Wike, Bala Mohammed fight dirty over PDP, APC

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, yesterday engaged in a fierce war of words over the governor’s looming defection from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to either the All Progressives Congress, APC, or the African Democratic Congress, ADC. While Mohammed fingered Wike for the PDP crisis, and the reason he is leaving the party, Wike mocked the governor over his inability to negotiate his way to the APC, describing his impending exit from the PDP as good riddance to bad rubbish.

Governor Mohammed, one of the remaining PDP governors and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, has indicated readiness to dump the party amid its lingering internal crisis.

The governor, who met with ADC leaders on Tuesday and APC leaders yesterday at Bauchi Government House, has kept both parties guessing over his next political move.

A leader of the ADC told Vanguard yesterday, “We are waiting but I can’t confirm whether or not he is joining us. The APC people have also gone to see him. After tomorrow, you can call me, then we can talk.”

Wike responsible for PDP’s problems, unwilling to reconcile – Bauchi gov

Speaking after the meeting with ADC leaders on Tuesday, Mohammed blamed Wike for the PDP crisis which, he said, informed his decision to consider leaving the party.

‘’I have done everything possible to reconcile within the PDP. I met APC leadership at the national level, including its chairman, and even met the President three times in an effort to encourage reconciliation.

‘’I also met Nyesom Wike personally, putting aside personal pride. However, his position was clear; he believes he has already taken control of the party.

“We have found ourselves in a very serious situation. I have done everything possible to ensure reconciliation, but it has not worked,” he said.