It has emerged that under the agreement reached between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and members of the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), any member of the National Assembly and state assemblies from the ruling party who wishes to cross over to the APC will be given an automatic ticket to re-contest the 2015 elections, if he so desire.
Also, the agreement between the APC and the PDP faction
showed that the five PDP governors that have joined the APC will be given the
powers to control their state structures.
The same offer was also made to other
PDP state governors wishing to defect to the APC in the future, while all
members of the ruling party who cross over to the APC will be free and eligible
to contest for office as members of the executive committees of the opposition
party at all levels.
Five of the seven aggrieved governors of the ruling party – Chibuike Amaechi (Rivers), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) – along with other members of the splinter group, had declared their intention to leave the PDP for the APC on Tuesday.
Five of the seven aggrieved governors of the ruling party – Chibuike Amaechi (Rivers), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) – along with other members of the splinter group, had declared their intention to leave the PDP for the APC on Tuesday.
Their decision was the culmination of talks between both
sides and the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that spelt out
the terms for members of the PDP to join APC.
A senior APC source, who spoke on the details of the MoU,
said the terms gave the PDP governors who chose to join APC the right to
control their state structures and also guaranteed automatic tickets to members
of the federal and state assemblies to contest the 2015 elections.
“Also, with the registration of members of the APC coming
up in December and the national convention and state congresses coming up in
December and January next year, all the lawmakers wishing to contest will be
given automatic tickets, unless they opt out.
Tags
Politics
I can see dis APC will not do us good as nigerians bc dey want to recycle dis same corrupt people for us by asking d PDP to join dem,
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 7:58a keep quite,what cycle are u talking abt APC wants to give government of d people by d people & 4 d people,it is not as Bamanga Tukur dat wants to police every pdp members n Nigeria as a whole 4 d selfish n greedy ambition of Jonathan to go 4 third term
ReplyDeleteThe same PDP govenors and members APC accuses of been corrupt are now offered automatic tickets. I can see clearly APC just wants power at all cost and are as corrupt if not more than PDP
ReplyDeleteJonathan is the most currupt person what does PDP done for apart from taking Ogogoro in the villa, is cos u don't know politics PDP has come to an end
ReplyDeleteSome people don't know what is call politics Jonathan and Tukur are not politician at all see withing the shortest time they have killed the party there is nothing in PDP apart from curruption
ReplyDeleteRapheal will always be an idoit.go and look for somthing doing.
ReplyDeleteRaphael carry go ~~~we love ur courage
ReplyDeleteAPC is not going to be do anything strange if they are eventually get to power,are they not the one campaign against these people they are now canvansing to join them now as being corrupt.To be sincere there own will be worst that expected,by so doing be expecting our federal universities students to be paying more than N500,000.00 per session and every member of Tinubu Family tobecomes ministers and ambasadors as is going on in Lagos state and others APC control states.They are looking for power by all means either you perform or not just join us and get your mandate back.If there are other politicians from their constituency having interest to contest or not or may be they are people choice or not. APC was not practising democracy rather than authocratic form of leadership.
ReplyDeleteHahaha, that is tinubu 4 U. Whether the so called NASS members ar doing well or not, is not his problem, provided they are from PDP they have automatic ticket. Hm what a desperate way of undertaking membership drive.indeed the drama between these two Parties are just beginning to unfold with selfish interest holding sway. I can indeed see why Tukur is happy to wish the APC and the defectors well.The truth is that most of these defectors have reach their cross road of confussion.
ReplyDeleteRapheal is a blind surporter of APC.if you trully want to know more about APC check out Osun and Ekiti States under APC as case study. One Bamidele a member of House of Reps from Ekiti is presently facing persecution by Rapheal's dear party for daring to contest against Fayemi the annoited sitting Governor.
ReplyDeletethank goodness many NIGERIANS r not as blind or backward like the foolish & idolatry raphael. come & join us: no primaries, we impose our canditates @ apc, & those who worked & sweat for those posts can rot in hell. is that the way to go foolish raphael?
ReplyDeletePdp is like viruse, spreading like wildfire. I tell you what! There is no political party in naija without pdp members, the latest is apc.Na s00000. The ongoing crises rather than weakening the party , makes it more stronger just like the south African ANC.
ReplyDeleteAPC lacks vision. They called PDP corrupt party yet they are begging same top members to come join them. That's stupidity in the highest order. APC just want to take Nigeria backward cuz they are more of desperate business men than purposeful politicians.
ReplyDeleteAPC lacks vision. They called PDP corrupt party yet they are begging same top PDP members to come join them. That's stupidity in the highest order. APC just want to take Nigeria backward cuz they are more of desperate business men than purposeful politicians.
ReplyDeleteRespect ur age nd support our God fearing president Jonathan. So dat good things can happen to u.
ReplyDeleteHhhhmmmmm!
ReplyDeleteHe who glories and seeks advantage in another mans fall should prepare himself for pay day! I dare to prophesy, the same fate meets APC - its only a matter of time cos this same cancerous PDP members & incubent bad eggs in APC and others who will join will eventually sink this ship. With the ongoing drama, I have disenfranchised myself from party schemes. I wish it could be two party system. However, any evil agenda from the hands of political parties with evil antics to disintigrate this nation, make leadership unfocus and purposeless will not prosper. 2015 is 2years ahead ONLY GOD knows how many of these evil partymen will see it. God save you ALL.
Shame on u APC Members with this irritating comment. Defect and get authomatic Tickets 2 NASS. Are these d Messiahs one Raphael is campaining for? Power hungry and desperate politicians. Am glad Nigerians are wise enough 2 know d stuff u are made of. I know and I know it won't work d way they think especially in Rivers State. At 70yrs and beyond Tinubu and Buhari wants 2 die in Power. U have failed.
ReplyDeleteI liked the idea of APC right from conception, but am beginning to hate the way they are wooing current PDP members who are mostly discredited and failed politicians to join them with the bait of automatic tickets. These are the same conservatives who have held this country back for 15 years of PDP rule, brought Nigerians untold hardsips, insecurity, kidnapping, Boko Haram, festering corruption, impunity, rigging science, poverty, rising unemployment, and general failures in all other sectors and now APC which we thought is a party for the progressives wants to admit these same crooks as members, as if the success of APC at the polls will depends on them. If they do, sure I, like most other Nigerians will lose our interest in APC. They cannot serve the same old wine in an APC bottle, No, we wont accept it. We'd rather settle for PDM or some other party with a sound ideology. APC has mortgaged its ideology of a socialist, welfarist party.
ReplyDelete