The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has accused the All Progressives Congress of igniting the lingering internal crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party.
Mohammed, who is the Chairman, PDP Governors’ Forum, stated this while speaking with the journalists after a meeting with the members of the PDP Board of Trustees at the Government House, Bauchi, on Wednesday.
While particularly expressing deep worries over the bitter feud between the incumbent River’s State Governor Siminalaye Fubara, and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike and the struggle for the control of PDP leadership in the state, Mohammed noted that the entire incident was orchestrated by the APC who created moles within the PDP-controlled state.
Bala explained further, “But I say, there is no challenge is insurmountable. It is surmountable by the grace of God.
“And you will notice that this is the creation of the other side. They want us to be in disarray. It is the creation of the APC that always wants to have moles within us.
“They want to have knowledge of what is going on, and you can see even the Wike that is working for APC is a PDP man that is performing very well.
“They don’t have people that will perform like our members. That is why they chose to pick him and give state structure to run.”
The governor stressed, “That, to us, it is a commendation. The press will see that at least irrespective of the situation, it is still a form of good recognition. It shows that the PDP has the quality human capital to deliver Nigeria.”
Commenting on the BoT chairman’s visit, Mohammed said “As Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, we discussed with the major organs of the party, the NWC, the areas we have discussed and raised, and I believe one of the decisions that we took in Enugu, you were there and you can see that the governors were united on most of these major areas.
“I can not talk without the mandate of the governors. The governors are with you, and we will make sure that every aggrieved body, entity, or person is brought together. I think we can do better. I want you to understand that is why we are going around to all the other sections where there are problems and that is why we have you, but be rest assured that we, as governors, will try as much as possible to minimise rancour, division and give direction.
“In a democracy like ours, we can not dictate. The NWC is the party’s major administrative organ. We have to get it right. There should be justice and equity. We must respect our constitution and its provisions.”
Earlier, the chairman of PDP BoT, Adolphus Wabara, had commended Mohammed on his efforts to devise effective means of resolving the crisis, even as he expressed his readiness to support him in that direction.
Like the Bauchi governor, Wabara voiced deep concerns regarding the state of the party, particularly with respect to the internal issues within the National Working Committee, NWC and the ongoing crisis in Rivers State noting that, “The BoT is planning to engage both the contending parties in separate meetings with a view to resolving the lingering issue.
“We are engaging and contending with the party’s issues in separate meetings with a view to resolving the lingering issue,” the BoT chairman pointed out.