Election not a do-or-die affair’, Bala Mohammed says after casting vote

By Alhassan Bauchi

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has urged political actors and contestants in the state to accept the outcome of the election in good faith, stressing that elections should not be treated as a do-or-die affair.

The governor spoke after casting his vote at Polling Unit 008, Bakin Dutse, at Yelwan Duguri Model Primary School in Duguri District of Alkaleri.

Bala Mohammed arrived at the polling unit accompanied by the state First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Bala Mohammed,  members of his immediate family and following accreditation, the governor cast his ballot amid a large turnout of voters in the community.

Speaking to journalists after voting, Mohammed expressed satisfaction with the peaceful and orderly conduct of the exercise at the polling unit.

He commended the electoral officials for their preparedness and praised voters for demonstrating what he described as maturity, discipline and civic responsibility.

Bala Mohammed said the withdrawal of some opposition political parties and candidates from the 2026 local government elections was unfortunate, stressing that it could not prevent citizens from exercising their constitutional right to vote and elect their representatives at the grassroots.

The governor said his administration had maintained the tradition of conducting local government elections whenever they were due, describing the development as an important step towards entrenching democratic governance at the grassroots.

Bala Muhammad expressed confidence that the process would further strengthen democratic culture and improve the quality of leadership at the local level.

The elections was connducted peaceful throught the twenty local governments areas in the state.