By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi
Bauchi State Contact and Mobilization Forum set to cajole the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate into the governorship race comes 2027 polls, has commended the minister over the policy of free delivery ambulance for pregnant women to health facilities across the country.
The coordinator of the forum, Haruna Abubakar Ajiyan Galambi noted with concern that difficulty in acquiring mobility for delivering pregnant women to hospital or health facilities has the process in the past often led to the death of those women.
He expressed delight that the introduction of free transportation ambulance for pregnant women to hospitals or any appropriate medical center for delivery services would go along in curtailing the cumbersome ness hitherto being faced in medical services provision.
Ajiyan Galambi who was speaking Sunday at WAI electoral ward of Zwall village in Tafawa Balewa LGA of Bauchi state during contact and mobilization to persuade the health minister join the Bauchi guber race ahead of 2027 polls, said that Prof. Pate is the best material for the governorship aspiration.
Galambi explained that Minister Ali Pate abandoned his multi-million dollar foreign job only to come back join the crusade of savaging Nigeria from the catastrophe of social problems, disease, ignorance and want .
The coordinator further explained that should Minister Ali Pate assume the office of Executive Governor of Bauchi state comes 2027 elections, he would evolve a policy of arresting the unemployment trends bedeviling youths and women through the creation of job opportunities not only in the health sector, but also in various other social infrastructure provision.
Ajiyan Galambi urged party supporters and all eligible voters across political party divides to sharpen their balloting bullets ahead of the 2027 elections in ensuring that Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate is duly democratically elected as the APC Governor to lead Bauchi into a prosperous and economically viable state.
Malam Haruna Ajiyan Galambi also thumped up for the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare under Prof. Ali Pate's resolve to establish a comprehensive health centre in each of the 774 Local Government Areas of the country, saying it is an unprecedented feat to be achieved by the minister.
Contact and mobilization captains who spoke at the forum exercise that attracted APC ward delegates, included Dr. Yusuf Abdu Yusuf who dwelled at length about the credibility of the health minister to assume the mantle of leadership of Bauchi state.
Also speaking, Mobilizer Mohammed El-Amin urged APC loyalists and supporters to comb all nooks and crannies of Tafawa Balewa LGA canvassing support for cajoling the health minister to without any hesitation aspire for the governorship seat in 2027 polls.
El-Amin who chairs Bauchi State Awareness for Good Governance Group, recalled that Prof. Pate abandoned his N700 million foreign job only to accept a N7m health minister job, just for the sake of patriotically contributing to the revolutionary growth and development of his home country.
Also mounting the the stage, Isyaku Abdullahi Burra hailed Minister Mohammed Ali Pate for his resolve to establish an Orthopedic Hospital in each of the six geo-political zone of the country, with that of Northeast sitting in Toro LGA of Bauchi state.
Mobilizers who also expressed some visions and missions of the health minister included Alh. Jibrin Zwall, Malam Jamila Abdullahi, Jobless Zainab Salisu Boto who holds Bsc Biology Single honour from UNIMAID, Timothy Leya Tapshin, and Elders Muhammad Yakubu and Haruna Chiroma Marte.
Others are Women Deputy leader Murjanatu Abdulrahman, Yahaya Shu'aibu Zwall, Marli Ragami, Kabiru Sa'idu, Women leader Titi Haruna, Sa'ad Adamu, Mai Dawa Aliyu Zwall who faulted nonpayment of pensioners gratuities, and Baba Robb who thrilled the occasion with beautiful song of Minister Pate exolting his virtues.
