News
Bala Mohammed Under Fire: Nigerian Youth Coalition backs Presidency, tells Bala Mohammed to stop blabbing
Nigerian Youth Coalition, NYC has slammed Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, for distorting national issues to suit his agenda of attempting to precipitate an ethno-sectarian crisis that he hopes to use to overshadow his dismal performance as a governor and evade answering to the people of Bauchi state.
Reacting to Bala Mohammed’s recent attacks on the Federal Government, including one in which he said the North may be forced to “show its true colour” and that the “North will deal with the President”, NYC, in a statement issued in Abuja at the weekend, accused Mohammed of impersonating as the voice of the North when he is poorly suited for the role and has no mandate to run such errands.
The statement signed by Lawan Mohammed noted that “Mohammed’s ongoing assault on the Presidency is a sad reminder that the Bauchi State Governor is yet to let go of his desire to arm his ethnic group with AK47 assault rifles to wage war against the rest of Nigeria and that his jaundiced criticism of President Bola Tinubu is his own poor version or reviving this sinister agenda on an intellectual front.
“It is noteworthy that the Presidency has successfully used facts and data to challenge this ethnic irridentist, who, despite receiving huge allocations, would be leaving the state under his care worse than he met it. One would have expected that a man posturing to interrogate federal policies on behalf of the North would have robustly defended his position concerning his performance as a governor.
“But Bala Mohammed’s response to the issues raised by the Presidency is neither here nor there. His is a needless campaign of an ailing governor who has erred. His continued outburst is unfortunate void of rationality or veracity, which further validates our assertion that the Bauchi Governor is desperate to provoke an ethno-sectarian crisis for which he must have armed his foot soldiers with AK47 rifles.
“The response by Bala is an attempt to grasp at straws. His unusual and toxic bravado will not serve him or his promoters well.Bala’s political Agenda is well known and clearly moribund.
How can any human claim that the declaration by a Governor to teach the President a lesson is a constructive engagement?! They are not worth engaging”. The group said.
“The attempt by certain elements at regrouping against the President is obvious, but this is in the bid to trigger a reaction that will irk the entire north against the administration. NYC is urging President Tinubu’s administration to never take the bait but should instead continue to provide actionable information that exposes public officeholders who failed their constituents and are now trying to distract people from asking questions by skewing public discourse of people-oriented federal government policies.
“This is why Bala Mohammed is stuck with the deluded perception of his North as a place where people can’t even do basic farming properly and productively to feed the nation and still walk livestock to market, whereas this same North has surplus young entrepreneurs who see boundless possibilities opening up for their agro-businesses because of President Tinubu’s economic reforms
“We urge the President not to be distracted by Bala Mohammed’s low-resolution cyclical conversation that solves no problem. The Presidency should ask Bala Mohammed and his co-traveller to explore the institutional procedures and present their memoranda at the public hearing.
“For Bala Mohammed, all we can say at this point is that he should stop blabbing and concentrate on using what is left of his tenure to repair the damage he has done in Bauchi State so that the state can recover to the point of tapping into and benefitting from the contemporary economic environment,” the statement said.
Politics
Wike’s Loyalists in PDP Suspend Acting Chairman Damagum, Spokesman Ologunagba, Others
Cyril Ogar
The Peoples Democratic Party has plunged deeper into crisis as fresh divisions emerged within its leadership, with a faction backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, announcing the suspension of the Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, and five other members of the National Working Committee.
Briefing newsmen in Abuja on Saturday on behalf of the factional NWC, the PDP National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, announced the party’s National Vice Chairman (North Central), Mohammed Abdulrahman, as the Acting National Chairman.
He stated, “First of all, we want to commend the judiciary over the judgment of yesterday, which is a victory for the entire PDP members all over. Nobody can claim victory over the judgment of the court. It is a judgment against impunity, against illegality. We promote unity, peace, and cohesion in the party.
