Senator Bala Mohammed, the winner.

“He had the total votes of 646 complete votes, he is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected,” he declared.

In his acceptance speech, Mohammed expressed gratitude to the Secretary to the State government, who had won the first gubernatorial primary election held last week but stepped down for him.

He said: “On behalf of myself, my family and the Peoples Democratic Party, I thank God for this day and moment, and I thank the PDP family and the people of Bauchi for giving me the opportunity.

“You are aware that have gone on a solo trip to run for the presidency of Nigeria and that did not work but today, I must thank my brother, the Secretary to the State government who felt that I should be allowed to go for a second term by stepping down for me.

“What he did is not only a sign of loyalty but a spirit of comradeship which he expressed and I will not take that for granted. I am very grateful to God, I’m grateful to the PDP family, and I’m grateful to him (SSG). I will not disappoint him and I must also thank our national leadership for also accepting

Kassim was declared the winner of the first gubernatorial primary election held last week but stepped down to pave the way for governor Mohammed.

As a way of rewarding Kassim, the Bauchi State governor reappointed him as the SSG.

Meanwhile, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has emerged a Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the Sokoto South Senatorial District.

Gov. Tambuwal will now represent seven local government areas in the red chamber in 2023 as a result of this affirmation.

The local government areas are Bodinga, Dange/Shuni, Kebbe, Shagari, Tambuwal, Tureta, and Yabo local government areas.

Gov. Tambuwal, who compared the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to a critical care unit in a hospital, said the PDP and its Presidential candidate are poised to reclaim their pride of place as the country’s ruling party and president after the general elections next year.

He urged men, women, youths, and the elderly to continue to pray to state that when the time comes and the campaign commences, everyone must go into the nooks and crannies of villages and communities to campaign for the party.