Primaries : Ex- FCT Minister Bala Mohammed emerges Bauchi PDP governorship candidate

Former Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) , Senator Bala Mohammed, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general election.

Our Correspondent reports that the election was contested by two other aspirants that included Senators Abdul Ningi and Adamu Ibrahim Gumba.

The Chairman , PDP Electoral Panel of the primaries in Bauchi, Chief Dan Orbih, said that Mohammed scored 1,335 votes to emerge winner, Ningi got 802 votes, while Gumba had 15 votes.

Orbih who noted that only 32 invalid votes was recorded during the election, added that the election was free, fair, peaceful and conducted in accordance with the party’s constitution.

Orbih while urging PDP members to remain loyal to the party and also work hard to reclaim Bauchi State , commended the delegates for their resilience and the maturity displayed before, during after the exercise.