Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has described the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, as a true and real opposition leader in Nigeria, pledging to work with him to rescue the country from bad governance.
Mohammed, who stated this when he received Obi at the Ramat House, Bauchi, acknowledged that the two of them had a fruitful discussions as the leader of Obedient Movement opened discussions on the current crisis faced by opposition parties in Nigeria.
He clarified that despite being in different opposition parties, they have begun discussions on the best way to work in synergy to rescue and Nigeria and Nigerians from the current hardship they were facing.
The governor stressed that Nigerians were still looking up to the opposition to bring back good governance and rescue them from the shackles of oppression.
“I am ready to work with Peter Obi to the very end. The government of today is not democracy. We would use knowledge, tactics and strategies to transcend Nigerians irrespective of the plans of those people, who think they can scatter democracy,” he said.
The governor also solicited the support of the former presidential candidate to continue his campaigns for good governance to Nigerians.
Responding, Obi appreciated Mohammed for his giant strides in advocating good governance and providing development to his constituents.
He also sought the governor’s support in his quest for the betterment of Nigeria and assured him to galvanise more support from the opposition side to champion the campaign for good governance.
Asked about the performance of the President Bola Tinubu administration, Obi said, “Apparently, the government of APC under President Tinubu has done very well because when Tinubu was campaigning, he said he will continue from where Buhari stop.”
Mohammed later led the entourage to pay homage to the Emir of Bauchi, AlhajiRilwanu Sulaiman Adamu at his palace.
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