Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, has assured that local Government Council elections will be conducted in the next six months.
The Governor gave the assurance while speaking during a meeting with former Councillors who served in the state, held at the Government House on Thursday.
The meeting, according to the Governor, became necessary to appreciate those of them who had served recently and performed well while serving, leading to the victory of the PDP in the 2023 General elections.
The Governor explained that he invited them for the meeting having dissolved them recently and considering the various positive roles they played in the provision of dividends of democracy to the people of the grassroots.
Bala Mohammed assured them that very soon, all their entitlements will be paid after computation by the relevant agencies, telling them to gear up for the next Council elections in the next six months.
He told them that they have now become part of his political structure which will continue to play a pivotal role in his political journey under the aegis of Kaura Movement, which is becoming a massive movement across the country.
Bala Mohammed, who expressed his appreciation for the roles they played as his Representatives at the grassroots while serving, assured them that some of them will get political appointments very soon while others may be lucky to be reelected during the elections.
While responding on behalf of the former Councillors in the 20 LGCs, the former Councillor of Dan’iya Ward in Bauchi LGA, Hon. Musa Ibrahim Zango, commended the Governor for finding them worthy to be invited for a meeting at the Government House.
He declared that all the 323 former Councillors are with the Governor and will continue to support him to make Bauchi State better and well-developed.
Musa Ibrahim also thanked the Governor for assuring them to pay them all of their entitlements, including salary arrears, very soon, which he said will further strengthen their resolve to remain politically relevant among their people.
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