- Boasts Mohammed Wouldn’t Have Succeeded If…
By Kolawole Ojebisi
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has accused the Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, of being treacherous by conspiring with others to keep the PDP Governors’ Forum chairmanship in the North.
The minister noted that Bala is bent on retaining the position in the North adding that Mohammed appears to have succeeded because of what described as “infantile ambition” of Damagun.
He ascribed the worsening crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to Mohammed’s puerile predilection for lording it over others adding that the Bauchi governor wouldn’t have succeeded if he was a state governor.
Wike noted that Mohammed wants Damagun removed from the post he played a considerable role to get him into because the PDP acting national chairman is no longer doing his bidding.
He said, “We have never had it this bad in PDP, in terms of leadership, particularly from the chairman of the Governors’ Forum. It’s not about talking, but about action.
“How do you know when someone is treacherous? When Tambuwal finished as chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, we had always alternated between North and South. But Bala and others conspired, went to Bauchi, and retained the chairmanship of the PDP Governors’ Forum in the North. Of course, he knows if I were governor, that wouldn’t have happened. He succeeded because of what I call infantile ambition. To be a leader, you must make sacrifices and have the capacity to galvanize people.
“As an opposition party, people will judge if you are serious about taking over power. It’s not about talking or appearing on national TV to make accusations. It’s not about insulting people.
“As the chairman of the Governors’ Forum, how has he organized his colleagues in funding the party? How has he made the party efficient through the National Working Committee? How has he ensured they are ready to take over power from the ruling party in Ondo State?
“It was Bala who said Damagun should complete Ayu’s tenure. When we went to the last NEC meeting and issues arose, it was Bala who sent people to court for an interpretation of the party’s constitution.
“When Damagun didn’t follow his demands, he started saying Damagun must go.”
Recall that there’s a rift between Wike and his successor as governor in Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara.
The rift is believed to have been caused by Fubara’s refusal to be ruling by proxy in the state after the FCT minister had completed his constitutional eight-year reign as governor.
