Some All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Bauchi state under the aegis of ‘M.A solidarity forever’ has restated their unflinching support to the former governor of the state Mohammed Abubakar alias ‘M.A’ who lost the 2019 election to the incumbent governor Bala Mohammed of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The group reiterated support to Abubakar friday during the official lunching of the group held at the state APC Secretariat attended by top party officials including state chairman Uba Nana, his deputy, Director General APC 2019 campaign organization Aminu Danmaliki among other chieftains.
In his speech, the chairman of the forum Abubakar Gabi said although the former governor lost election and the legal battle at the supreme court, they are still behind him being the leader of the party in the state.
” We lost at the 2019 general elections, at the Elections Petition Tribunal, Appeal Court judgement and Supreme Court verdicts have all come and gone, and therefore should be put behind.
” Under this circumstance, the only option left for all the teeming supporters of the former governor is to pray for God’s guidance towards looking for a better future while unity, understanding, tolerance, perseverance and therefore should be our guiding principle.
” In another related circumstance, if we go down the memory lane, APC members in Bauchi State should not be forgotten so soon because a governor was not produced in the 2019 general elections but the same APC has to its credit the following; scored about 800,000 votes at the Presidential election more than Adamawa and Taraba States put together by over 200,000 votes.
” APC in Bauchi State produced the whole three Senators in its fold.APC in Bauchi State produced nine out of 12 House of Representatives seats and 22 out of 31 State House of Assembly seats.”. He pointed out.
Also speaking, the state APC Chairman Uba Nana said the party can not afford to lose Bauchi State in 2023 general election again hence the need for all members to remain committed and united a head of the next election.
