Several months after Sen. Bala A. Mohammed left office successfully as a former
FCT Minister, a few critics or do I call them dissidents still haul
insults at him. Though Bala is not a saint but many people
will certainly not agree with the desperate attempt by his
opponents and perceived enemies to disparage him.
Some of my senior colleagues have told me that there is a widespread
believe that politics could taint noble people. This reporter believe
that the same thing is happening to Bala after serving for many years
as the longest serving FCT Minister (from 2/10/2010 to 29/5/15)
his impeccable record speaks volume about his efforts and
contributions to the development of not only Abuja but the whole
nation. He has really done his best towards delivering services to
the people as required of him. He has also supported worthy causes
during the period under review.
This writer is of the view that at a somewhat tender age when his
peers were still
seeking relevance Bala, had surprised even his critics by
the far – reaching reforms he had successfully introduced at
the FCTA through his dodged determination and commitment to what
he believed was needed to uplift the FCT and put it on a very strong
foundation for development as envisaged by those who conceived Abuja
many years ago. When projects like the land swap and the FCT revenue
board eventually takes off FCTA will get billions of Naira to take
care of its problems annually.

Despite several constraints and challenges Bala as one of my senior
colleagues recently told me, bestrides the FCT, like an elephant
dishing out services and good will to the people. The achievements
made by Bala are verifiable and could be seen on the ground. Bala is a
complete gentleman of repute. He is humble, calm in his approaches,
very receptive, level headed and above all a de-tribalized
Nigerian. He is also loyal to a fault.

Before his memorable stint at the FCTA, Bala had an unblemished record
in the federal civil service where he rose to the envying
position of a substantive director and later went through the
drudgery of grassroot politics to etch his name as a senator
apart from his appointment to the enviable position of
Secretary of the Northern senators forum for many years. Bala had
during his stay at the FCT introduced and implemented far
reaching programmes like the land – reforms, land - swap initiative,
provision of critical infrastructure, restructuring of the FCT civil
servants for optimum performance and protecting the Abuja master
plan from the on – slaught of illegal developers, among many other
achievements recorded by his team.

So far as this writer is concerned nobody can deny that Bala’s role in
thedevelopment of the FCT within the last five years has not become
the reference point for others. This was simply because Bala had guts
to do what many FCT ministers before him were unable to do. Balas
intellect and huge contributions to the development of Abuja is
recognizable especially to the actualization of the Jonathan
transformation agenda. He did this quietly without making too much
noise like his predecessors. He was only concerned with making Abuja,
a great city where things actually work.



It is because of these facts above that this writer is of the view
that Sen. Bala is right leader to be given the post of the PDP
chairman. Apart from what Bala had succeeded in achieving at the
FCT, he has become a bridge builder of sort, because he has
followers and he is respected almost all over the country. Bala is
also a leader who is trusted and accepted by many politicians
including even his peers and people who have occupied ministerial
positions like him.

Moreover Senator Bala deserve to be given the PDP
chairmanship position because it has been zoned to his area i.e.
North – eastern part of the country and his colleagues including those
who even wanted to be the chairman of the PDP have now indicated that
Bala should be given that position. I therefore feel that allowing
Bala to be the chairman of the PDP will be of advantage to the party
as he will be able to properly reposition it and succeed in bringing
those who have earlier decamped.

This is because senator Bala is a strategist and will surely use his
huge experience and contacts to woe those who have left the PDP. In
other words he will be able to make the party a much more vibrant one
and ready for the 2019 elections when probably another popular
politician from the northern part of the country will seek for the
presidency after President Buhari’s tenure of office.
Biu sent in this from Abuja.

Pdp should relax in making decisons

bala Mohammed will be exposed soon over his alleged massive financial misappropriations and looting when was FCT minister.

bala will bring the needed reforms to the PDP.