2027: Pressure groups want APC to conduct fair ,open contest Primaries
… Endorsed Senator Shehu Buba as gubernatorial candidate
From Ahmad Muhammad, Bauchi
The Two political pressure group known as the Think-Tank Group for the dream Bauchi Project , and lawyers for the cause of Bauchi in Bauchi State,has advised All Progressives Congress APC not to impose candidate a head of 2027 race and advised them to conduct on open directs and competitive political process.
The position of the group was contained in a joint statement signed by the Chairman of Think thank Professor. Musa Muhammad Kirfi and Deputy Coordinator of lawyers and Barrister Mahmood M. Maidoki (Esq.), during a press briefing Presented by Professor Musa Muhammad Kirfi today in Bauchi.
He said Their groups insisted on a fair and open contest for all aspirants which they claimed will strengthen the Party more in the State and commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, along with the entire party leadership, for their commitment to party unity and for resisting what it described as attempts at defection by Governor Bala Mohammed into the party.
Professor kirfi said that the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi not to join the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections was commendable, adding that the governor was “not welcome” in the APC.
He said , the groups, comprising men and women, unanimously endorsed the governorship candidacy of Senator Shehu Usman Buba for the 2027 elections in the state.
Chairman said the senator’s performance in the Nigerian Senate, his educational background as a doctoral researcher, his relatively young age, political experience at both national and local levels, and his commitment to the development of Bauchi State and its people make him the best candidate.
He said : “We are supporting his aspiration for the above-stated reasons. We are confident that if there is any politician of Bauchi State extraction capable of transforming our adversity into advantage, it is Shehu Usman Buba.” and explained that his candidature would guarantee victory for the APC in Bauchi State, with positive implications for the party’s national outlook.
