Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the south was to promote national unity.
Gatekeepers News reports that on Monday, the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC), the party’s highest decision-making body, resolved to throw the presidential contest open to the south while retaining the chairmanship in the north.
Speaking to journalists in Bauchi on Tuesday, Mohammed said politics should be anchored on unity rather than personal ambition.
He said, “I am very satisfied with the resolution because I am part and parcel of it, from the arrangement, strategy, and delivery.”
“We have taken an all-inclusive decision to hold our convention in Ibadan, Oyo state, on November 15, and another NEC meeting on October 15. We also agreed to maintain the existing zoning arrangement for party offices and to zone the presidential ticket to the south in order to promote sanity, understanding, and unity.”
According to the Governor, politics is not about self-interest. It is about actualisation within the framework of party decisions, manifesto and national progress.
He added, “Everything is predicated on sacrifice, not self-interest. We must live and let live.”
Mohammed further urged party members to show mutual respect and remember that ultimate power comes from God.
