The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Usman Shehu Bawa, popularly known as Shehu ABG, has promised equitable distribution of resources across the state’s three senatorial zones if elected governor in 2027.

Bawa also pledged to adopt a bottom-up approach to governance, with citizens’ needs and priorities guiding budget preparation and implementation.

He made the pledges during a town hall meeting with PDP stakeholders in Kaduna North Senatorial Zone, held in Zaria over the weekend, as the party intensifies mobilisation ahead of the 2027 governorship election.

His spokesperson, Yusuf Idris, said the meeting attracted religious leaders, student groups, women and youth organisations, Community Development Associations, party officials and candidates contesting various positions on the PDP platform.

Bawa, who attended the meeting with his running mate, Amos Adamu Gandu, said his administration would prioritise people-centred policies and give citizens a decisive voice in determining government programmes and projects.

He said the proposed bottom-up approach would ensure that government policies and projects reflected the actual needs of communities rather than priorities imposed by the government.

The candidate also promised a government built on fairness, accountability and respect for the rule of law, urging residents to support the PDP in the forthcoming election.

The party’s Zonal Chairman, Alhaji Danbaba SayaSaya, urged PDP candidates to take their campaign messages directly to voters and explain how their manifestos would address the challenges facing residents.

SayaSaya expressed optimism about the party’s electoral prospects, saying there was light at the end of the tunnel for the PDP.

Similarly, the state PDP Chairman, Edward Percy Marsha, urged residents not to be deceived again, arguing that they had experienced the differences between PDP-led governance and administrations led by other political parties in delivering democratic dividends.

Marsha’s remarks formed part of the party’s efforts to present itself as an alternative to the current leadership in Kaduna State.

In their separate contributions, religious leaders, student representatives, community development associations, women and youth groups expressed support for Bawa’s candidacy and welcomed the manifesto presented at the meeting.