Defection: Bauchi Governor Ends Talks With APC Over Failed Negotiations

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has ended negotiations with the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over a possible defection to the ruling party.

Chairman of PDP, Bauchi State chapter, Pharm. Sama’ila Adamu Burga, disclosed this to reporters during a press conference in Bauchi on Saturday.

He said the governor had entered the talks following an invitation from the APC requesting him and other key political stakeholders, including lawmakers, Assembly members and local government chairmen from Bauchi State to join APC ahead of next year’s general election.

Burga said the move was framed as a step toward dialogue and inclusiveness, with both sides signalling a willingness to explore collaboration in good faith.

He said, “After careful and extensive considerations,” the proposals put forward during the negotiations were ultimately not accepted by the APC leadership.

Burga said the failure to reach a consensus has now brought the entire process to an abrupt close.

Our correspondent reports that with the discussions now discontinued, attention has shifted to the Governor Mohammed’s next move.

Our correspondent reports that the collapse of the talks has now opened the door to a range of alternative strategies, including potential alliances or a recalibration of the governor’s current political positioning.

It would be recalled that about three weeks ago, the APC national chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yiltwada, and Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yuauf, visited Governor Mohammed in Bauchi in an attempt to woo him to join the APC.