Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi State, has responded to threats made by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), stating that Bauchi has enough resources to handle any challenges.
Wike had previously threatened to “put fire” in the states of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors supporting Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, with whom he has been at odds for months.
During a recent PDP congress in Rivers, Wike warned fellow governors within the party to stay out of Rivers state affairs, implying severe consequences for those backing Fubara.
In a response delivered while hosting members of the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC) in Bauchi on Tuesday, September 17, he said;
“We are together; nobody can put fire in Bauchi. We have volumes of water that will quench the fire – even my friend (Wike) that said so, it is because he is annoyed. But it is not personal.
“My friend is my friend, and my job is my job, leadership is leadership. This unsolicited visit by the NWC shows that in Nigeria, we have hope, and we are connected by the value and the stability of PDP for peace and stability in our party and in our country.
“Yes, none of the parties is isolated in terms of crisis here and there. Crises are there, that is why leadership is also there. That is why we have to take the bull by the horn to discuss and look at the constitution of our party PDP.
“All the parties must do things by the rule of law. We must respect people, we must put our interest aside, we must respect our diversity, we must meet and close ranks especially when the issue has to do with our party, the PDP.
“Our party has pedigree and most of the development in this country was done by the PDP. When PDP left, nothing was done.”