Bauchi Governor, Bala called on religious leaders to pray for sustainable, peaceful election

By Abbas  Gungura,Bauchi

 The Executive Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed has called on religious leaders in the state to intensify  Prayers to Almighty God for  sustainable peace in the state and the country at large, as the country heads towards the 2023 general elections.

Bala Mohammed the call  when speaking at a special prayers for peace and sustainable development in Bauchi, organized by the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board at the Bauchi Hajj camp on Friday.

According to the governor,"We need you to continue to pray for us, the 2023 election is fast approaching and many people have indicated interest in one position or the other, perhaps because of the progress we have recorded, you will discover that about ten people are aspiring for only one position under the same party and those in the opposition are also contesting”.


“You are not Politicians, please pray so that competent and reliable persons will be nominated, those with the interest of the state at heart, so that together, we can work for the development of our dear state Bauchi”


” If competent and reliable people are given the mandate to lead, the end result will be peace and sustainable development.People need to be careful of how they select those who will lead them.It should not be me, the people of Bauchi has to put into consideration, but those that will deliver the much needed dividends of democracy, ranging from members of the state assembly, house of representatives and senators, among others”

“You are the ones that will pray so that Allah will choose for the people of Bauchi state, leaders that have the interest of the state at heart. We need your prayers as religious leaders, hoping that everybody will be given the opportunity to contest”

“On our part, we will not attempt to stop anybody from contesting, we know how we emerged in 2019, it is Allah that gives power to whom he wishes and he is the one that gave us”, the Governor said

The Governor while commending the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board for organizing the prayers, urged them  to dedicate themselves to serving the people of the state.

“May Allah help us so that we will not be boastful. Whatever we do, we are doing it in the interest of the generality of the people of Bauchi state because they elected us and we will continue to serve them to the best of our ability” Bala said .