The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, on Saturday, emerged as the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum to replace his Oyo counterpart, Governor Seyi Makinde.
Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State, on Saturday, emerged as the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum to replace his Oyo State counterpart, Governor Seyi Makinde.
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the Adamawa State governor, disclosed this shortly after the governors’ closed-door meeting held at the Government House in Bauchi on the sideline of the one-day retreat organised by the main opposition party for its members elected on its platform in the recently-held general election, adding the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was elected vice chairman of the forum.
According to him, Mohammed’s emergence as the chairman of the forum was based on his competence and capability to steer it to greater heights.
Meanwhile, while responding to his emergence as the forum chairman, Mohammed promised to work hand in hand with his colleagues to develop the party, saying his emergence was a mark of honour to him and to the entire people of Bauchi State, while appealing to his colleagues to support him in the tasks ahead.