Ibrahim Kashim, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Bauchi State, has stepped down for Bala Mohammed, the incumbent governor of the state.
Kashim offered to step aside for the incumbent governor in an inside caucus meeting conducted by stakeholders to plan the way forward, according to sources.
The former Secretary to the State Government resigned earlier this year to run for governor of the state under the PDP.
Bala Mohammed, the Governor of Bauchi State, had run for President in the primary but failed to win the ticket.
Kashim had emerged as the PDP’s gubernatorial candidate in the primaries on Monday, May 20th, 2022.
But as was expected, he has stood down to allow Mr Mohammed, who failed in his quest to secure PDP presidential ticket, to continue the captainship he had begun in the state.
“In Nigerian politics, integrity is a word thrown around loosely, while actualisation of its value is few and far between. Integrity is to do the right thing at the right time, every single time, and this is a value that Ibrahim Kashim embodies,” Kashim tweeted Wednesday morning.
Kashim noted that he believes effective governance that results in long-term, good development necessitates a stretch of continuity, even to a higher capacity, in policy and program implementation. He said that he would do it again in a heartbeat for the prosperity of our state.
“The sequence of events, as well as Sen. Bala Muhammad’s and Barr. Ibrahim’s unity, integrity, and teamwork will go down in history as a “new leadership paradigm” worth adopting by other politicians and leaders.”