For about two hours Monday night,
governors elected on the platform of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
traded blames before ex-President
Olusegun Obasanjo on the crises
threatening to cripple the ruling party.
The ex-President had asked the
governors to speak on their
grievances. Each had three minutes.
President Goodluck Jonathan was not
at the meeting, which was tagged
“exploratory”.
The open complaint approach,
however, created tension, with
governors Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)
and Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom)
engaging in a shouting match.
After taking complaints from all,
Obasanjo said the meeting would
continue last night.
It was learnt that there were eight
issues tabled at the tension-soaked
meeting at the Presidential Villa.
They are: division within PDP
leadership; disagreement between
some governors and the National
Chairman of the party, Alhaji
Bamanga Tukur; the implosion in the
Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF); crises
in some states; Anambra governorship
poll; Rivers crisis; reconciliation within
the party; and the alarm raised by five
Northern governors on how to keep
the party intact and win the 2015 poll.
It was learnt that most of the
governors spoke on the eight issues.
Obasanjo chose only to be a listener
and a moderator.
A source, who spoke in confidence,
said: “Obasanjo made sure he met
alone with the governors. Contrary to
the expectations of some of the
governors, President Goodluck
Jonathan was not at the session.
“Apparently acting on representations
made by various governors to him,
Obasanjo set the tone of the meeting,
which he said had to do with the
challenges being faced by PDP.
“He told us that the meeting would be
‘exploratory’ and each of the 23
governors of the party will be allowed
to talk for only three minutes on why
the party is in crises and the
polarisation of PDP governors.
“Shortly after the introductory
remarks, the governors started
speaking on their grievances and how
to resolve the crises rocking the party.
“Virtually all the governors agreed that
things were upside down in the
party.”
A governor reportedly told Obasanjo:
“We know you can address the
challenges facing PDP. If we go into
election in this state, our party will
lose in 2015. Please, don’t be tired to
resolve these problems.”
Another source spoke of how a
governor said there was no point
discussing the points being raised by
five Northern governors because, in
his view, they had made up their mind
to go to another party.
“But Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso
interjected by saying: ‘No one is
defecting to another party; we are not
going to any new or merger party. We
will remain in PDP and restore order.
That is not the intention of the five
governors when we decided to
intervene.”
A governor, who spoke in confidence,
said: “Some of us tried to draw
Obasanjo’s attention to the fact that
the disagreement over the election of
the Chairman of the Nigeria
Governors Forum (NGF), Mr. Rotimi
Amaechi, was an integral part of the
crises affecting PDP.
“Some anti-Amaechi governors
shouted no, no, no. They insisted that
the NGF crisis had nothing to do with
PDP problems. They said the NGF
problem was unconnected with the
stress in PDP.”
On the reported shouting match
between Amaechi and Akpabio, a
governor who pleaded not to be
named, said Amaechi attributed the
crisis to the attitude of some PDP
governors, “who will always go
behind their colleagues to tell the
President a different thing to curry
favour”.
Amaechi was quoted as saying: “Each
time we all took a collective decision,
some of our colleagues will go and tell
the President a different story to show
that they were not part of it.”
But the Chairman of the PDP
Governors Forum, Akpabio, disagreed
with Amaechi saying “that is not
correct; it is not true.”
Akpabio said the ongoing
reconciliation within the PDP is giving
chieftains of the opposition party
sleepless night.
Responding to a question, the source,
a governor, said: “After exhausting
ourselves and trading blames,
Obasanjo merely adjourned the
meeting to Tuesday night.
“The former President did not blame
anyone and refused to pass verdict on
comments or submissions of the
governors.”
It could not be immediately
ascertained if President Goodluck
Jonathan would be part of the second
round meeting, which was in progress
last night.



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Amaechi should not go about telling people that the first lady is trying to dictate to him how to run the state b'cos of the singular incidence that happened in okrika which happens to be the first lady's village.

space for sale.

“But Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso
interjected by saying: ‘No one is
defecting to another party; we are not
going to any new or merger party. We
will remain in PDP and restore order

I know some people 'll be feeling bad after reading this statement!!

Amaechi was quoted as saying: “Each
time we all took a collective decision,
some of our colleagues will go and tell
the President a different story to show
that they were not part of it.”


Some tatafo Governors.olofofo Governors.
Saboteur Governors.They had better resolve
their wahala now or forever remain silent.
Meanwhile Buhari said he is under obligation
to contest the next Presidential election.
I am laughing in Otuoke language.

homesteady:

I know some people 'll be feeling bad after reading this statement!!

It had been apparent they were not defecting, only Nyako who had the state party structures pulled off his feet would've considered leaving and no party would want him since he is a liability...PDP had better get their house in other cuz APC is going to give them a good fight even though PDP will still likely triumph

He admitted that a party as big as the PDP cannot afford not to have crisis, but the way it manages such a crisis without stifling members makes the party great ... Seriake Dickson