Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, hosted Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, on Wednesday.
Mohammed held a closed-door meeting with both politicians at the government house in Bauchi amid his planned exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
On Tuesday, the Bauchi governor, while hosting some African Democratic Congress (ADC) leaders, said he had considered joining the APC with his supporters, but added that the ruling party was not open to accommodating him.
We have found ourselves in a very serious situation. I have done everything possible to ensure reconciliation, but it has not worked,” Mohammed said, referring to the PDP leadership crisis.
“We set up committees at both the national and state levels to explore all options, including even the All Progressives Congress, but sadly, we discovered that we are not wanted there.
“Our people are putting me under extreme pressure, and we have set up two committees, one in Abuja at the national level, because of my position as a leader of the party, and one here to look at where to go.
We left all our options open, including the APC itself, but certainly we have discovered that we cannot be where we are not wanted. We have to find a place within the opposition.”
Mohammed described the ADC as a preferred platform for him and his supporters.
However, his meeting with the APC leadership suggests he may be heading to the ruling party.
The APC currently controls 31 out of the 36 states in the country.
