From Ahmad Muhammad, Bauxhi
The Gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Bauchi State Senator Haliru Jika has dispelled reports that he had stepped down for one of the major candidates in the March 18 Governorship election.
Jika who is the senator respresenting Bauchi Central, said he has all it takes to lead the state and he has been well received by the people of Bauchi all through his campaigns.
The NNPP Guber candidate popularly known as Dokaji by friends and well-wishers, cleared the air about the purported news that he had stepped down from the race in an interview with journalists at his residence in Bauchi.
“I did not step down from the Governorship for any candidate and my party has campaign extensively,” he said.
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