‘We’re Ready to Welcome Gov Bala, supporters into APC – Youths

By: Ajiya Ayuba, Bauchi 

The Bauchi State concern Youths of the All Progressive Congress (APC), on Thursday said that they are ever ready to welcome the chairman of the People’s Democratic Party PDP Governor’s forum and the governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir and his supporters into APC.

The concern youth said this during a press conference, held at the NUJ secretariat, Bauchi State. Call on the members of the party to accept governor Bala Mohammed and his supporters accord the deserved. 

The leader of the group, Aliyu Abdullahi Ilelah, said that “We reaffirm our commitment to transparency, fairness, and genuine representation, and we encourage all stakeholders to work towards these principles rather than promoting rhetoric”

“The assertion that there is a unified position among stakeholders to reject the planned defection of kauran Bauchi to APC is inaccurate. 

“The APC remains a diverse platform with varying perspectives, and no single meeting or group can legitimately claim to speak for all members across the state; 

“And looking at the composition of the meeting, anyone familiar with the APC stakeholders in Bauchi State can easily conclude that those in attendance were not up to half of the members of APC caucus in Bauchi State. 

“Notably, people like the former Governor of Bauchi State M.A. Abubakar (SAN), Yakubu Dogara, Ali Pate, Yusuf Maitama Tugga, Mallam Ya’ u Darazo, Bala Maijama a Wunti and Malam Nura Mami Saro, among others were all not in attendance.

“The narrative being pushed to the effect that the defection of Governor Bala Mohammed will lead to the defeat of the APC in the state appears to be driven more by personal or factional interests rather than the collective good of the party and the people. 

“At a time when citizens expect responsible leadership and constructive engagement, such statements risk creating urinecessary division and confusion. 

“The party desires to have an all round victory at the 2027 elections and collapsing the structure of a sitting Goverriment into the folk of APC is in our opinion one of the best strategy that can lead to the overall victory of president Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all APC candidates in the states in the 2027 General Elections. 

“Rather than focusing on rejecting the defection of Kauran Bauchi, stakeholders should have prioritize governance, service delivery, and policies that improve the lives of Bauchi citizens”

He said that the party caucus sat in Abuja claimed that, the admission of governor Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir to APC, particularly at this critical time will be detrimental to the party in the state.

He further said that”I can’t Imagine a senator that fails woefully in discharging his legislative duty and running away from his constituents due to lack of any developmental project attracted to

them in his wasteful years at the upper chamber has moral ground to oppose the admission of workaholic governor who deliver dividends of democracy to the downtrodden masses in our dear state To our great party (APC)”

Added that “The said person in his malicious statements pronouncing disunity if Governor Bala defect to Apc, is among those that fail to address the contentious issue of party congress (apc state secretary and organising secretary) if not for the urgent Intervention of the national chairman the party in bauchi state would have being collapse and paralyse by now”