{"id":198126,"date":"2026-03-31T17:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/bauchi-governor-mohammed-signals-pdp-exit-eyes-adc"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:05:39","slug":"bauchi-governor-mohammed-signals-pdp-exit-eyes-adc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bauchi-governor-mohammed-signals-pdp-exit-eyes-adc","title":{"rendered":"Bauchi Governor Mohammed signals PDP exit, eyes ADC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has hinted at a possible defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) amid what he described as a \u201cheadless\u201d party torn by internal crises.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking shortly after a closed-door meeting with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) delegation, led by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, at the Government House in Bauchi on Wednesday, Mohammed described the ADC as a \u201cmore enduring and acceptable platform\u201d, acknowledging ongoing talks to join the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have pursued all avenues for reconciliation within PDP, but it has not worked,\u201d Governor Mohammed said. \u201cWe cannot remain where we are not wanted. ADC appears to be where our political destiny is taking us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor revealed that committees have been set up at both national and state levels to explore options, including discussions with the All Progressives Congress (APC), but he stressed that his priority is a platform that can unify the opposition ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The governor specifically criticised the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, saying \u201cWe have somebody called Wike who is being used to destroy us. He has already taken over the party, holding all the positions of PDP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed promised a formal decision by Thursday, noting that any move would involve consulting stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the ADC delegation, Babachir Lawal said the party is courting Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed to strengthen opposition efforts ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator David Mark sent us because he knows the battle ahead in 2027 can only succeed if all segments of Nigeria with goodwill unite,\u201d Lawal said. \u201cIf we fail, Nigeria may not survive as we know it. People could be starving, unable to afford medical care, while insurgency spreads from home to home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lawal described Governor Mohammed as fearless and a \u201cdogged fighter\u201d whose leadership would be vital to the ADC\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he joins ADC, he will be one of our field commanders,\u201d he said, adding that their talks were \u201cfruitful, friendly, and brotherly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis entry into ADC will alarm the current government and could provoke lawlessness in attempts to rig the 2027 elections. But we are confident that with him on board, we will be battle-tested and ready to confront the government, and victory will be ours,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has hinted at a possible defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) amid what he described as a \u201cheadless\u201d party torn by internal crises. Speaking shortly after a closed-door meeting with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) delegation, led by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":198124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-198126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bauchi Governor Mohammed signals PDP exit, eyes ADC - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has hinted at a possible defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) amid what ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bauchi-governor-mohammed-signals-pdp-exit-eyes-adc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bauchi Governor Mohammed signals PDP exit, eyes ADC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has hinted at a possible defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) amid what ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bauchi-governor-mohammed-signals-pdp-exit-eyes-adc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-31T16:55:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-31T18:05:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/sm_1774980253.583011.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bauchi-governor-mohammed-signals-pdp-exit-eyes-adc#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bauchi-governor-mohammed-signals-pdp-exit-eyes-adc\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Bauchi Governor Mohammed signals PDP exit, eyes ADC\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-31T16:55:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-31T18:05:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bauchi-governor-mohammed-signals-pdp-exit-eyes-adc\"},\"wordCount\":397,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bauchi-governor-mohammed-signals-pdp-exit-eyes-adc#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/sm_1774980253.583011.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bauchi-governor-mohammed-signals-pdp-exit-eyes-adc#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bauchi-governor-mohammed-signals-pdp-exit-eyes-adc\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bauchi-governor-mohammed-signals-pdp-exit-eyes-adc\",\"name\":\"Bauchi Governor Mohammed signals PDP exit, eyes ADC - 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