Ahead of the 2023 election, governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has stated that he had so far consulted some of his colleagues, the governors, ministers forum and the Bauchi state leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) over his presidential ambition.
The governor stated this when a coalition of northern youth leaders flanked by the Bauchi state chapters of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), traders and artisans associations staged a rally at Bauchi government house in support of his presidency come 2023.
Recall that the groups had two months ago endorsed the governor as next president but he responded that he would declare his aspiration in three weeks after consulting stakeholders in the nation.
However after the expiration of the earlier deadline, Bala on Thursday sought three more weeks to make final declaration on his aspiration.
He noted that the Bauchi state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), ministers and some of his colleagues, the governors he consulted have given him the go ahead to run for president in the 2023 election.
The governor thanked the coalition for finding him suitable for the exalted position, adding that it was not the first such call was made by them on him to contest.
According to him, he needs ample time to make wider consultations across the length and breath of the country before making final pronouncement on whether to run for the number one seat in the nation or otherwise.
Earlier, the national president of the Northern Youth Leaders Forum Elliot Afiyo who led the rally said that base on their findings Bala Mohammed remains the best presidential material for 2023.
Afiyo claimed that the forum had played significant role for the emergence of all the presidential candidates who were later elected since the return of democracy in Nigeria in 1998 adding that with a membership strength of over four million, the forum has strong base to be relevant in the political process of the country.