From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed has met with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the National Assembly, in continuation of his consultation with stakeholders, ahead of the 2023 presidential primary of the party.
He promised to restore the dignity of the legislature, if elected as president in 2023.
The Bauchi governor, who met separately with the PDP caucus in the Senate and House of Representatives, on Wednesday night, solicited the support of the lawmakers to enable him emerge the party’s standard bearer in the primary.
He said Nigeria was at the edge of a precipice, hence the need for the PDP to close ranks and rescue the country by winning the next general election and offering good governance to the nation.
“Our sovereignty is threatened by the cluelessness of this administration. The only thing they know is nepotism. The only thing they know is corruption and borrowing money. And they are also borrowing again. When they borrow the money, you don’t see what they do.The country is bleeding…People are disenchanted, disgruntled, because they have been genuinely excluded in the art of governance and in the leadership of the country.”
Mohammed promised that if elected as president, he would serve a a bridge between the various parts of the country, leverage on his in-depth knowledge of the country to transform the situation for good, run a knowledge driven administration and come up with programmes and policies that would l have direct and positive impacts on communities across the country.
“Everybody in the federating entity must have a sense of belonging in the governance, in the security architecture, that way suspicion and mistrust will be removed. I will do it with so much sincerity and transparency.
“You are the consciences, the representative of the people, the most vibrant and you do what is required in other to bring good governance.
“You need somebody that you can trust. I have done so much for the party. Because I have the opportunity. As a president, I will foster that unity. I will make sure that the party is supreme.
“If God gives me the opportunity, the parliament will have its own dignity…I am standing before you, offering myself to serve, because I have transversed the length and breadth of this country. I have many micro constituencies. I am a team player. I am ready to work with everybody . I will not bring disrepute to the parliament and Nigerians.”