By Akinwale Kasali
Following the mass defection of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in some States to the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who is, also, Chairman, PDP Governors Forum has expressed worry.
“I am worried”, he said, and added that the PDP as a Party is not finding things easy politically with these defections.
The Governor spoke at the inauguration of the PDP Convention Communication Sub-committee in Abuja on Saturday.
He stressed that the PDP Governors were working quietly to keep the Party united ahead of the 2027 elections.
He further added that the association of leaders like former President Goodluck Jonathan and the 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, with the PDP reflects on Nigerians’ continued interest in the Party.
Recall that several PDP leaders have defected to the ruling APC, among them: Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno, Delta Governor Sheriff Oborevwori both of whom defected with whole PDP structure in their States. The party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, who is the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa also defected.
Speculations are rife that the PDP Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu is expected to join the APC on Tuesday, October 14th, 2025 with the whole Party structure just as it is believed that Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, is next in line to dump the PDP for the APC.
As the PDP prepares for its National Elective Convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, scheduled for November 15–16,
Governor Mohammed stated:
“If you ask me whether I am concerned about our Governors leaving for APC, I am more than concerned. But leadership is a burden. As a leader of a group of equal status, I cannot determine the decisions or inactions of my colleagues, but certainly, a lot of work is being done behind the scenes.
“This defection would have been more devastating at the onset, but we have been talking and discussing. You know the style of leadership of the APC-led Federal Government in trying to make this country a one-party state.
“They have the power of coercion; they have the power of everything.
“I cannot say that my colleagues are wrong; they are free to do whatever they choose. But I have been advising them that even those who left are not finding it easy because most of the people at the grassroots level are PDP and are not happy with the defections.
“Sometimes, it is done because of permutations and calculations. I will not denigrate or speak negatively about my colleagues, but I assure you I am not going anywhere. I am in PDP, and my state has no element of division.
“Even today, I saw in the news that one of my Senators is going. They are being controlled, they are being bought, but certainly, the state is PDP, and the issue is PDP because Nigerians want change, and they believe they can get it through the PDP. Most of the measurable achievements by the Federal Government were done by PDP regimes.”
Mohammed, however, admonish those planning to leave the party to do so peacefully without tarnishing its image, noting that their exit would open doors for capable Nigerians to join the Party.
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