@Berem,

I think you are being rather preemptive here.
The report merely signals a possible change of direction rather than any firm decision on Babangida's part.

Anyway, here is what sources adjacent to other sources which are close to even closer sources now tell us.

Jonathan reaches out to IBB through Anenih, Adenuga

POSTED ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2013



By Daniel Kanu (Lagos) and Chesa Chesa, Rotimi Akinwumi (Abuja)

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President Goodluck Jonathan is pushing on with his perceived second term bid by reaching out to former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, for support to break the ranks of northern elite who are opposed to his ambition.

Daily Independent has gathered exclusively from highly reliable sources that the President enlisted the support of Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Tony Anenih, and Chairman of telecoms firm, Globacom, Mike Adenuga Jr, in the project.

The latest efforts are coming on the heels of the seemingly intractable crisis in the PDP which has climaxed in the emergence of a breakaway group led by Abubakar Kawu Baraje and other top notchers of the party, including ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

The aggrieved party leaders, who also have seven state Governors elected on the platform of the PDP among them, had penultimate week walked out from the special mini-convention of the party to form a splinter group otherwise known as ‘New PDP.’

The group’s National Chairman is Abubakar Kawu Baraje.

Babangida is himself a chieftain of the PDP and a one-time Presidential aspirant.

The schism in the party has since degenerated into a full-blown battle for the soul of the PDP.

The splinter group has just elected members of its own National Working Committee (NWC) and set up its secretariat.

As both factions dig deeper into the trenches, Jonathan upped the ante by reaching out to Babangida to swing the odds in his favour.

Babangida is a core member of ‘power must return to the North project’ and has been vocal in recent times on both the efficacy of two-party system and the need for the ruling party to pick the right candidate for the 2015 Presidential election.

Besides, Babangida’s recent advice to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, to “go for higher office” was seen as an explicit rebuff of Jonathan’s second term bid.

Jonathan’s move, Daily Independent gathered, was initiated over the weekend after the reconciliation efforts by former President Olusegun Obasanjo apparently failed.

While Anenih was assigned to reach out to Halilu Akilu, a retired Brigadier-General and Babangida’s former security chief, Adenuga, a known business associate of the former military President, was to also reach out to him.

The North is insisting that the minimum condition for truce is the President dropping his second term ambition.

The northern elite are claiming that serving for only one term was the agreement reached with Jonathan before the 2011 Presidential election.

But Presidency sources insisted on Monday that Jonathan was not prepared to sacrifice his constitutional right to vote and be voted for in elections on the altar of “nebulous agreements.”

It could not be ascertained at press time last night if Anenih had called Akilu and what the response was.

A Presidency source, who spoke to Daily Independent anonymously on Tuesday, said Jonathan considers Babangida more liberal than other northern leaders that have become very hawkish.

Besides, Jonathan is said to be using the governorship ambition of Babangida’s son, Mohammed, as a bait to lure him into the project.

“How that will work out remains to be seen. But the thinking in the Presidency is that support for Mohammed’s ambition could be used to persuade Babangida to support President Jonathan’s ambition.

“The only snag there is that opposition to the President’s ambition has become a Northern project and it remains to be seen how Babangida will agree to abandon the North.

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Asari better shut up his wild mouth

ochilikoko: who d hell is Buhari for threatenin d whole Nation in the first place. Buhari thought him how to make such utterances

Nonsense . What do you mean by "thought" him? Bloody illiterate.

Unfortunately low-thinking gullible Nigerians have been hood-winked (as if their blissful ignorance has not made it all the more easier) into creating value from dog-sh.it. The ranks of ACF, APC, PDP and crooked leaders who have brought us to this damnable position we find ourselves today all sit and talk as if they are the bastions of Democracy and without them Peace will not reign. these criminals continue to use low-thinking strategies because we are all low-thinking animals who cannot recognize them for who they truly are.. Wicked Criminals.. today Dokubo opens his putrid mouth to talk and we give him audience, Tinubu opens his farty-smelly mouth to talk we give him audience, GEJ opens his clueless gaff and we nod in agreement as if these basta.ards are making any sense. We go back to the drawing board to make our life changing decisions on the basis of low-thinking criminals and tomorrow we hold our arms back in shock when things are not working. The whole pot of soup called Nigerian Leaders are all rotten fowl-smelling road-kill and this is what will be served at the table of democracy. this is what we have been eating for the past 50 years.. Nigerians when shall we rise up and do the needful.

