•Governor Bala Mohammed
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has expressed displeasure with members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who are aligning with the new opposition coalition that has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political platform.
Speaking at the PDP Stakeholders Conference in Abuja yesterday, Governor Mohammed said that no one can be a PDP member and a coalition member at the same time, reports Channels TV.
The chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum said that the party can no longer take what he termed as ‘indiscipline,’ adding that the members have to choose only one place to stay.
“We cannot take indiscipline to a level where it becomes contagious. If you are in PDP you are in PDP, you cannot be in the PDP and be in the coalition or another party.
“We cannot take this, coalition is an aberration. Yes, I said it. You cannot belong to two places. You cannot be a hermaphrodite, you cannot be a man and a woman at the same time,” Governor Mohammed said.
The governor’s message was echoed by most of the founding members of the party who were in attendance, saying that people cannot be claiming to be members of the PDP whilst working for the interest of other political parties.
The party which has been embroiled in internal crisis for over two years now, saw its presidential candidate in 2023, Atiku Abubakar, resign from the party last week.
The former vice president stated that his resignation was due to irreconcilable differences that have emerged within the former ruling party.
He noted that he found it necessary to part ways due to the current trajectory the party has taken, which, according to him, diverges from the foundational principles it stood for.
Before him, former Senate President, David Mark, also resigned from the opposition party. Mark has already been announced as the interim chairman of the coalition adopted party, ADC.
