Bauchi (Bauchi State) – Those recently elected should see the mandate a challenge and should reciprocate by distributing the dividends of democracy to the electorate.
Prof. Hamman Tukur, Resident Electoral Commissioner in Bauchi State, gave this charge during the presentation of certificates of return to the Governor, Deputy Governor, Senators and Members of the House of Representatives in Bauchi on Friday.
“Those elected should see the mandate as a huge challenge and should reciprocate by ensuring that the dividends of democracy are distributed among all parts of the state.”
He also said that the winners should understand that it was a silent revolution happening in the country and if they refused to serve their people it could affect them too.
According to him, elected persons should be careful in the way they handled those who elected them.
INEC National Commissioner in charge of Bauchi, Yobe and Borno states, retired Col. Hammanga Mohammed said INEC had carried stakeholder holders along in conducting the general elections.
He said INEC had been consulting all stakeholders in all the decisions taken and it was clear that people’s votes had counted. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that seven of eight members of the House of Representatives, three Senators, Deputy Governor and the Governor were presented with their certificates by Mohammed.
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The seven Representatives are Ahmed Yerima, Shehu Musa, Salisu Zakari, Halliru Jika, Mohammed Gololo, Yakubu Dogara and Dr Mohammed Abdu while the eighth Alhaji Nura Adamu was absent due to illness.
The Senators are Sulaiman Nazif, Isa Hamma and Ali Wakili. The Deputy Governor-elect is Alhaji Nuhu Gidado while the Governor-elect is Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar.
The outgoing Deputy Governor, Alhaji Sagir Adamu represented Governor Isa Yuguda at the occasion which was also graced by many top ranking politicians, representatives of security agencies, traditional rulers, members of the press and the general members of the public. (NAN