The Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State has terminated political realignment talks with the All Progressives Congress (APC) following a failure to reach agreement on key conditions. Party Chairman Sama'ila Burga announced the decision on Saturday at a press briefing held at the PDP Secretariat in the state. He revealed that discussions, which involved Governor Bala Mohammed, Vice President Kashim Shettima, House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, and three former governors, did not yield an outcome due to the APC's refusal to accept PDP's terms. Burga stated the initiative for the talks originated from the APC, but the PDP's proposal for a 60-40 power-sharing formula was rejected. He noted that such formulas had been adopted elsewhere in the country following defections, with some reaching 70-30 in favour of the incoming governor. According to Burga, the PDP entered negotiations in good faith, respecting the stature of those involved, but concluded that the APC leadership was unwilling to meet the party's conditions. With no resolution reached, the talks have been formally discontinued. The Bauchi PDP, in consultation with Governor Mohammed and other stakeholders, is now exploring alternative political options beyond the APC to determine the best path forward for the state.
The PDP in Bauchi is in a bind after insisting on a 60-40 formula that the APC rejected, even though the party initially responded to overtures it did not initiate. Governor Mohammed, who defected from the PDP to the APC in 2023, now finds his former party demanding terms he once bypassed to join the ruling party. The PDP's pivot to consider other parties exposes a strategic uncertainty just months before the next general elections. Bauchi voters may question the consistency of political calculations that shift with the wind of power.
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