2023: Atiku, Bauchi Gov Reconcile Differences

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, and Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, have settled their differences and resolved to work together for electoral victory in next year’s general elections.

LEADERSHIP earlier reported that Governor Mohammed had said he will not hesitate to withdraw from the PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) if the presidential candidate of the party fails to publicly disown those working against him and declare support for his re-election for a second term come 2023 in Bauchi State.

Mohammed, who is the vice chairman of PCC (North), stated this in an eight-page letter he addressed to the national chairman of the PDP, Senator Dr. Iyiocha Ayu.

Ayu and some party chieftains had quickly waded in few days ago by visiting the Bauchi State governor in Bauchi. Although the closed-door parley had raised concerns, the party leaders dismissed any notion of fresh friction within their ranks.

In furtherance of the Bauchi meeting, Atiku also held a meeting with Governor Mohammed and some party stakeholders in Abuja on Tuesday night.

Announcing the outcome of the Abuja meeting on Wednesday morning via his verified Facebook page, Atiku wrote: “Last night I hosted some of the leaders of our great party, the PDP, in Abuja. We discussed the state of our party and nation and recommitted ourselves to the patriotic task to recover and restore Nigeria for the good of all. -AA.”

It will be also recalled that the PDP had been battling with the group of five governors (PDP G5) namely, Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and his Abia, Oyo, Enugu and Benue State counterparts, Okezie Ikpeazu, Seyi Makinde, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Samuel Ortom respectively. They had recently intensified their campaign against the party’s presidential candidate.