“Having said that, the party did not overlook the activities of some members of the NWC who have already decided to cause disaffection in the party, which has made most of our leaders and governors leave the party in droves. I would say that this is the time to arrest such a situation and call it to order.
“On this note, after the emergency meeting, we decided, as a party, to suspend Ambassador Damagum, the National Chairman of the party, for incompetence, misappropriation of party funds, and flagrant disobedience of court judgments. We decided that we should suspend him for one month, and we will send him to the Disciplinary Committee for him to be able to answer questions.
“Secondly, we have overwhelming evidence against the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba. We have seen the frequent press releases by the National Publicity Secretary which was confirmed that even at a point, the then National Vice Chairman suspended him for appearing or defending the party because of the unapproved frequent press releases. For us to have sanity in the party, we have suspended him.”
Anyanwu also announced the suspension of the National Deputy Chairman (South), Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, accusing him of failing to properly advise Damagum against engaging in anti-party activities and reckless behavior.
He continued, “On that note, he is also suspended for 30 days. Now, we talk about the National Financial Secretary, Daniel Woyenguikoro. We have discovered that in the last few days and months, there have been congresses and sales of forms meant for our congresses, which were bought and paid into two different accounts controlled by the National Financial Secretary. So, on this note, he has been suspended, and we are sending him to the Disciplinary Committee. We are also going to involve the financial agencies to look into those activities.
“Again, the Youth Leader, Sulaiman Kadade, PDP Youth all over, if you watched yesterday, the youth leaders all over the country met and said that they don’t want Mohammed Kandede to be their youth leader again because he has never activated the youth wing of our party, and that wing has been abandoned. For that reason, he has also been suspended for one month.
“Finally, the Deputy National Secretary, Setonji Koshoedo who is supposed to be my deputy, is also suspended for one month. He resumed the office of the National Secretary illegally, signed all kinds of letters, especially to some states, where he has caused disaffection among our party members in those states. For that reason, he has also been suspended for 30 days.
“All of them are sent to the Disciplinary Committee to show cause why they should not be expelled from the party. The judgment of yesterday confirmed the reason why this suspension should be effective. In their place, especially the National Chairman, we are asking the National Vice Chairman (North-Central), Mohammed Abdulrahman to act as National Chairman. In the place of the National Publicity Secretary, we are going to ask the Director of Publicity of our party, Chinwen Nnorom, to take over all the activities of the party in terms of information.”
According to Anyanwu, ten members of the NWC were in attendance.
Earlier, the NWC under Damagum’s leadership announced the suspension of Senator Anyanwu, National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN), and two other members.
Despite the scheduled National Elective Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, internal strife continues to grip the party.
Supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, remain dissatisfied with the leadership of the Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum.
Their grievances revolve around unresolved disputes concerning the South-South zonal leadership and control of party structures in Cross River, Akwa Ibom, and Plateau States. In addition, disagreements over the micro-zoning arrangement ahead of the convention have further deepened divisions within the PDP.
These ongoing conflicts eventually escalated into a legal confrontation aimed at halting the planned convention. On Friday, the Federal High Court in Abuja granted an interim injunction restraining the PDP from proceeding with the convention until further notice.
In case number FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/2025, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, the court ruled that the PDP must suspend its convention pending full compliance with its own constitution, the 1999 Constitution, and the Electoral Act of 2022.
The case was filed by three aggrieved PDP members Austin Nwachukwu, the Imo State PDP Chairman; Amah Abraham Nnanna, the Abia State PDP Chairman; and Turnah Alabh George, the PDP Secretary for the South-South zone.
They argued that the planned convention violated both the Electoral Act and the party’s internal regulations, citing the PDP’s failure to conduct valid congresses in 14 states before issuing the convention notice.
Justice Omotosho upheld their arguments, ruling that the PDP had indeed breached its constitution, the 1999 Constitution, and INEC’s guidelines by neglecting to conduct proper state congresses and failing to provide the mandatory 21-day notice to INEC.
Consequently, the court ordered the suspension of the planned convention until all internal irregularities are corrected in accordance with the law.
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