Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has lambasted members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who are defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), describing their actions as an act of cowardice.
Mohammed, who stated this while speaking during the inauguration of the media sub-committee of the National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC), said that true party members should stay and fight for the PDP rather than abandoning it for personal gain.
“Staying back to fight is what makes a man,” he said.
Recall that since its 2023 presidential primary, PDP, the major opposition political party in the country ,has been battling one crisis or the other, and this development within the party got worsened with the recent defections of key figures, notably Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, to the APC.
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But despite these challenges, Mohammed expressed optimism that the PDP remains strong and capable of weathering any storm in the next election.
“By the grace of God, no Jupiter will stop us. No dark forces will succeed over us. If they succeed over the PDP, they have succeeded over Nigeria,” the governor declared just as he also reaffirmed the PDP’s commitment to transforming Nigeria’s leadership style, stressing that the party has the structure and capacity to conduct a credible national convention.
“We have to change the governance style of this country, and this is the beginning .We have never suffered as a country as we are suffering today under the APC,” he said, just as he also urged members of the convention committee to intensify public engagement and collaboration among sub-committees to ensure the success of the party’s upcoming convention.
