The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, said on Sunday the consensus arrangement initiated by presidential aspirants from the North was designed to foster harmony within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), IgbereTV reports
The governor, who stated this in a chat with journalists in Bauchi, said the consensus arrangement was an interpersonal method proposed to cut down the number of aspirants vying for the presidency.
He, however, said the idea has nothing to do with the PDP.
He charged the opposition party to remain strong and united ahead of the 2023 elections.
Mohammed was reacting to the controversy trailing his endorsement alongside the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki as consensus presidential candidates by the northern elders