Ex Bauchi Gov. Mu’azu’s son-joins governorship race
By Ahmed AHMED
The Eldest son of Former Bauchi Governor Ahmadu Adamu Mu’azu has expressed intention to contest the 2023 governorship election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Mr Ahmed Ahmadu Mu’azu the eldest son had already purchased the PDP nomination form, and he has established his campaign structure.
Director-General of Ahmed Mu’azu junior campaign Organization Dr Kabiru Garba Ilelah told Journalists in Bauchi on Sunday, that the desire of Ahmed’s contest for Governorship is to create employment opportunities.
“To also accord priority to health care, education, agriculture, security, rural transformation and industrialisation in the state.
Ilelah said Mu’azu junior will do his best to employ hundreds of professionals that retired in various ministries in Bauchi State Civil Service for more than a decades without replacement,
He will also ensure prompt payment of workers’ salaries depending on the wealth that Allah blesses the state with, settle the backlog of gratuities, and leave grants.
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Ilelah said Young Muazu is not contesting against the incumbent State Governor Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, but he is contesting because the Governor is now contesting for the Presidential seat.
He said we saw Governor Bala had already purchased the PDP nominations form to contest for the President of Nigeria 2023.
Dr Ilelah said “young Mu’azu has a lot of respect for the incumbent Bauchi State Governor whom He considered as his leader, elder statesman, and a father.
He said it is time for a generational shift in the leadership of the state where youths should brace up and take up leadership positions and demonstrate their capacity in governance.
“the gubernatorial aspirant Ahmed Ahmadu Mu’azu always appreciates the effort and giant strides made by former governors of the state, and the gigantic effort the present Governor is doing to uplift the state through roads constructions and rural transformation.
“While young Mu’azu will come with the agenda to create employment, settle gratuities, leave grants and industrialize the state.
“The agenda of Ahmed Ahmadu Muazu is to consolidate. Let us get what our leaders have done and built over time for the good and growth of the state. “Let us consolidate on people, policy and infrastructure with a view to getting Bauchi State working.
“We need to look at all of these and build the confidence of our investors to grow the state.”
Dr Ilelah advised PDP to give a level playing field to all aspirants during the Primary election “the field should be open for all aspirants to show their competence and capacity by convincing the people on what they have to offer to them.”
“We need to raise leaders who are statesmen to lead the state and leaders who are nationalists to unite Nigeria.
Ahmed Mu’azu junior is an indigene of Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the State, Ahmed junior was born on 27th February 1985.
