Indications have emerged that the end may not be in sight
for the unfolding crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as it was
confirmed at the weekend that both sides to the crisis are prepared to go for
broke.
Sources in the party said that the president’s men are prepared to see
the back of the aggrieved members of the party after today’s meeting,
especially if they continue to stall the peace process after the meeting.
It was gathered that loyalists of the
president believe that since the main grouse of some of the aggrieved PDP
member is how to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2015
election, it would be almost impossible to meet such demand.
“Many of these aggrieved people will
not be satisfied, unless the president drops his ambition; but since that will
not happen, the real solution to the crisis could be said to be far away,” a
source said, adding that the president could be forced to deal decisively with
the situation, if the aggrieved members continued to be recalcitrant.
It was also gathered that the
president has made up his mind that he will not interfere with the job of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by stopping ongoing
investigation of some of them.
The source further said that the
president is, however, ready to address genuine complaints of the PDP members
where they exist.
Informed Presidency said on Saturday
that the peace meeting, which will be held at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock,
Abuja, was a follow-up to the earlier reconciliation meetings between the
warring factions in the party.
The source also disclosed that other
prominent party members expected at the make-or-mar meeting are the chairman,
Board of Trustees (BoT), Chief Tony Anenih; two former national chairmen of the
party, Senator Banabas Gemade and Dr. Ahmadu Alli; and the national chairman,
Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.
The aggrieved governors are those of
Rivers, Jigawa, Niger, Sokoto, Kano, Adamawa and Kwara states.
It was gathered that the affected
governors would have met with some prominent members of the group with a view
to harmonising their positions and demands ahead of today’s meeting.
The demands of the group includes the removal from
office of Alhaji Tukur as national chairman of the party, cancellation of the
party’s last national convention, renunciation of President Jonathan’s 2015
presidential ambition, restoration of state executives of the party in the
affected states, peaceful resolution of the Rivers State political crisis and
confirmation of Governor Rotimi Ameachi as chairman of the Nigerian Governors’
Forum (NGF), among others.
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"Removal from office of Alhaji Tukur as national chairman of the party, cancellation of the party’s last national convention, renunciation of President Jonathan’s 2015 presidential ambition, restoration of state executives of the party in the affected states, peaceful resolution of the Rivers State political crisis and confirmation of Governor Rotimi Ameachi as chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), among others" Can ALL the conditions above be met?, it is not over.
ReplyDeleteSo shall it be.they will not be United again untill Nigeria wealth go round in Jesus name amen
ReplyDeleteD best tin d president shld do now is to make sure he defeat dem 4rm d court so dat dey can b arrested
ReplyDeleteU mean he shud buy d judges n Judiciary department,he was talking abt EFFC,can't d EFFC himself or is d president above d law?We are just deceiving ourselves in dis country n dat is y tins are getting worst cause we refuse to do d right tin.And it will keep affecting us all either u are rich or poor cause d rich ones mind will neva be at peace n God knows how to visit them at His own time.Just watch out!
ReplyDeleteIf 5 years of goodluck has brought nothing good, what will 4 xtra years bring, I fear to imagine. What has he brought to niger-delta nonetheless the rest of d nation, except enrich d already rich friends. Let jonathan not mk peace with the G-7, so the G-7 join forces with APC, and there will be hope for a new Nigeria of our dreams, amen
ReplyDeleteI must say that am disappointed that GEJ is considering 2015. He and the entire PDP leaders have failed the masses. We need total change of party and governace ideology. APC is the way 2015, we are tired of PDP lies and deciet. If Nigeria must change we the masses must be decisive on our 2015 election. I am happy to be a Nigerian and will forever be proud of my country. GEJ, has tried but has failed our expections. Longlive Nigeria.. Longlive APC... Longlive New ideology they will bring... Its on us to make a change.
ReplyDeleteApc is d nxt gov
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