{"id":199323,"date":"2026-04-23T19:03:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/bala-mohammed-on-peter-obis-visit-and-adc-speculation"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:18:10","slug":"bala-mohammed-on-peter-obis-visit-and-adc-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bala-mohammed-on-peter-obis-visit-and-adc-speculation","title":{"rendered":"Bala Mohammed on Peter Obi&#8217;s Visit and ADC Speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has clarified the nature of his meeting with the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, amid speculation that the it was linked to an invitation to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the meeting on Thursday, Governor Mohammed declined to disclose full details of the discussions but confirmed that the engagement centred on political strategy, alignment, and possible collaboration among opposition forces.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cThis is why we say we have to be strategic neither ADC nor PDP is left alone we are all in the opposition and that is why I said it is a political discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not let you know what we have discussed in terms of the l\u2019s and the T\u2019s we have crossed but certainly it\u2019s about realignment alignment and cooperation so that we can have a common platform we can not do without platform,\u201dhe stated.<\/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 clarified the nature of his meeting with the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, amid speculation that the it was linked to an invitation to the African Democratic Congress, ADC. 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