While the beleaguered Jona is begging people like IBB to help him. The mad dog Asari Dokubo is threatening war. These animals!

Why pulling out because of a bloody civilian. A civilian stronger than General.

fooools like you re nt to be here
who is asari

i dnt blame u and ur asari
wen we re talking abt Nigeria

jas_o: Who is ibb to raise objection to what Asari Dokubo said? Any Nigerians that choose to que behind ibb on national issue or for remedy to distrastrious condition of Nigeria is a fool and will remain foolish till he or she died.
Any reasonable Nigeria will listen to Asari Dokubo than ibb! I dont care about recklessness utteranses of Asari, he' far better than ibb. Ibb should answer his querry about how gulfoil money was squandered. he should tell Nigerians what he knows about Dele Giwa death. He owed Nigerians Explanation on how him and Abacha conive to to perpetuate evil that eliminate Abiola. He's been in the limelight of coup plotters, majourity of coup that took place in this country were masterminded by him. He should stop fooling himself. PDP will never setle so that many of you will end up in jail by the time Buhari take over the presidency of this country.

he's not pulling out cos of asari
bt he's passing a message across dt asari needs
to be called to order

paulokougha: Why pulling out because of a bloody civilian. A civilian stronger than General.

dogara unyem: who the hell is Dokubo to make such statements...if stoping GEJ will restore peace to 9ja, so be it

Look at u, so ur definition of peace is when the north is appeased at d detriment of d south. Shame on u

ckkris: Did Babangida even for once protest against those northern elders that promised to make Nigeria ungovernable? If anyone has Babangida's opinion against Boko Harem, please kindly post it for us to see.

Don't mind the phooolish Northern Edioot!! They think they own the Country..their henchmen can blab and make deflamatory remarks while the rest of us should tremble in fear! Asari my brother, open your Big Fat Mouth and threaten thunder. Peace talks ko, war negotiations nii..what the Country needs is an end to CORRUPTION and GROSS MISCONDUCT, not peace talks amongst grand thieves from different political parties negotiating to rob us blind. They can all go to war and kill themselves for all I care!

amanda2013: This pdp crisis is rili getting interesting by the day.

on d contrary dia will b no meaninful devlopmnt, our money,wealth &resources wil b exhausted wit no any achievment.only 2015 is in dia head.they are ready 2spend Billions of dollars 2make 2015 dia lucky number

ckkris: Did Babangida even for once protest against those northern elders that promised to make Nigeria ungovernable? If anyone has Babangida's opinion against Boko Harem, please kindly post it for us to see.

so true......y was he so qiute when Boko Haram was reighning havoc on the southerns pls let Dokubo talk

dridowu: Asari Dokubo threatening the peace of the nation yet he is walking freely and no attack dogs his attacking him now but if he was 1 General that talk now, blingbling pastor and attack dogs would have called for his arrest.

And was the general arrested? Dokubo is exercising his freedom of speech as your so called general did years back, and he has not even carried out any attacks yet and you guys are already scared. Just wait till then....lol

Okoro2015: It's like the prophecy that GEJ will win this war without firing a bullet is fast coming to reality. All the enemies (whether in the popular stand or elders caucus) are collapsing like pack of cards. Following closely.

I follow you dey watch ooh, lol

This is one of the major highlights of the report of the Political Committee, one of the secret committees raised by the President.

It was learnt that the report of the political committee was ready last night.

The President raised three committees last Thursday before travelling to Kenya on a state visit.

The committees (Political, Legal and Contact) were given advisory task on how the presidency should contain the aggression of the G-7 governors and the Kawu Baraje faction.

A source said: “The other measures recommended by the committee include an X-ray of the activities of the disloyal members in the states and possible expulsion of some of those indicted in the factionalisation of PDP.

