Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has dismissed reports suggesting he is being considered as a potential running mate to former President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2027 presidential election.
The clarification follows social media claims that Mohammed had been pencilled down as Jonathan’s vice-presidential candidate after the former president was adopted as the presidential flag bearer of a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki.
Jonathan was nominated during a special national convention held in Abuja on Saturday. Although the former president was absent from the event, his certificate of return was received on his behalf by Bayelsa lawmaker Fred Agbedi.
Speculation intensified after Nuhu Sada, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), wrote on X that reports indicated the Bauchi governor could be paired with Jonathan ahead of the 2027 election.
Senate Bid Remains Priority
In a statement posted on his verified X account on Sunday, Mohammed said his political attention remains firmly fixed on contesting for the Bauchi South Senatorial District seat under the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
“Thank you for your interest in my political aspirations. However, for the sake of clarity, my focus remains firmly on contesting for the Bauchi South Senatorial District seat under the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM),” he wrote.
He urged the public to disregard reports linking him to any alternative political ambition.
“Any reports suggesting a different political course should be disregarded as speculative and inaccurate,” the governor added.
Mohammed recently defected from the PDP to the APM amid protracted leadership crises and internal disagreements within the main opposition party.