Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum and Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has described those leaving the party because of the actions of others as cowardice.
Mohammed also said the party’s national convention billed for Ibadan on November 15 would go ahead in spite of the challenges.
The Bauchi State governor stated this during the inauguration of the media and publicity sub committee of the party’s national convention.
Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah is set to formally dump PDP on Tuesday, amid strong speculations that Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa and Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba would also leave the party soon.
Earlier this year, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom and Governor Sheriff Oborewori of Delta had dumped PDP.
However, charging members not dissuaded by the defections, the Bauchi State governor said, “We are confident, please be emboldened, don’t be disturbed by the defections and the shenanigans and the doubt Thomases. Don’t be disturbed, you should be encouraged.
“Staying back to fight is what makes a man or woman. It’s an act of cowardice to leave because of one man or woman. You are also men and women of strength and courage,” he said.
Saying the convention must go on as planned, Mohammed said, “We have been suffering a lot as a party and we have been weathering the storm. And we will continue to weather the storm.
“This convention is here to stay and we are going to Ibadan by the grace of God. No Jupiter will stop us. No dark forces will succeed over us. If the dark forces succeed over PDP they have succeed over Nigeria,” the governor said.
He decried the state of the country, adding that it has never suffered the way it has as is experienced under the APC.
He claimed that since the PDP left power, the void of governance has not been filled.
“We have to do something within the Democratic space to change the situation,” the governor noted.
