The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, held a meeting on Wednesday with Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed at the Government House in Bauchi.
The visit, which included Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, occurred amid intensifying speculation regarding Mohammed’s potential departure from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The discussion was conducted behind closed doors, and no official statements were issued to the press immediately afterward.
However, sources within the Government House suggest the high-level visit was part of a strategic effort to convince Mohammed to join the APC instead of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which he had reportedly been considering.
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This meeting took place just one day after Governor Mohammed, who serves as the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, hosted an ADC delegation led by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.
Following that Tuesday session, Mohammed admitted that the persistent internal turmoil within the PDP had forced him to look elsewhere, noting that reconciliation attempts had proved unsuccessful.
“We have found ourselves in a very serious situation. I have done everything possible to ensure reconciliation, but it has not worked. We set up committees at both the national and state levels to explore all options, including even the APC, but sadly, we discovered that we are not wanted there,” Mohammed stated.
While he confirmed that discussions were ongoing with various parties, he noted that the ADC currently seemed like the most viable path. “As of now, ADC appears to be a very welcoming and acceptable platform. However, we have not concluded discussions. We are engaging stakeholders to ensure we do not make mistakes,” he explained.
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The Governor further revealed that his camp’s initial hesitation toward the ruling party stemmed from a feeling of exclusion.
“We are not wanted in the APC because we are not being approached, and we tried to get there, but certainly, our antecedents will connect most of the people around us, preferring ADC or other parties than APC,” he said.
However, he left the door open for a potential alignment with the ruling party following this latest visit, adding, “If they open up and say we should come to the APC, we will go, but for now, the preference is to move to the opposition party.”
