Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed, has refuted reports suggesting he is considering defecting to the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
The clarification comes amid a string of high-profile defections shaking the PDP, including the recent moves by Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the APC and Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to the Accord Party.
In a statement issued Wednesday, Mohammed’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, dismissed as “mischievous and completely false” a claim attributed to the PRP’s Publicity Secretary in Bauchi that the governor was not welcome in the party.
Gidado described the remark as “the rantings of an attention-seeker desperate for relevance,” adding that the governor felt compelled to address it to prevent unnecessary speculation.
He stressed that Mohammed has never contemplated leaving the PDP, nor has he engaged in any form of discussion about joining the PRP.
Instead, the governor has remained deeply involved in efforts to stabilise the PDP, which he said is facing “contrived crises orchestrated by individuals intent on undermining multiparty democracy.”
The statement also highlighted Mohammed’s political influence in Bauchi, noting that his repeated electoral victories over PRP candidates reflect his strong grassroots support and track record of performance.
According to Gidado, Bauchi State has recorded significant progress under Mohammed’s leadership, particularly in infrastructure development, empowerment programmes, rural transformation and institutional reforms.
He dismissed PRP’s criticism of the governor’s ongoing reforms, such as restructuring traditional institutions and devolving powers, as evidence of the party’s disconnect from modern governance priorities.
Gidado concluded that no amount of misinformation or political mischief would distract the governor from his commitment to the development of Bauchi State.
He added that while Mohammed reserves the constitutional right to make political decisions, such choices will never be driven by “falsehood, malice or the machinations of political turncoats.”
