Bauchi State governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has called on the opposition parties and their candidates to join him to propel socio-economic growth and development in the state.
He said both the government in power and the opposition in the state, have no other state that they can be identified with other than Bauchi, hence, the need to jettison political differences to work together to put smiles on the faces of citizens.
The governor said this in a message to the people of the state commemorating this year’s June 12 Democracy Day anniversary.
“I wish to extend my hand of friendship to my co-contestants for the office of the Governor of Bauchi State to, in the spirit of sportsmanship, join me in the task of taking our dear state to greater heights.
“Bauchi is the only State we can call ours. We must therefore forget about whatever happened during the electioneering campaigns and come together to collectively work for its economic, social and political development.
“We owe the current and future generations the duty of making Bauchi State a better place to live in. We cannot afford to do otherwise, as posterity will not forgive us,” he said.
While maintaining that democracy is the best form of government a country could operate, the governor said, “There is no better alternative to democracy as a form of government that gives the people the right to choose who to govern them and how they want to be governed.”
He added, “It is this democratic right of choice that puts elected governments at both the national and state levels on their toes so as not to incur the wrath of the electorate by being voted out of power during periodic elections.”
Governor Bala promised to continue with the good works his administration started in the first tenure, arguing that the projects executed were not meant to score cheap political points.
