The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, and the governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, hosted the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in the Bauchi Government House on Friday.
While welcoming the members of the obedient team, in an interactive session with the journalists, Bala stated that ahead of the 2027 general election, opposition political parties must be united.
This is just as he urged Obi to return to the PDP.
He said, “We have to harmonise our interests in the interest of the people of Nigeria.
“The opposition must come together. This ADC, PDP and even the remaining political parties should come together.
“And we don’t even hate the present administration. We wish they would do better, but as I discussed with you, there’s no budget. There is no plan. Everything is about politics from day one.
“And we have to be cautious, not to disparage our people. We have to unite the opposition, our ego and our interests. So that we can present a common front to compete and to make sure that we go to the promised land.”
Mohammed stated that the expectations of Nigerians in the 2027 general election are very high.
He said, “There is a lot of hunger and anger. And we don’t want to cause so many disparaging movements.”
He urged Peter Obi to consider returning to the PDP.
“So please come back. That’s where you belong. Don’t go anywhere that is in disarray,” he said.
On his part, Obi said that he was in Bauchi to interact with youths in colleges of health and the Almajiris.
According to him, based on the interactions he has with future leaders, he is satisfied with their potential.
He appreciated Bala for what he described as a wonderful work in the education sector of the state.
Reacting to questions from journalists on Nigeria’s political landscape, Obi said, “Our politics must change. It has to be politics of development, Politics of competence, politics of capacity and compassion, where we care for other people.”
He maintained that he visited Bala on a courtesy call “to talk about the problems of the country.
“How can we solve it together?”
He equally restated that alliances must be made among political parties ahead of the 2027 general election.
He explained that “Alliance is not for power grabbing, but to bring about changes and development.”
PUNCH reports that Obi, during the visit to the schools, donated N15m to Malikiya College of Nursing Sciences and Intisharu Islamic and Quranic Memorisation School in Bauchi.
He donated N10m to Malikiya College of Nursing Sciences and N5m to Intisharu Islam Quranic Memorisation School.
While donating at Malikiyya College of Nursing Sciences, he said, “You are very important to this Nigeria, and if there is anything we can do to support what you are doing, we need to do it.
“The nurse is more important than the doctor. The nurse knows the patient, the nurse owns the patient, the nurse is everything.”
