Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, and Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, has warned those causing problems in the party to desist.
Mohammed, who was reacting to the new set of conditions listed by a group loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike for the PDP convention to hold peacefully, said leaders of the PDP are not cowards.
The Wike group, which tagged itself as Eminent Leaders and Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP, said having met to review the state of the party and assess the critical issues leading to the forthcoming National Convention, agreed with the zoning committee’s recommendations, which was adopted by NEC that status quo remains, but “further, and very strongly hold that there should be no form of micro-zoning for peace and stability within the party.”
They also said the PDP National Chairman’s position should remain in the North-Central in line with the zoning formula of the 2021 convention, among others.
But the Bauchi Governor in his reaction, said, “We cannot continue to keep quiet and allow people to take us to the slaughterhouse.
“The National chairman has spoken very well. The pedigree and capacity of the Convention Committee leadership is never in doubt because they have been doing it, they have done it before, and we believe we will do it very well.
“We are with the National Working Committee. We appreciate the sacrifice they are making. But certainly time has come when we must flex our muscles. We are not cowards and we are not afraid of anybody. We are capable of navigating this party beyond the shenanigans, beyond the arrogance and impunity of some people.
“We cannot continue to keep quiet and allow people to take us to the slaughterhouse. That is their job. And our job is to make sure we don’t go to slaughterhouses. And we are working as governors and National working committee to ensure that the key word is discipline.
“We will no longer allow or tolerate anybody to take us for granted. It has to stop. Enough is enough. We are not going to tolerate any longer.”
