Bala Mohammed Will Not Hand Over PDP To Tinubu – Governors’ Forum

Posted by: Folamidavid in News, Politics Nov 3, 2023

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has come out to say that Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed will not hand over the party to President Bola Tinubu.

The forum recently had its say via a press statement, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to its Director General, Cyril Maduabum, Bala Mohammed will make no attempts to hand over the party to Tinubu, and he was only being grateful to the president for resolving the crisis in Rivers State.

He added that the situation in Rivers State on October 30, 2023 was not just a PDP affair, it involved the whole of Nigeria.

It read, “It should be noted that the events that played out in Rivers State had national security implications; it had the potential to lead to a breakdown of law and order. Indeed, the Rivers State Police Command acknowledged as much in its statement issued on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.”

Nigeria’s history is replete with instances where a development in one state could snowball and affect the whole country. Rivers State is one of the major oil-producing states in Nigeria. A breach of peace in Rivers State, considering its strategic value and importance, no doubt, could affect other states of the federation.

Indeed, it is a sign of good leadership and a high sense of duty that Gov. Bala Mohammed summoned and held an emergency meeting of the Forum immediately after the Rivers State matter came up. We think that he deserves credit for this.

There is no way Governor Bala Mohammed, being a lover of peace in all parts of the country could fold his hands and fail to act or appreciate the good efforts of the President in finding a solution to the crisis. This further explains the shuttle diplomacy employed by the PDP Governors’ Forum led by Gov. Bala Mohammed in visiting and counselling the dramatis personae in the crises.

Senator Bala Mohammed is not trying and will not do anything to hand over the PDP, a leading and formidable opposition party to the President, who was elected on the platform of another party. The situation in Rivers State on October 30, 2023 was not just a PDP affair. No.”