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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, has advised Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed to stop using the appointment of Wike as Minister by President Bola Tinubu, as an excuse for his lack of capacity to provide leadership as Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum.
Olayinka, who said Mohammed usurped the position, alleged that the Bauchi governor dumped his political godfather, Isa Yuguda in 2007 and, as a member of the defunct All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP), also dumped former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2010 for a ministerial appointment under the PDP government of President Goodluck Jonathan.
“Rather than taking responsibilities of leadership and acting same, Bala Mohammad opted to divide the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC), relating with a faction while neglecting the other.
“For his ineptitude and lack of capacity to lead, Bala Mohammed has been blaming Chief Ezenwo Nyesom Wike’s appointment as FCT Minister.
“Do we still need to feed Bala Mohammed with the fact that Wike, a committed member of the PDP is serving in the APC government of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, is not new in the history of politics and governance in Nigeria?
“Between 2009 and 2003, there were three political parties – PDP, All Nigerians People’s Party (APP) and Alliance for Democracy (AD). PDP won the presidency, but President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed members of APP and AD to serve in the government.
“Funny enough, this same Bala Mohammed, became Minister in 2010, while still being a member of the defunct ANPP. Even at that, is it because Wike is a Minister that Bala Mohammed has faltered in carrying out the responsibilities of the position of Chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum that he usurped? Could Bala Mohammad have displayed the capacity that he obviously lacked if Wike is not serving in Tinubu’s government?
