2027: APM Will Campaign On Performance, Not Empty Promises – Gov Bala

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has inaugurated the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) State Campaign Council and Local Government Campaign Committees ahead of the 2027 general elections, charging members to intensify grassroots mobilisation across the state.

Mohammed directed members of the campaign structures to develop effective ward-by-ward and polling unit-by-polling unit strategies to strengthen the party’s presence and secure voters’ support ahead of the elections.

The Governor gave the directive on Friday during the inauguration of the campaign council at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Bauchi, where he urged members to embark on door-to-door campaigns and engage traditional institutions, youth associations, women cooperatives, artisans, miners, farmers and other community groups.

He said the mobilisation exercise must go beyond political meetings, stressing the need for party representatives to listen to the concerns of residents and ensure that citizens feel included in the political process.

According to him, the campaign council must effectively communicate the party’s manifesto, policies and development agenda while ensuring that its activities reflect the aspirations of the people.

The governor, who is also the chairman of the campaign council, said the APM would base its campaign on the administration’s verifiable achievements rather than empty political promises.

He listed infrastructure development, improved access to healthcare and education, youth and women empowerment, and agricultural development across the state’s 20 local government areas as some of the achievements recorded by his administration in the past seven years.

He urged members of the campaign council to build on these achievements and present a clear manifesto addressing economic revitalisation, development and accountability.

Mohammed also charged members to demonstrate unity, discipline and mutual respect, describing collective commitment as essential to the party’s success.

He called on the campaign council and local government committees to put aside their differences, reconcile aggrieved members and work together as one political family.

Acknowledging attempts by some individuals to create divisions within the party, the governor assured members that necessary steps would be taken to address grievances and protect the party’s unity.

The governor, who is also the APM’s Bauchi South Senatorial candidate for the 2027 elections, further urged the campaign council to conduct an issue-based campaign characterised by decency, civility and constructive engagement.

He warned against insults, blackmail and the spread of rumours, insisting that the administration’s record of service and the party’s proposed development blueprint should form the basis of its engagement with the electorate.

Mohammed also urged members to respect the role of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and conduct themselves as responsible representatives of the state.

Reaffirming his commitment to the APM, the governor dismissed suggestions that he and other party stakeholders were supporting candidates of another political party.

He declared his full support for the party and its candidates, particularly its governorship candidate, Dr Yakubu Adamu, and his running mate, Mahmud Baba Maaji.

“We are solidly APM. We are 100 per cent behind Yakubu Adamu and his running mate. We are behind every APM candidate. We don’t have anywhere to go other than APM,” he said.

He also dismissed claims that he was supporting another party or candidate, describing such allegations as false.

“Those that are lying that we are supporting another person should stop deceiving people. We are together, we don’t have to go anywhere,” he added.

The governor said he was tired of opposition politics, noting that despite limited resources, his administration had achieved considerable progress with the support and loyalty of the people.

“You have really given me loyalty. You have supported me. You have suffered. The resources were very, very scarce, but we used what we had and did much,” he said.

Mohammed assured members that the party leadership would continue consultations and take necessary decisions to strengthen its political structures and sustain its relevance at both state and national levels.

He expressed confidence in the capacity, dedication and patriotism of members of the campaign council, urging them to discharge their responsibilities with commitment.

Earlier, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APM in Bauchi State, Alhaji Shehu Adaji, charged members of the newly inaugurated campaign council to work tirelessly towards securing the party’s victory at all levels in the 2027 elections.

Adaji said the inauguration was intended to formally mandate members to return to their respective wards and local government areas to mobilise support and deliver victory for the party.

He urged members to commence intensive grassroots mobilisation immediately, including house-to-house and door-to-door campaigns to sell the party’s programmes and candidates to the electorate.

“As you are returning back after the inauguration, you should make sure you all go out, move from house to house, from door to door, to make sure that by APM in 2027, everything is delivered from top to bottom,” Adaji said.