The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Bauchi State, Adamu Usman Ahmed, has vowed to thwart the plan of Governor Bala Mohammed to hand over power to his choice of successor.
Ahmed said he believes the opposition has a good chance of winning as no governor in the state has been able to install a successor.
This was stated by the governorship candidate in Abuja while speaking to journalists.
Bauchi voters have a long tradition of independent-minded voting and are unlikely to back any effort to impose a new governor, he said.
“The Bauchi people are always wise.
“If you look at the history of the state, no governor has ever been able to put in a successor. That is why I think the opposition has a good chance to win,” he said.
“The political environment ahead of this election is different from other elections because there are many parties participating,” Ahmed said.
“The game of politics has changed. This is not like in the past when there were majorly two parties contesting elections, but this time around, there are about seven or eight parties contesting. “We’ve got the advantage of having so many candidates in the race,” he said.
The PDP candidate also promised to tackle unemployment if elected governor.
His administration’s top priority will be to create jobs, according to him.
“Our focus is on job creation. We will work to create opportunities for our young people and improve the livelihoods of people in the state,” he said.
