The Caretaker Committee of a faction of the PeoplesDemocratic Party, PDP, in Bauchi State has cried out that Governor BalaMohammed should be held responsible should anything happen to any of theirmembers or supporters. Members of the factional caretaker committee, which wasrecently appointed by the Nyesom Wike’s camp of the PDP led by AlhajiAbdulrahman Mohammed, raised the alarm while formally accepting theirappointment. The committee affirmed its unwavering commitment todiligently discharge the responsibilities entrusted to it. The Bauchi factional caretaker committee said it would actin accordance with the Constitution of the party and the directives of thenational leadership. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, members of the committee,including Jungudo Haruna Mohammed and Alhaji Safyanu Zubairu thanked theMinister of Federal Capital Territory and other members of the factionalNational Executive Committee NEC, andBoard of Trustees, BoT, for their continuous commitment, leadership, andsupport towards the stability and progress of the party. The committee said as law-abiding citizens, it will notresort to violence, as members are not products of thuggery or hooliganism, butof intellectualism, democracy, and respect for the rule of law. “However, this stance should not be misconstrued as a signof fear or weakness,” Haruna Mohammed said. “The committee will therefore discharge its legal andconstitutional responsibilities without any fear. Accordingly, should anythinguntoward happen to any member or supporter of the party, the Governor of BauchiState, His Excellency Bala Mohammed, shall be held responsible.” The committee further condemned the national conventionwhich produced the Kabiru Turaki-led leadership of the party. “They are hereby reminded that the purported convention heldin Ibadan was conducted in blatant disregard of valid and subsisting courtjudgments and in the absence of supervision of monitoring by the IndependentNational Electoral Commission INEC,” Mohammed added. The committee called on party members and the general publicnot to be deceived by the activities of the individuals “Holding meetings with former governors, ministers, ormembers of the National Assembly can not and does not confer any form of legitimacy Legitimacy can only bederived from strict compliance with extant laws, adherence to the Constitutionof the party, and obedience to valid court orders, he said. “They cannot violate the party’s constitution and otherextant laws and then turn around to blame Minister Nyesom Wike or the APC for the consequences of suchactions. A similar scenario played out during the legal battle in which theyattempted to forcefully remove Senator Anyanwu as National Secretary before theexpiration of his tenure. They failed then, and they will fail again. “Courts are not persuaded by social status or politicalinfluence; they are guided solely by facta, law, and compliance withconstitutionalism. Claims that the Independent National Electoral Commissionhad recognized them amounts to nothing more than media propaganda and should bedisregarded. “Furthermore, following the decision of the Oyo State HighCourt striking out the name of INEC as a defendant in the matter, no-outcome,decision, or determination arising from the suit can be binding on INEC underany circumstances. “Little wonder, therefore, that they have now hurriedlyapproached the Federal High Court, seeking an order to mandate or compel INECto recognize the said convention and the individuals purportedly elected asmembers of the National Working Committee,” Mohammed said. Similarly, the committee advised all “illegal” occupants ofPDP secretariats across the state to immediately remove their personalbelongings and vacate the premises within 14 days. “Failure to comply with this directive will attract lawfulconsequences,” the committee warned.
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