THE crisis dogging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
may have become more interesting with a remark by
former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that a plan to split
the embattled party had remained in the works for four
months.

In an interview in his Abuja home with a team of
journalists from Rariya, a Hausa newspaper based in
Abuja, Atiku also spoke on the situation of things in the
‘new PDP.’

Atiku, who had led a withdrawal of a number of governors
from the venue of a recent PDP convention, claimed that
“we have been planning for some time because we have
spent almost four months planning how to split the PDP.”

The former number two man in the country said that he
decided to join the plan because the reasons of the
sponsors aligned with his long-standing grouse about the
situation of things in the party.

“At first, I didn’t know the arrowhead, but they eventually
came and met me and I joined them because their
reasons are the same with the ones I have been fighting
against within the party — lack of fairness, honesty and
tyranny. If I can fight the military to restore democracy,
why can’t I fight fellow politicians?” he said.

According to him, his faction of the party had appealed the decision of the courts declaring it illegal.
“We have appealed and we are planning seriously.You will
see what will happen,” he said.

Responding to a question on the reason some chieftains of the party took offence to the purported ambition of
President Goodluck Jonathan to seek re-election in 2015,
especially since the president had not categorically
expressed his interest in another term in office, Atiku said,“he did (say that he would run) since he said he had the right to run. What else is remaining?”

Atiku was, however, silent on whether or not he would run for the presidency in the next general election. “Why are you in a hurry? Don’t worry, it is not yet the time for you to know,” he said.

In the meantime, the Turakin Adamawa denied being in
the know of any plans of the newly registered Peoples
Democratic Movement (PDM), declaring that “I am not a
member.”

PDM is believed to belong to Atiku’s associates and those
of the former Chief of General Staff, the late General
Shehu Musa Yar’Adua.

www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/25348-we-planned-for-4-months-to-split-pdp-atiku.html

who be actor? , who be boss?

Every house that divides against itself shall turn to ruin.

PDP has been babylon for the good and patriotic Nigerian. I think it time babylon fall.

#teamProgressive

4 months? PDP must b a strong party then.