The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State has officially backed out of the plan to switch to the All Progressives Congress (APC). They say the ruling party won’t accept important terms and conditions that were brought up during negotiations.
The main opposition party said that since the talks about the defection fell through, it has been looking into other possible political options.
It would be remembered that after his failed defection to the ruling APC, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State said he might join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) because there was still a leadership dispute in his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Sama’ila Burga, the state chairman of the PDP, said at a press conference yesterday at the PDP Secretariat along Yandoka Road in Bauchi that the party’s decision to stop political talks was made because the two parties couldn’t agree on important terms.
He said the purpose of the briefing was to let the public know about changes in the party, its leaders, and important people who work with it.
He said that the PDP came to the talks with the honest goal of building understanding and looking into working together politically for the good of the state as a whole.
He did say, though, that the talks didn’t end up with the desired result. He said, “We entered the talks in good faith and with an open mind, but we couldn’t find common ground.”
Burga also said that the party talked to and thought about the decision with a lot of important people first. He said that the consultation process included members of the National Assembly, State House of Assembly members, and local government party leaders.
He said that the main reason an agreement couldn’t be reached was that the APC leadership wouldn’t accept some important terms and conditions that were brought up during the talks.
He went on to say, “There was no agreement on a number of key issues, so we thought it was best to end the process.”
The PDP chairman also said again that the party is committed to following political paths that are best for the people of Bauchi State and their goals.
He said, “We will keep looking at other political options that will be good for the people.”
Under Governor Bala Mohammed, the party reaffirmed its commitment to promoting good governance, unity, and collective progress. It also promised to keep focusing on the state’s development and the well-being of its citizens.
When asked by reporters, he said that the party was aware of the election deadlines and would do everything it could to meet the law, leaving no stone unturned.
He also said that the PDP would keep looking into all of its political options for the good of its members and the people of Bauchi State.
Governor Mohammed had said that he might switch to the ADC after his failed attempt to switch to the APC.
People said that the APC had agreed to a 60/40 power-sharing deal in favor of the governor and had also given him a Senate seat.
The ruling party, on the other hand, wouldn’t let him pick a successor, which caused the defection talks to fall apart.
When the governor met with a group from ADC, led by Babachir Lawal, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), at the Presidential Lodge, Government House, Bauchi, he told them about his latest plan.
