Election: Bauchi people will vote out Governor Bala Mohammed- Dogara

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has expressed confidence that the people  of the state will vote out the incumbent Governor Bala Mohammed in the March 18, Governorship and House of Assembly Elections.

Dogara made this known on Saturday in an interview with journalists at his hometown of Gwarangah, Bogoro Local Government Area of the state shortly after casting his vote at his Gwarangah Primary School Polling Unit 007.

On his expectation of the outcome of the election, Dogara said he expected the people.of Bauchi State to vote out the incumbent governor.

“Well let me say my expectation is that as we have always done in Bauchi nobody teaches us how to librate ourselves from the grip .of bad government and this (the ruling People’s Democratic Party in.the State) is one of them,” he said.

“l expect the people of Bauchii to come out  enmass to say that they have rejected Governor Bala Mohammed.

He however alleged that the Governorship and State Assembly Elections in Bauchi State were being marred by vote-buying.

“Massive vote buying is going on across polling units in the state and we have briefed the security operatives about the development,” he said.

“From the information we have  received there is massive vote buying in Alkaleri and in Darazo. The same thing  is happening in some local government in Bauchi north. 

“I hope the EFCC and security agents will be able to deal with it so we can have a free and fair election”

“We want to set a precedent that once we elect a governor and he is not delivering,  we have maximum of four years until we find someone who delivers, someone whose priority is the workers, someone whose priority is the economy of the state and  someone whose priority is the transformation of the state.

“I don’t see Bauchi people endorsing failure”

Dogara said the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar who  he is supporting will only accept the outcome of the Governorship Election in the state if it is free and fair.

“We know how elections are conducted,” Dogara said.

“Once the election is free and credible we shouldn’t have any problem. 

“Everybody should accept because the people ultimately determines  who wins.

“We will assess the situation. If the viet buying is too bad or intimidation is bad as we have seen in one polling unit in Tafawa Balewa where somebody imported thugs and they even deflated the tires of INEC vehicle. The guy who imported the thug belongs to a support group of the governor.

“So.it will be foolishness to accept the outcome of the election if it is married.

“That would not translate to the will of the people and it will not give the government the legitimacy to rule.

“We want a situation where Bauchi people will be the ones to decide who will govern them . 

“If the malpractice overwhelmed what  we call decency in terms of electoral.elecrion  l would advised my candidate to stand up and challenge it and fight for Bauchi people until the mandate if stolen, is restored”