By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi
Following the expiration of the tenure of the People’s Democratic Party Executive in Bauchi State led by Alhaji Hamza Akuyam, no fewer than 2549 delegates on Saturday defiled heavy rain to elect new leadership.
The PDP State Congress, which held despite rainfall, delegates, led by the state Governor Bala Abdulkadir Muhammad, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Auwal Jatau, top Government Officials including the Speaker Suleiman Abubakar, the Secretary to the state government Barrister Ibrahim Kashima, Senator Samaila Dahuwa and top members of the party filed out to cast their votes.
Pharmacist Samaila Adamu Burga, the newly elected Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State said that the days of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC at the centre is over, come 2027.
Burga, who was declared Chairman unopposed at the just concluded PDP State Congress which was held on Saturday, said the renewed PDP is poised to take power from the ruling APC and return Nigeria to days of glory
“The country is suffering. There is a lot of hunger and anger, for the third time the country is looking up to us (PDP), we cannot continue to be the weeping boys or girls or women.”
Speaking during his acceptance speech, Burga described their emergence as leaders of the party in the state as victory for all faithful.
He said it is a sign that PDP will secure the Presidency, Governorship, National Assembly and state assembly seats in the next general election.
Those that were Elected are Pharm. Sama’ila Adamu Burga – PDP State Chairman
Alh. Falalu Attah – Deputy Chairman PDP Bauchi StateH
Hon Sani Muhammad Burra – Chairman PDP Bauchi Central
Alh. Mustapha Mai Kwano – Chairman PDP Bauchi North
Hon. Danlami Ahmad Tashan Durumi – Chairman PDP Bauchi South,
Hon. Bakoji Aliyu Bobbo – PDP State Secretary
Hon. Garba Yakubu Mundamiyo – PDP State Financial Secretary.
Hafsat Adamu Dawu – PDP State Treasurer
Barr. Shipi Rabo – PDP Legal Adviser
Hon. Abdurrahaman Muhammed Boyi – State PDP committe
Hon. Abdulkadir Alin Baba – PDP State Organising Secretary
Hon. Adamu Gabarin – PDP State PRO
Hon. Babangida Maliya – PDP State Youth Leader
Hon. Maimuna Ahmad – PDP State Women Leader
Krestnnews recall that the opposition party lost the February 25, 2023 presidential election to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP apart from winning only 10 governorship seats in the gubernatorial election, it also failed to regain the majority in the National Assembly.
However, since after the general elections, it has been one trouble, for the PDP as it has continued to grapple with internal wrangling, which largely contributed to its abysmal performance in the said 2023 polls.
Prior to the 2023 general elections, a group of five governors led by Nyesom Wike, who is also a former governor of Rivers State, had fallen out with Atiku Abubakar and the PDP leadership, following the nomination of former Delta governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as PDP vice presidential candidate.
The Wike group popularly referred to as the G-5 Governors had insisted on the removal of Iyorchia Ayu as PDP chairman and as a condition for peace.
However, while the former Senate President insisted that he would not quit, Atiku maintained that it was not in his place to ask Ayu to resign. Thus, the PDP went to the poll with a divided house, leading to the party’s heavy defeat.
Ayu was later removed as national chairman, immediately after the 2023 polls, following his sack as a member of the opposition party by his ward in Benue State.
Ostensibly disturbed, the Bauchi State governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Bala Abdulkadir Muhammad, while speaking at a recent party function, said that the opposition party cannot afford the luxury of crisis in its fold.
“We are hoping to make sure that we reposition the party, reduce and minimize rancour and division, which have characterized us in the past because of our size and our divergent interests. Certainly, we don’t have the luxury of doing that.
“We must close rank, give benefit of doubts to each other, give benefit of doubt to the party.. We don’t have the luxury of division,” Muhammad fumed
Pharmacist Sama’ila Burga praised the outgone PDP state leadership for their tenacity acumen that led to winning the governorship elections in the state in 2019 and 2023.
“The beauty of a party is to win elections,” Burga stated.
He appealed to his executives to put hands on deck and consolidate on the success of the party by ensuring that PDP coast to power in 2027.
He advised faithful and leaders against party discord in the primaries of the PDP that may scuttle the plan of PDP come 2027.
“Let us be united and build the party to secure victory come 2027,” he assured The new PDP State Chairman and his executives were sworn on Saturday at the Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu Square Government House, shortly after being announced winners by the Ambassador El -Gash Umar electoral committee.
In his remarks, Chairman of the PDP Congress Electoral Committee, Ambassador El-Gash Umar, commended Governor Muhammad’s leadership, which has transformed the state through infrastructure and human capital development.
He also acknowledged the presence of national and state assembly members, INEC officials, and stakeholders of the party.
Umar emphasized the significance of the congress, stating that power belongs to God through the people.
He reminded the delegates that the PDP is the largest political party in Africa and the mother of all other parties. He urged them to elect new state executives and affirm consensus where reached