Nigeria, April 1 -- The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has indicated plans to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday.

The governor disclosed this on Tuesday while hosting an ADC delegation led by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, at the Government House in Bauchi.

Speaking with journalists after a closed-door meeting with the guests, Governor Mohammed attributed his decision to quit the PDP to the protracted internal crisis in the party.

He stated that despite various interventions, all efforts at reconciliation were unsuccessful.

"We are very conscious of the timeline we are finalising this move by Thursday so that we...