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Edwin Clark Accuses Obasanjo, PDP Governors Of Conspiring To Frustrate Jonathan by Nobody: 10:15pm On Jan 24, 2013


Former Information minister and outspoken leader of the Ijaw nation, Chief Edwin Clark has accused serving governors elected on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of conspiring under the aegis of Governors Forum with former President Olusegun Obasanjo to frustrate the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

In a letter entitled “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” that can best be described as a missive addressed to the Governors Forum, a copy of which was obtained by iReports-ng.com in Abuja today, Clark who is President Jonathan’s tribesman and close confidant accused Obasanjo of trying to instigate crisis in the PDP because Jonathan has refused to allow him control his administration from his Ota farm. Part of the letter reads:

“We witnessed the bastardization of the party by the former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the former national chairman of the party, Sen. Ahmadu Ali, who for their own interest frustrated all the founding fathers of the party and party faithful by de-registering most of the founding members of the party.

“Chief Obasanjo installed himself as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees [BOT], of the party as a former president of the country. With all of these actions, the party’s supremacy was punctured and destroyed. Members and all concerned reluctantly accommodated this unilateral attitude of the president in office at that time, while he got himself consolidated for the period he served.

“Concurrently, the Governors in the various states also assumed the same posture and in all circumstances seized the soul, the heart and disciplinary features of the party.

“The motto of the party which is justice, unity and progress has been grossly undermined by the forum, it is rendered irrelevant. There is no more justice in the party due to the greed and corrupt attitude of the heavy weights of the party who made money using the party. Today they are using the same money to destroy the party.

“There is no unity in the party, it is fragmented everywhere. For instance, in Ogunm state where a former president of the nation under the flagship of the party and until recently the BOT Chairman lost election in the state due to factionalisation of the party.

“Currently, there are three factions of the party in the state. One is headed by the former president of the nation, the next one is headed by Chief Gbenga Daniel, a former governor of the state, and the third is headed by Buluji Kasimoh. The Secretariat of the party in that state is today under lock and key, yet this former president is parading himself all over the country as an indispensable ruler and party leader, causing confusion rather than sitting back home as a former president and political leader whose home should be a political pilgrim.

“The party’s progress in the country is accidental based on past glory and also due to the presence of petty, tribal and ineffective opposition parties.

“The slogan of the party has been turned upside down. The PDP members at the grass root no longer control the party and the power of the party no longer belong to the people. The people have lost the power reluctantly accepting the slogan ‘power to the governors’.

“The overbearing influence of the Governors forum in the polity has become a matter of serious concern. The activities of the PDP Governors forum in particular have become very disturbing and calls for urgent correction as it is fast eroding the authority and the supremacy of the party and posing a serious threat to our democracy.”

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Re: Edwin Clark Accuses Obasanjo, PDP Governors Of Conspiring To Frustrate Jonathan by Pygru: 10:25pm On Jan 24, 2013
undecided
Re: Edwin Clark Accuses Obasanjo, PDP Governors Of Conspiring To Frustrate Jonathan by Wadeoye(m): 10:28pm On Jan 24, 2013
Old man, high blood pressure is not good for someone of your age.
Re: Edwin Clark Accuses Obasanjo, PDP Governors Of Conspiring To Frustrate Jonathan by belovedaja(m): 10:32pm On Jan 24, 2013
The conspiracy will turn out 4 gej favour. Obj is losing out. Tanx EK clark 4 speaking out.
Re: Edwin Clark Accuses Obasanjo, PDP Governors Of Conspiring To Frustrate Jonathan by atikubaba(m): 10:52pm On Jan 24, 2013
dia man shld go nd enjoy his old age.stop ranting like a castrated he-goat.
Re: Edwin Clark Accuses Obasanjo, PDP Governors Of Conspiring To Frustrate Jonathan by fkaz(m): 11:12pm On Jan 24, 2013
“The motto of the party which is justice, unity and progress has been grossly undermined by the forum,

So PDP has motto grin grin grin
Re: Edwin Clark Accuses Obasanjo, PDP Governors Of Conspiring To Frustrate Jonathan by toprod: 11:15pm On Jan 24, 2013
So its no more d northern elders and d opposition parties dat r bent on destabiIising Gej govt, its now Obasanjo and d governors forum .Its so annoying d way some people keep givin stupid excuses for Gej 's failure .By d way, is dis baba a PDP member ? I just don't understand his ranting about PDP internal affairs
Re: Edwin Clark Accuses Obasanjo, PDP Governors Of Conspiring To Frustrate Jonathan by Clerverly: 11:15pm On Jan 24, 2013
Senility is definitely setting in.. undecided
Re: Edwin Clark Accuses Obasanjo, PDP Governors Of Conspiring To Frustrate Jonathan by Willy7(m): 11:28pm On Jan 24, 2013
GEJ is the one frustrating himself.He surrounds himself with sycophants,theives,bloodsuckers and mediocres.Nigerians expected him to break away completely from the old order of corruption and elitism,but instead he is reforming them.The governors and anyone is standing up to him because he played into their hands and allowed free for all looting,with himself included in the looting.GEJ is so enmersed in corruption to the point that he cant even bark at any corrupt governor.Everyone arround him has one corruption case or the other hanging around them,from his wife to his lowest aide.Purity is power.You can only fight that which you are free from its grip.When GEJ was stepping in as the elected president of this country,one of my prayers was d dislodgement of this bloodsucking group called governors forum,but alas,they have bcom more powerful than the president himself.They are not afraid to disagree with him publicly and try to make an open show of it even.The SWF saga comes to mind.Gov Amaechi talks to him anyhow.Nobody is and can frustrate GEJ than GEJ himself.
Re: Edwin Clark Accuses Obasanjo, PDP Governors Of Conspiring To Frustrate Jonathan by Wendyslim(f): 11:41pm On Jan 24, 2013
Ok we don hear, next plssss
Re: Edwin Clark Accuses Obasanjo, PDP Governors Of Conspiring To Frustrate Jonathan by obi4eze(m): 12:43am On Jan 25, 2013
These old men sef...
Re: Edwin Clark Accuses Obasanjo, PDP Governors Of Conspiring To Frustrate Jonathan by sEyi6: 2:09am On Jan 25, 2013
fkaz:

So PDP has motto grin grin grin

grin

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