President Buhari Walks Out Of APC Rally In Bauchi Over Poor Organization, As Campaign Ends Abruptly

By Akinwale Kasali

It was a bad day for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, as the Party’s Rally in Bauchi State ended abruptly.  President Muhammadu Buhari walked out of the venue of the Rally without making a speech.

The President had arrived at the Rally Ground about 12 noon to campaign for its Party Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and other Candidates of the Party at various levels in the State when the Public Address System suddenly went off and couldn’t be rectified just as the APC National Chairman, Adamu Adamu was making his speech.

After waiting for some minutes without the Public Address System coming up, Buhari staged a walk out alongside his entourage.

The aircraft conveying the President had touched down at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa airport, Bauchi around 10:20 am, with the President proceeding to the Palace of the Emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Adamu, for a courtesy visit and thereafter headed to the Sir Tafawa Balewa stadium, venue for campaign rally.

He was received by the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, who is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate and his opponent in the March 11 governorship election, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.

Others at the airport to receive the President were the APC party chairman, Abdullahi Adamu; Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council and governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong; Senate President Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazzau; Andy Ubah, Governors of Borno, Kebbi and Yobe states, Babagana Zulum, Abubakar Bagudu and Mai Mala Buni, respectively.

Having left Bauchi State, President Buhari headed to Lagos State on a two day Working Day Visit where he would unveil several projects, including the Lekki deep sea port, the blue line rail project designed to run from Mile 2 (on the mainland) to Marina; 32-metric tons Lagos Rice Mill, Imota; and 18.75km Eleko to Epe T Junction express road.

Others are the John Randle centre for Yoruba culture and history and the groundbreaking for the blue line rail phase 2 (Mile 2 to Okokomaiko).