“I Am Focused On Repositioning PDP, Not Defection” –  Gov Bala Mohammad

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammad, has denied his rumoured plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ,for another political platform. He insisted that such speculations are false and misleading.

The Source reports that there have been widespread speculations linking the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum to a defection to other parties , particularly the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, of late .

Earlier, on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the leadership of the PRP in Bauchi State in a statement from its Secretary, Wada Abdullahi, while affirming rumours concerning the plan by the Governor to defect, insisted that he is not welcome into the party .

“The Party’s attention has been drawn to circulating reports suggesting that Governor Bala Mohammad might seek refuge in the PRP following the alleged disintegration of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, nationwide.

“However, even if the rumours were true, the Governor will not be welcomed to PRP.

“Governor Bala Mohammad’s tenure has been marked by poor performance which is disappointing and unacceptable to our party”, the PRP stated.

But in a statement late on Wednesday by Mukhtar Gidado, his media aide, Governor Muhammad  described insinuations about his defection as mischievous.

According to the statement, Governor Muhammad has never, for once, contemplated abandoning the PDP, or initiated any move to defect to another platform even in the face of the challenges facing the PDP .

Gidado rather noted that the Governor has been preoccupied with how to deliver on his mandate ,as well as how to retrieve the PDP from political undertakers.

Specifically, the Governor denied ever making any overtures to the PRP as an alternative platform to the PDP, and has no plans to do so in the future.

“Our attention has been drawn to a mischievous statement credited to the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, in Bauchi State, alleging that Governor Bala Mohammad is not welcome to join the party.

“Ordinarily, such a baseless remark would have been dismissed as the ramblings of an attention-seeker desperate for relevance.

“However, experience has shown that silence in the face of falsehood can be misconstrued as acquiescence.

“The statement attributed to the PRP State Secretary is no not only false but a figment of the author’s imagination. We state unequivocally that at no time has Governor Bala Mohammad contemplated leaving the PDP let alone initiating any move to defect to another party or making overtures to the PRP in Bauchi State.

“It must be placed on record that in line with his inalienable right to freely associate in pursuit of a stable and prosperous polity, Governor Muhammad, like any other citizen, reserves the right to determine his future political alignments.

“Should that time ever arise, such a decision will not be dictated by the dubious machinations of political turncoats who thrive on falsehood and malice”, Gidado stated .

This is as the Governor’s spokesman, emphasized his commitment towards ensuring the repositioning of the PDP, in the face of what he described as a contrived crisis.

According to the statement, Governor Muhammad has been at the forefront of the battle to reclaim the PDP from political buccaneers and betrayers , with a view to regaining it’s lost fortunes.

The Governor, therefore, appealed to the people , especially the PDP supporters “to remain calm and focused, and disregard the antics of political detractors.”