^
Mr. Committee President

How can 2 demons(OBJ and IBB) be calling for peace,when they are the ring leaders of these idiot governors. They just feel they can just continue to fool people.what difference does it make if he steps out? We are tired of these old fools trying to run this country anyhow they wish,Abeg make dem park for one side. He should say, he is scared not pretending that he is been insulted. GEJ till 2019

ckkris: Did Babangida even for once protest against those northern elders that promised to make Nigeria ungovernable? If anyone has Babangida's opinion against Boko Harem, please kindly post it for us to see.

Two wrongs can never make a right. Consider the deed and forget about the doer.

I choose to sit back, observe and believe in the saying "Que sera sera."

ckkris: Did Babangida even for once protest against those northern elders that promised to make Nigeria ungovernable? If anyone has Babangida's opinion against Boko Harem, please kindly post it for us to see.

Gbam!!.I dont know why people will see truth and decided to hide it.Asari pls ride on!.Northern cabals said they will make this country ungovernable if GEJ win,have they not been doing it through their BOKO Haram and tell us what IBB and other Northern cabals said or solution they have resorted to curtail it?.Did any Northern elders come together and form a forum to fight BH.I keep on saying it becuase it annouys me seeing that these cabals are doing what they boosted of- the agenda is to make sure GEJ is frustrated and distracted and let people begin to see him as being underperformer and fight against his 2015 ambition.Why should Northerners after decades of ruling this country is not only anxious but very power hungry.Enough is enough.This is time to say NO!

If dat buhari man did not mis yarn about makin the country ungovernable, these jonathan people wont have anthing to say. So i say APC duct tape that buhari mans mouth till 2015. His misgivings is costing dwindling hopes of getting a better leader in 2015

yorubas abusing ibb because of june 12. and for that mumu that says ibb commands no repect in niger state, i can only say fck u idieot

Dpeacemaker101: And was the general arrested? Dokubo is exercising his freedom of speech as your so called general did years back, and he has not even carried out any attacks yet and you guys are already scared. Just wait till then....lol

did General carry out attacks ?

And asari should not be given any audience at all, let him rant on. It just shows what sort of leadership style dey breed from where dey come from. Very base

Am always suspicious of anything from "the nation" regarding PDP.

I mean a paper owned solely by Tinubu is not going to be objective, come on.

ÌBB was invited by your clueless President to save his ass, he has agreed he is a kindergarten President who runs to experienced old hands to clean up his mess. If left alone with the G7 guvnors and Atiku, the man is finished.

shoody: ÌBB was invited by your clueless President to save his ass, he has agreed he is a kindergarten President who runs to experienced old hands to clean up his mess. If left alone with the G7 guvnors and Atiku, the man is finished.

GEJ will be there till 2019 weather you like it or not. You can stay here ranting till 2015, it won't change anything bro, I suggest you calm down and enjoy the #fresh air#. later dude.

Babangida is said to be uncomfortable that while eminent leaders were making peace, Asari-Dokubo was threatening violence.

really?

babaginda is confused. Is Asari comments worse than the ones made in the past by Buhari? What was babaginda reaction then. GEJ 2015.

God bless u.
ibb is just a hypocrite. let him start with buhari's comment of dog nd baboon sucking in blood.

ckkris: Did Babangida even for once protest against those northern elders that promised to make Nigeria ungovernable? If anyone has Babangida's opinion against Boko Harem, please kindly post it for us to see.

Who cares if IBB wants to wants to pull out.Who pulled him in in the first place?Were they not the once that caused the artificial crisis.My take is,team GEJ should dig in their heels and call the bluff of the power-hungry traitors,if they feel more comfortable working with APC in 2015 to scuttle the ambition of GEJ to run for the 2015 election,then so be it.

Arrant nonsense

Agreement is Agreement he said he will not contest come 2015. He shd step down we dat voted him which way has he taken the country? more backwards so we can't even support him coz he failed.If his performance was good it wld speak for him bt he has done nothing and to worsen the matter he has promised nt to go for 2015 so he shd step down simple.

Agreement is Agreement he said he will not contest come 2015. He shd step down we dat voted him which way has he taken the country? more backwards so we can't even support him coz he failed.If his performance was good it wld speak for him bt he has done nothing and to worsen the matter he has promised nt to go for 2015 so he shd step down simple.I don't support any political party bt I think well meaniing Nigerians shd look towards the APC they will. Nt solve our problem bt will sure do better than this fools in the PDP.