Buba Galadima says ’34 and a half’ governors backing Tinubu’s re-election

Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), says “34 and a half” governors are backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. 

Speaking at the inauguration of the national reconciliation committee of the party, Galadima said Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, has not decided who to work with between the ruling party and the opposition coalition.

The NDC chieftain said Mohammed was advised against aligning with a party that has a strong presidential candidate after a meeting with NDC stakeholders.

Galadima also said Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has distanced himself from both Tinubu’s camp and the coalition.

“There are thirty-four and a half governors. The one who is not with him, visibly shown, is Seyi Makinde. The half is Bala Mohammed,” Galadima said.

“Mohammed is half, because Bala Mohammed met with us after the wee hours of the night, 3:00 a.m. We parted; we were both at the NDC together. Just for him in the morning to call that he has rescinded his decision, that he was advised not to go into any party with a strong presidential candidate,” Galadima said.

“So, it means Bala Mohammed is on the fence. He may work with us; he may work with them. That’s why he’s half, as far as I’m concerned.

“So if you are in power, you have the authority to say, look, we are only fielding this man; all of you step down. Or they can compensate you. We have nothing to compensate anybody, except we reason, except patriotism, that we need to salvage this country.” (TheCable)