Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, met behind closed doors in Abuja on Thursday to deliberate on the polarisation of the Peoples Democratic Party governors.

It was gathered that at the meeting, Akpabio also solicited Obasanjo’s support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term bid in 2015.

Akpabio, who chairs the PDP Governors’ Forum, was said to have used the opportunity of the meeting which was attended by a PDP chieftain, Otunba Oyewole Fasawe, to solicit for the intervention of the former President in ending the differences among the governors.


He was said to have told Obasanjo that the ongoing acrimony among the governors was not good for the image of the PDP and its determination to win the 2015 presidential election.

Since the conduct of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum election, which was won by Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, the PDP governors have continued to exchange hot words on the pages of newspapers.

While those who supported Amaechi’s opponent , Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State, have continued to accuse those in the other camp of betrayal, supporters of the winner said it was victory for democracy.

The outcome of the election had resorted in the NGF having two secretariats.

Also, some of the governors, like Sule Lamido of Jigawa State, have warned that winning the PDP presidential primary by Jonathan would not be a guarantee that he would triumph during the presidential election.

Lamido, who is known to be very close to Obasanjo, is one of the four governors from the northern region that visited Amaechi in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. The others were Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano); Babangida Aliyu (Niger); and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa).

At the meeting, Obasanjo was said to have listened with rapt attention when Akpabio solicited his intervention to smoothen the relationship between the President and the governors.

Though the former President was said not to have made any commitment, it was gathered that Akpabio was working towards bringing Obasanjo and Jonathan to come together and discuss.

Akpabio, who is also close to the former President, was said to have expressed his worry on how the former President had distanced himself from the activities of the PDP.

A source privy to the meeting which held at Hilton Hotel said, “It was a brief meeting, where the former President listened with rapt attention as Akpabio spoke. But unexpectedly, he did not make any commitment. But I think that President Jonathan would want to meet with the former President.”

Obasanjo was said to have immediately left for Zimbabwe after the meeting while Fasawe went to the headquarters of the PDP for a discussion with the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Bamanga Tukur.

Fasawe confirmed the meeting but declined to give details.

“But you know my relationship with Chief Obasanjo,” was the answer he gave when asked to speak on issues that were discussed at the Hilton Hotel meeting.

Meanwhile, members of the National Working Committee of the PDP have been asked not to turn Anambra State into an “oil well” during the forthcoming governorship election in state.

The PDP stakeholders in the state, who stated this at a meeting they had with the leadership of the party at its headquarters, called for transparency in the conduct of the primary.

The meeting was held as part of preparations for the November 16 governorship election in the state.

The stakeholders were drawn from groups within the party in the state.

Among those who spoke at the meeting were a former Governor of the state, Chief Chinwoke Mbadinuju; a former Chairman of Police Service Commission, Chief Simeon Okeke; a former Minister of Health, Prof. A.B.C. Nwosu; a governorship aspirant, Prince Nicolas Ukachukwu, and Mrs. Bridget Obi.

Obi said, “It is only in Anambra State that primaries are held in three different hotels and results would not be announced until they get to a police station.

“My plea is that, please don’t make Anambra your new oil well. Resist temptations in order to succeed.”

The meeting resolved that all members of the state PDP would work in unity to ensure victory for the party during the election.

They also said that all those who have cases in court should withdraw them failing which the party would take severe disciplinary measures against them.

While they said that no member of the party in the state shall institute any suit on any matter affecting the conduct of the forthcoming congresses and primary election for the November governorship election, they however warned that the PDP must not be partial during the polls.

Source: Naijagaga

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I was here....FTC!

I thought fools said OBJ is irrelevant?

Akpabuyo pls what for? Huh?

who send am?

Read about the witch causing problem in rivers state.



https://www.nairaland.com/1364637/dame-patience-must-learn-control

Hmmmm what can I say?

O boy, dem don dey fear

Lol but i thought gej ass lickers said obj was irrelevant

SwTonia: 7th 2 comment almost dia

what class are you

But some ignorant say OBJ isn't relevant anymore why are they seeking his approval?

ayswags: what class are you

Free her joor...abi u dey mara ne??

Nawa o. Where did this thread curl up from? because i was scroling 2ru NEW THREADS, and the only 1 i saw was posted by JT2010. But out of the belly of Nowhere,came dis 1. #NAIRALAND AND POLITRICKS#

More fire on the mountain and they are the one to run

joshua idibia: Nawa o. Where did this thread curl up from? because i was scroling 2ru NEW THREADS, and the only 1 i saw was posted by JT2010. But out of the belly of Nowhere,came dis 1. #NAIRALAND AND POLITRICKS#

WAWA!

I thought it is a known truism that a house divided against itself can not stand..yet blind and hopelessly optimistic Pro-GEJers would want to tell us that inspite of all dez cracks,craters,canyons and gullies noticeable in d PDP's Fuji House of Commotion,dia principal would yet win by Moonslide or Stratoculumbus slide...

While you all are quick to denigrate OBJ,yr principal is doing an underG work to appease d man by first sending emissaries b4 going to kowtow b4 d Ebora of Owuland knowing fully well that d garrulous,hungry-belle and I-neva-chop personalities like Asari Dokubo,Edwin Clark and Anenih can't swing delegate votes for GEJ when d chips are down even from d PDP primaries

The head of Ajanoku is not a load that a child can carry successfully.

ayswags: what class are you

You are a killjoy

When mousillini(GEJ) attempted to fight the mafia (OBJ) he go exactly d oppossite of wat he expected because what he don't know is greater than him. GEJ be warned.

oh na na na...oh naaaa naaaa na..oh na na. :Poh na na na...oh naaaa naaaa na..oh na na.

I DEY LAUGH- IN BABA'S VOICE.

watching from afar.....

Wetin man go do! I go manage first page. The truth is that amechi is in obj cacaus and they know what they want. Amechi soliciting support for gej is liptalk and politricks. For now what is happening is politics audition where the producers and directors are editing and planning the video film to be played in 2015. I hope both the boss n actors survive since its going to be a rambow and jetli film in my own anticipation

Gej hustlers here,said Obj is irrelivant,n he is old n powerless,y is Akpabio running 2 him,because of 2015? I tot they said Gej is performing,y running 2 d same person his aide dis respected on his behalf? He shud please Nigerians,not Obj.Obj can't guarantee him Sw votes.

This PDP people should resolve their issues asap so that GEJ & the PDP govs can v full focus on developing their states.
Last Bullet:
I m tired of news about PDP crisis.

Akpabio shoulda know Baba is more Intelligent than what He is politicking !!!



Phools wanna buy babarover .........Obj dey laugh ooo !!!

I dey laugh......What dey fail to realise is,Ebora Owu will always be relevant.

GEJ himself should go to Aso Rock Annex, Otta Farm, to dobale.

Ok

No man is an island.

Yall respectn dis obj lyk a GOD,lyk is a man of honour o ga ooo,if only if dia set can be burnt n dia spirtit b burnt also....9ja wld b gr8...I jst want an egypt in nigeria....even if its jst for once