Presidency sources have disclosed how President Goodluck Jonathan pressured Tanko Isiaku Gwamma, the treasurer of the Abubakar Baraje-led new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), to announce his resignation on Sunday.
In a statement earlier today, Mr. Gwamma claimed that he arrived at the decision to quit “after a careful study of the unfolding events in the polity and a deep sober reflection of the consequences of the outcome of such impasse on our party.” However, two reliable sources within the Presidency revealed that his arms were twisted and he was maneuvered into leaving the splinter faction of the party and renouncing his post as treasurer.
“Alhaji Tanko Isiaku Gwamma resigned after he was promised a juicy political appointment,” said one of our sources. The source added that Mr. Gwamma asked for some time to weigh his options, but Mr. Jonathan’s aides made it clear that they wanted him to act immediately. “He initially insisted that he needed to consult before tendering his letter [of resignation], but Alhaji Gwamma was asked to bring his letter immediately and speak with reporters at the [Presidential] Villa. He could not reject the offer,” the source added.
.SaharaReporters also learnt that Mr. Gwamma was not warned beforehand that cameramen and reporters would be brought in and he would be asked to speak to them immediately announcing his departure from the Baraje faction of the party. One source said he hesitated a little before consenting to speak to the press.
He stated, “Our desire is for the PDP to continue to lead while others follow. As such, we must eschew all vices capable of unnecessarily heating up the polity.
“I pledge my loyalty to the Bamanga Tukur leadership, while calling on all party faithful to do [the] same.”
One of our sources said the Presidency, Mr. Bamanga Tukur, who heads a faction of the party, and Tony Anenih, the faction’s chairman of the Board of Trustees, had decided that the best strategy for confronting the Baraje group was to use cash and political appointments to woo some of its members back to the Tukur fold.
The source stated that former Vice President Abubakar Atiku was the main financier of the splinter group, adding that most of the seven governors with the Baraje group were scared of funneling money to it for fear of the Presidency sending officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after them. “Atiku has money, but he can’t match Federal financial power,” the source said. He said the Jonathan administration was confident of using the strategy that won Mr. Gwamma to persuade more members of the Baraje group to rejoin the Tukur group.
“In the game of politics, money talks. And the fact is that Alhaji Baraje’s group cannot mobilize the kind of money that Dr. Bamanga Tukur commands,” said the source.
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b4 nko? Next plz!!!

Love of money, it is the begining of hell

I believe threat to life, investments and interests were also part of the presentation.

Nigeria is dead

The Baraje-led faction, which was obviously caught off-guard, has issued a more elaborate statement on the defection.

...“Alhaji Gwamna’s fate became sealed when a report on his true status was tabled before the National Working Committee of PDP during its inaugural meeting held at the residence of the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, in Abuja on 15th Sept, 2013. The damning report on Alhaji Gwamna was submitted by the PDP National Secretary, His Excellency, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola. According to the report, it was found that Alhaji Gwamna was a mole planted by the Tukur faction of PDP to monitor our activities and report back to it with a view to sabotaging our activities.

“Prince Oyinlola’s report further indicted Alhaji Gwamna as one of those executing contracts for the Federal Government and under threat that to have all his contracts terminated by should he fail to spy on us as directed. Like the Judas that he is, Alhaji Gwamna agreed to mortgage his conscience in his mistaken belief that he could successfully sabotage our mission to bring sanity to our party being hijacked by hawks whose aim is to destroy a party that they do not know how it was formed.

“When Alhaji Gwamna got wind of his impending sack, this false democrat rushed to the Presidency to alert his paymasters that he had been discovered to be a mole and was at the verge of dismissal. To save his ugly face, the Presidency quickly drafted a press statement announcing his resignation and gave him to sign and immediately release to the press last night.

“To us, Alhaji Gwamma is rubbish meant for the dustbin and we sincerely thank all those who assisted us to discover on time this undemocratic personality only meant for a fading group like Tukur’s faction of the PDP.

“We are happy to announce the better qualified and more principled Engr. Abubakar Gambo Umar as his replacement with immediate effect. Unlike Alhaji Gwamma, Engr. Umar, who was twice nominated by his constituency to run for the House of Representatives, is a staunch believer in the rule of law, a democrat to the core and a man known for upholding justice and fair play.

“To Nigerians, we apologise for not properly investigating Alhaji Gwamma, a fellow who is ready to sell his conscience for a mess of porridge, before giving him such an exalted position of National Treasurer of a great party like PDP. As we bid him goodbye to his journey to political perdition and wilderness, we wish to urge all Nigerians to keep faith with us as we are very determined to flush out all the undemocratic elements that have constituted themselves a nuisance to our rescue mission.”

Source:http://www.newsexpressngr.com

Having weighed up the accounts provided by both sides, I hand this round to the oPDP (original PDP)
Why blame Messi when the last paragraph highlighted above clearly shows the opposition did not perfect its pre-match tactics.

Why are they afraid to join APC?
In the PDP these outgoing governors can never defeat a sitting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This is cleaning up ur mess. I bet wen some senators being rumored to have pitch their tent with Tukur led PDP also announce their loyalty to Tukur , they will be labelled moles too ?. Bunch of confused people.

Who should we believe now

Season film

U no go watch am finish

PDP NPDP APC are all fighting for their individual interest and not nigerians. The man has seen an offer than meets his individual need, he had to take it.

I am sure he wld have said screw atiku , screw APC, screw NPDP,Srew PDM, screw Nigerians this offer favors me and my family, I am taking it.