The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Governors Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has declared that the party is prepared to strongly challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general elections.
The governor made this statement on Thursday at the opening session of the 101st National Executive Committee, NEC meeting of the PDP held in Abuja.
“PDP is a party that has shown resilience. We are working behind the scene to ensure that we remain intact; to create a platform for Nigerians,” he said.
“The governors recognise the challenges faced by the NWC and they have shown that they are with us. We will give the APC a big fight in 2027. We are strong and working together,” Bala added.
In his remarks, Ahmed Makarfi, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, BoT and former governor of Kaduna State, speaking on behalf of the board’s chairman, emphasised the need to make every effort to convene an elective national convention for the emergence of new national officers of the party.
“The outcome of the convention will determine the political landscape. We must work hard to ensure we survive. We must guard our utterances in order not to complicate the issues,” Makarfi said.
He expressed optimism that after the emergence of a new leadership, most of those who left the PDP would return to the party.
“At the end of the tunnel, there will be light. PDP will come back,” he said.
In his remarks, Senator Abba Moro, the Senate Minority Leader (PDP, Benue South), said, “The meeting is designed to propel PDP to the next level. We have been working to ensure the PDP remains one big family since 1999.”
Speaking on the defection of PDP members to APC, particularly senator, Moro said, “Some people are in politics by accident, they gravitate from one party to another for survival.”
He, however, assured that the remaining PDP senators would make every effort to help the party regain its strength.
We’ll give APC big fight in 2027 – Bauchi Gov Bala Mohammed
