2027: Governor Bala Mohammed Inaugurates APM Campaign Councils, Dismisses Alleged Opposition Links

From Paul Orude, Bauchi

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has declared his total loyalty to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), dismissing claims that he is working for another political party ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Mohammed made the declaration on Friday during the inauguration of the APM State and Local Government Campaign Councils at the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Conference Centre, Bauchi.

The ceremony attracted prominent party leaders, including the National Publicity Secretary of the APM, Akuyam Hamza Koshe, who represented the party’s National Chairman, as well as former Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Abdul Malik Mahmood, members of the State Executive Council and other party stakeholders.

Addressing members of the campaign councils, the governor urged them to take the party’s campaign to every ward, hamlet and community across the state, insisting that his political allegiance was now firmly with the APM.

He said he began his political journey under the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), later moved to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but was now fully committed to the APM.

Mohammed expressed confidence that the party would have no difficulty campaigning across the state, arguing that the performance of his administration in infrastructure and other sectors was visible to the people.

He pledged his total commitment to the party and urged members of the campaign councils to work diligently towards securing victory for the APM in the 2027 elections.

The governor also expressed confidence in the experience of party figures, including Abdul Malik Mahmood and Akuyam Hamza Koshe, as well as the party’s grassroots structures in the state.

He, however, warned that although the APM would not resort to insulting political opponents during the campaign, its members and structures would not tolerate being insulted, adding that the party would respond in equal measure if provoked.

Earlier, the APM National Publicity Secretary, Akuyam Hamza Koshe, cautioned party supporters against using abusive language against opposition politicians during the 2027 election campaigns.

Koshe, a former chairman of the PDP in Bauchi State, urged party members to focus on presenting their achievements and challenging opposition politicians to account for their records in public office.

He advised supporters to ask political aspirants seeking their votes to explain what they had done for their communities rather than resorting to personal attacks.

Koshe attributed what he described as significant infrastructural development in Bauchi State to the Mohammed administration, citing road construction, hospitals, schools and the creation of additional emirates.

He maintained that the APM would concentrate on highlighting its record and engaging opposition parties on issues of performance and development.