Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, reportedly set to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, as part of fresh political realignment for the country.
Sources say the governor decision come after several meetings with Bola Ahmed Tinubu and leaders of the APC in the past few weeks.
According to reports, the ruling party don agree on 60/40 power-sharing arrangement with Mohammed and also promise him opportunity to contest for Senate seat later.
However, one major issue wey still remain unresolved be whether the Bauchi governor go get the power to nominate his successor for the governorship position.
Sources inside the discussion say the President prefer make the political structure of APC for Bauchi remain under the control of the party leadership instead of any single individual because of the political importance of the state.
The situation dey complicated because some top figures from Bauchi also show interest for the governorship position, including Ali Pate, Yusuf Tuggar and oil and gas expert Bala Wunti.
Despite the unresolved issue, Mohammed reportedly don finalise plans to officially join the APC at a ceremony expected to attract major party leaders.
If the defection happen, the number of APC governors for the country go rise further, leaving opposition parties like Labour Party, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Accord Party with fewer state governments.
Wike Camp Lists Conditions For PDP Peace
Meanwhile, ahead of reconciliation talks inside the PDP, allies of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, don present two major conditions for peace inside the party.
The spokesman of the caretaker committee loyal to Wike, Haruna Mohammed, say their group dey ready for reconciliation but some conditions no go change.
According to him, the March 29 national convention must hold as planned, while the creation of another caretaker committee should not happen because one already exists.
Also speaking on the crisis, PDP chieftain Samuel Anyanwu confirm say discussions for reconciliation dey ongoing between different factions, but no final agreement don happen yet.
Lamido Calls For Unity
Former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, also urge party leaders to support the caretaker leadership structure linked to Wike and focus on unity.
Lamido warn say if PDP leaders continue internal fights, the party fit lose strength as a major opposition platform for Nigeria politics.
According to him, the caretaker committee arrangement come up after the tenure of the previous National Working Committee expire, creating leadership vacuum inside the party.
He describe Wike as a strategic politician who moved quickly to fill that gap and keep the party structure functioning.
