Gov Mohammed Decries Use Of State Power In Peoples Democratic Party Crisis

Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has declared that “Enough is enough,” insisting that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) does not belong to any individual but to the Nigerian people.

Reacting to the police blockade of the PDP national secretariat on Tuesday, Governor Mohammed, in a statement posted on his verified Facebook page, warned that the party’s leaders will not remain passive while attempts are made to destabilise the PDP.

“I reaffirm that the PDP Governors’ Forum will not stand by and watch the party be dismantled by those who neither understand its founding principles nor respect its future,” he said.

He added that the Forum is fully committed to collaborating with the newly constituted National Working Committee (NWC) to safeguard the party’s national secretariat, defend internal democracy, and preserve the PDP’s integrity.

“We shall do so with unity, strategic coordination, and an unshakable commitment to the rule of law,” the governor stated.

Governor Mohammed stressed that the PDP will not be intimidated or silenced, “Let me be clear: the PDP will not be cowed, harassed, or silenced. We have weathered greater storms and emerged stronger. This moment will be no different. We will rise from it more united and more determined.”

He also issued a stern warning to the presidency, describing the use of state power to influence internal party issues as dangerous and counterproductive.

“I must also caution the presidency. It is a dangerous precedent to empower individuals who lack both character and commitment to democratic values, individuals who misuse state power to settle internal political disputes.

“Such actions do not serve our country, and they certainly do not serve the PDP. Rather, they undermine the very institutions that bind our democracy together,” Bala Mohammed concluded.