The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has declared his support for the candidacy of presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Governor Bala, who met with behind closed doors with Peter Obi at the Ramat House, Bauchi on Thursday, said the purpose is to map out strategies for the 2027 elections to recover Nigeria.
According to Bala Mohammed, “Today, we were pleasantly visited by one of foremost decimal in Nigeria, Peter Obi who we have a lot of respect for because of his style of politics, because of his statesmanship and versatile nature.
“He remains one of the respected Elder Statesmen in Nigeria because of his versatility, he was almost winner of the 2023 presidential election, he is well knowledgeable about the economy and he knows the country too well. He knows where politics and politicking should be. He knows about good governance and reaction of the people.
“Peter Obi has done tremendously well in uniting the country and bringing the people together in a vanguard to fight poverty and ignorance as well as to remove the prejudices, some perception of the problems of the country.
“It was a delight to listen to him giving the statistics, the summary of the economic crisis in the country. We in the PDP Governors Forum have always admired him, fond of him. Behind the scenes, we have been meeting, this is not the first time we are meeting. In fact, I met him in Abuja and out of his normal humility, he decided to come here.
“We have discussed so many issues as he said, we discussed the ongoing Rivers State challenges and I feel highly elated the way he spoke about it and I really appreciate him as a leader of the opposition in the country, whether we like it or not, he is the leader of the opposition now in Nigeria because of his position and pedigree.
“So, let me say it loud and clear because of those doubting Thomases who might want to preempt what we are doing. Myself as a person I am very ready to work with Peter Obi, we will come together, close ranks and give good governance to the country, we will give vibrant opposition with visions, honesty and accountability.
“We will rescue and recover our country from those mediocre that are parading themselves as leaders. The time has definitely come, and we must work together with sincerity of focus. I am very sure that our coming together now is a message, a message that is going to resonate. My colleagues the Governors are behind this kind of journey. We will take up from there and escalate it.”
