Bauchi Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed has declared that nobody can set Bauchi State on fire because he has gathered enough treated water to quench any form of fire.
This remark comes in response to the recent threat by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike to set opposition PDP states on fire.
Bala Mohammed issued the response which was apparently directed at Wike when a delegation from the National Secretariat of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) visited him at the Governor’s Office in Bauchi on Tuesday.
The Governor said that the crisis rocking the party is not personal, stressing that nobody should misunderstand the party as it is still united.
According to him, “If we have quarrel, it is not personal, nobody should misunderstand us, we are together. This is not a splinter group, this is just a delegation from the National Working Committee of the PDP. We are going to discuss some of the issues in the party”
“This unsolicited visit by the National Working Committee shows that in Nigeria we have people of conscience and we are connected by the values that established the PDP by our founding fathers”
Bala Mohammed also said, “Yes, none of the political parties are insulated from crisis here and there, but crisis is there and that why leadership is there.We have to take the bull by the horns to discuss and look at the constitution of our party.”
“We must do things by the rule of law, we must respect people, we must put our interest aside, we must respect our diversities, we must bring and close rank, especially for party like the PDP that has a history,” he added.
“We have a pedigree, most of the developments in the country were done by the PDP, since we left nothing has happened. As you can see all the members of the National Working Committee that are here are square heads in square holes”
He then assured that as the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, he will continue to give effective and efficient leadership and meaningful opposition in the country.
Meanwhile, the National Legal Adviser of the PDP, Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade SAN, who spoked during the visit said, “On behalf of the National Working Committee of our great Party and our colleagues present here, I bring the Governor, our esteemed Governor, and his team warm greetings and good tiding from the Secretariat of our great party.
“Your Excellency, the purpose of our courtesy visit is not far-fetched, the purpose is to identify with you and also to take a physical look at all we have been reading in the papers about the excellent performance of our Governor.
“Today we are impressed we came into a new Governor’s Office about which different commentaries have been running and a lot of positive things. The round office, Office of the Chief of Staff where I observed my afternoon prayers. This is wonderful. Congratulations Your Excellency on this feat.
“Secondary Your Excellency, we are here to also identify with you and to salute your courage as the Chairman of PDP Governors Forum. We cannot pretend, that a lot of things have been going on in our party, and we cannot pretend to say that all is very well.
“We are grateful and we are glad that you and other colleague governors have taken the bull by the horns. So, we made it necessary for us to come and identify with you and tell you that whatever steps are taken by the Governors Forum under your leadership, We as representatives of the National Working Committee will accept them and be ready to implement.”
