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From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
A pro-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the umbrella of Democratic Forum for Justice and Equity (DFJE), has revealed that it has collapsed its structure for Peter Obi to support the Governor of Bauchi State and leading Presidential aspirant, Bala Mohammed, to emerge PDP’s flagbearer.
While boasting of about three million members nationwide, the forum promised to mobilise delegates across the country to vote the Bauchi governor.
In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by its national coordinator, Malam Isah Ajilete, hinged their decision on equity and fairness for the South East that it initially declared support for Obi.
“We have withdrawn our support for Obi. We are shifting our support to Bala Mohammed. It is a known fact that Bala Mohammed is the most loyal presidential aspirant among all those seeking the ticket of the party. Bala Mohammed’s region of the North East has also never tasted the seat of the President like the South-East, hence our support for the Bauchi state governor.”
The forum further noted that the Bauchi governor’s record of achievements as Senator, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and current governor, “coupled with the fact that his geopolitical zone of North-east has never tasted the exalted seat of President was centre of attraction to the PDP presidential aspirant among others.
“Therefore, we have directed all our zonal chapters and state coordinators to reach out and mobilise all the identified real delegates to cast their ballots for Governor Bala Mohammed.”
The forum also appealed to the National Working Committee of the PDP and other stakeholders to consider the “widely acknowledged consensus-building capacity, age, education, experience and leadership qualities of Bala Mohammed in the selection of the presidential candidate this weekend.”
The group equally pointed out Governor Mohammed’s achievement in Bauchi in the last three and half years, noting that he has transformed the state to a modern citiy.
“If you go to Bauchi state you will see for yourself the state is construction site. This is the type of person we need at the helm of affairs now in Nigeria because our country is in dire need of such a person with tested capacity,” the statement read.
