The reported move by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reportedly stalled following disagreements over a proposed power-sharing arrangement.
The Chairman of the Turaki-led PDP faction in the state, Sama’ila Burga, disclosed this on Saturday while speaking to journalists in Bauchi.
He explained that discussions involving the governor, his faction, and APC leaders ended in a deadlock after the ruling party reportedly rejected a 60/40 formula for sharing control of the party structure in the state.
Meanwhile, Governor Bala Mohammed and his supporters have reportedly remained open to political realignment, indicating that consultations are ongoing and other party options are being considered from the ward level up to the state level.
Burga also claimed that the APC was unwilling to accommodate the existing PDP structure alongside the state government.
According to him, initial talks were initiated through the governor, involving APC’s national leadership as well as Abba Kabir Yusuf, who visited Bauchi to encourage Mohammed to join the party.
However, he said the negotiations eventually broke down after the APC declined the proposed 60–40 sharing arrangement, which he noted had been used in similar political defections in other states.
“This is how it has been done in other places where governors defected to APC. They rejected this formula and we have closed that discussion. You cannot expect a government bringing its structure from ward level to the state not to have control of the party.
“We have called for this press conference at the instance of His Excellency, the Governor, who is leading the discussions,” he said.
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