Bauchi State Gov. Bala Mohammed said he and his supporters would back Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidates in Nigeria’s 2027 election, BusinessDay reported, as he inaugurated campaign bodies for the state.
The ceremony took place Friday, Nov. 13, at the Ahmadu Bello International Conference Centre in Bauchi, according to BusinessDay. It launched the Bauchi State APM Campaign Council and committees for local government areas.
Mohammed rejected reports that he supported another party or candidate. “We are solidly APM,” he said, adding that he backed Yakubu Adamu and Adamu’s running mate, along with other APM candidates.
He also said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) no longer represented his political movement in Bauchi. Describing his own political path, Mohammed said he had been with the ANPP, then the PDP, and now APM. He told supporters he had grown weary of opposition politics and credited residents’ loyalty for helping his administration make progress despite scarce resources, BusinessDay reported.
Shehu Adaji, APM’s state caretaker committee chairman, urged the newly inaugurated members to build support through house-to-house outreach in their assigned wards and local government areas. Adaji said their goal should be to win support for APM across the ballot in 2027. He also praised Mohammed, describing him as a national party leader whose political strength was rooted in Bauchi.
The pledge follows an Oct. 21 statement in which the Bauchi chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it knew of no alliance with Mohammed outside its platform and invited him to join, as EconoTimes previously reported.
Mohammed said party leaders would brief the campaign council on APM’s strategy at a later date, BusinessDay reported.
