Bauchi State Governor , Bala Mohammed , will join the All Progressives Congress soon , the Borno State Governor, Prof . Babagana Zulum , has stated .
Zulum spoke when he led the North- East Governors to perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction and upgrading of the Bauchi State Government House on Thursday .
He , however , did not give further details on his statement about Mohammed joining the APC .
Zulum who is the Chairman of the North- East Governors ’ Forum said , “ I want to express my appreciation to my colleague, the Governor of Bauchi State, and my other colleagues for giving me the support to take the North- East Governors ’ Forum to a greater height and indeed to the next level .
“The only quarrel that I am having with my colleague, the Governor of Bauchi State is his refusal to come into the APC.
“But inshallah , very soon , he will join us . He ’ll join the Progressives . I am here to support him .”
The PUNCH reports that the North- East Governors have been in Bauchi State since Wednesday for their 4 th Zonal meeting hosted by the state.
Those in attendance were the host Governor, Bala Mohammed , Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe , Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa , and Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno .
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni was represented by his deputy, Idi Gubana while that of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, was also represented by his deputy, Haruna Manu.
