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  • 2027: Bala Mohammed Dismisses VP Speculation, Vows to Pursue Senate Seat

    2027: Bala Mohammed Dismisses VP Speculation, Vows to Pursue Senate Seat

    Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has distanced himself from reports suggesting he is being considered as the running mate to former President Goodluck Jonathan in a proposed 2027 presidential ticket.

     

     

    The clarification came after social media reports claimed Mohammed had been pencilled down as Jonathan’s vice-presidential candidate following the former president’s emergence as the presidential flag bearer of a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki.

     

    Jonathan was adopted as the faction’s candidate during a special national convention held in Abuja on Saturday. Although the former president was absent from the event, his certificate of return was received on his behalf by Bayelsa lawmaker Fred Agbedi.

     

    Speculation over a possible Jonathan-Mohammed ticket intensified after Nuhu Sada, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), wrote on X that reports indicated the Bauchi governor could be paired with Jonathan ahead of the 2027 election.

     

     

    However, Mohammed dismissed the claims, insisting that he is not involved in any such political arrangement.

     

    In a statement posted on his verified X account on Sunday, the governor said his political attention is firmly fixed on contesting for the Bauchi South Senatorial District seat under the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).

     

    “Thank you for your interest in my political aspirations. However, for the sake of clarity, my focus remains firmly on contesting for the Bauchi South Senatorial District seat under the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM),” he wrote.

     

    He further urged the public to disregard reports linking him to any alternative political ambition.

     

     

    “Any reports suggesting a different political course should be disregarded as speculative and inaccurate,” the governor added.

     

    Mohammed recently defected from the PDP to the APM amid the protracted leadership crisis and internal disagreements within the main opposition party.

  • Gov Mohammed Dumps PDP For APM

    Gov Mohammed Dumps PDP For APM

    The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has officially announced his defection to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) along with members of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to the Tanimu Turaki-led executives.

     

     

    Mohammed announced the defection at the Bauchi Government House on Saturday, flanked by the National Chairman of APM, Yusuf Dantalle.

     

    The move came shortly after an expanded stakeholders’ meeting held behind closed doors.

     

    Until his defection, Mohammed was the chairman of the PDP’s Governors’ Forum.

     

    More to follow…

  • Bandits Will Be Reintegrated Under My Government – Gov Bala Mohammed

    Bandits Will Be Reintegrated Under My Government – Gov Bala Mohammed

    Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised many bandits and destroyed their camps in coordinated operations in Bauchi, Governor Bala Mohammed has confirmed.

     

     

    Mr Mohammed, while briefing journalists at the end of a closed-door security meeting on Monday in Bauchi, said the military conducted successful operations in synergy with the Police, other security agencies and vigilantes.

     

    “The operations routed bandits’ enclaves in Dajin Malam Forest linking Bauchi, Plateau and Taraba. The troops neutralised thousands of bandits, destroyed camps and motorcycles. They also disrupted their supply routes, forcing many of them to flee.

     

    “The troops dismantled several bandit camps. Four warplanes bombed the bandits and successfully cleared several camps, disrupting criminal activities within the forests. Several bandits were neutralised while others fled under sustained military pressure.

     

    “Several motorcycles used by the criminals were destroyed, limiting their mobility and operational capability,” he said.

     

    Mr Mohammed said the state government had provided a temporary surrender window to the bandits and urged them to lay down their arms to consolidate recent security gains.

     

    “We are calling on those still hiding to surrender within this period. This is not amnesty, but a chance to return and reintegrate under the government supervision,” the Bauchi governor said.

     

    He said that arrangements were being made to relocate surrendered bandits and their families, adding that most of them were not indigenes of Bauchi.

     

    The governor announced plans to conduct a biometric data capture of residents in the affected communities as part of broader security reforms to end banditry and ensure peace and stability.

     

    Mr Mohammed said the government would adopt strict surveillance mechanisms, intelligence-led monitoring and verification of activities in markets, motor parks and public spaces.

     

    He said his government would also strengthen community-based security systems by recruiting and supporting vigilantes to complement security agencies.

     

    The governor said the biometric data profiling would be conducted in collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission and other relevant agencies to ensure proper documentation and monitoring of population movements in high-risk areas.

     

    According to Mr Mohammed, the measures aim to prevent the existence of ungoverned spaces that could serve as safe havens for criminal elements.

     

    “We are taking these measures to ensure that no space is left ungoverned or unmonitored, so that criminal elements cannot regroup or threaten our communities again,” the governor said.

     

    (NAN)