BREAKING: Details of Closed-Door Meeting Between Peter Obi and Bauchi Governor Emerge

Details have emerged from a private meeting between Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed. 

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the closed-door meeting lasted over three hours before both leaders addressed the press.

Speaking after the meeting in Bauchi on Thursday, Governor Mohammed expressed his willingness to collaborate with Obi to promote good governance in Nigeria.

The meeting, which took place at the state’s ‘Presidential Lodge’, focused on tackling poverty and insecurity beyond political, religious, or ethnic divides. 

Governor Mohammed stated, “We discussed state-by-state challenges, and I feel highly appreciative of what he is doing as the leader of the opposition because, whether we like it or not, he is the leader of the opposition now in Nigeria. I want to say at this level, not to make some of those doubting Thomases and mischievous minds pre-empt what we are doing, that I’m ready to work with Peter Obi. 

“We will make sure we come together, close ranks, bring good governance to the country, and give vibrant opposition with knowledge, timelines, and visions in such a manner that we will rescue and recover our country. 

“Our coming together is a message, and the message is going to resonate because all our colleagues, the PDP governors, are behind this kind of journey because it is a transcendental one. We are coming together to work together irrespective of party, region, religion, or any other thing.”** 

Peter Obi explained that he visited Governor Mohammed for discussions on national issues, given that the governor is a key political figure and Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum. 

Obi said, “It’s just a consultation and discussion meeting that will continue to go on as we talk about the future of this country. We have to discuss issues happening in the North. I have told the governor today that the North is a critical component if we are going to get it right in this country. 

“There is poverty in Nigeria. We have to deal with the issue of poverty, and until you solve poverty, then you can talk about criminality.”

He emphasized the need for massive investments in key sectors to lift people out of poverty and reduce crime. 

Peter Obi, who finished as the second runner-up in the 2023 presidential election, is widely seen as a major political figure in the rumoured coalition against President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, especially due to his strong influence in the southern region of the country.