All these decamping and merging is for one reason: THEIR PERSONAL POCKETS

The same set of people that have ruined this nation through corruption and wealth acquisiton
to the detriment of the common man on the street are cross -carpeting posing
as if they meant well for the nation

God is watching them in 3D.

atlwireles:

There you go with your 6 years old talk again. Worry about your own reality, is it not this Nigeria. There are some people that born losers in this country,. seek them out. PDP and Jonah, are stronger than ever before, we gave up some dead weight today. As usual the party of losers picked them up.

Party of loser withe the highest number of members in the house? I SMA(a$$) for u.

ndu_chucks:

Continue to deceive yourself. According to you, only one faction of PDP existed before now, there was no division whatsoever in the PDP, nPDP/G7 are simply figments of people's imaginations, and PDP was so united that they publicly told some of their key members to go and join APC just to show the togetherness within PDP.

As a matter of fact, to any Nigerian, G7 is the name of a forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States. mumu


www.nairaland.com/attachments/180447_ROTFLMAO_gif3d0c775232c7f27cf80592785b9635b6

Keep dancing, my Fulani guy. There can ONLY be factions in political part if d factions are recognized by INEC (and INEC hv come out to clearly state that they do not recognize any faction in PDP and only deal with Tukur's NWC). Moreover, a court already declared that there is NO FACTION in PDP- that is d subsisting Legal and therefore ONLY situation until another higher court discharges the order. Those people who just left or wud leave PDP decamped as INDIVIDUALS in d eyes of both d law and INEC; and d law says that they MUST vacant their seats if they are Legislators. Do I need to tell you that d PDP wud MAKE SURE that this wud happened? Bamanga Tukur already told them that. Just watch as d real politics begin...

adonisvg: ''Section 68(1)(g) puts the issue in perspective. It states,“A member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall vacate his seat in the House of which he is a member if…being a person whose election to the House was sponsored by a political party, he becomes a member of another political party before the expiration of the period for which that House was elected:
“Provided that his membership of the latter political party is not as a result of a division in the political party of which he was previously a member or of a merger of two or more political parties or factions by one of which he was previously sponsored.”
The latter saving proviso permits the holder of an office to move out of the party if and when there is a faction within the party or his party goes into a merger with another party or parties.

Managing Factional Crises
Constitutional provisions such as the aforementioned seem clearly meant to manage factional crises in political parties, like the current one involving PDP, New PDP, and the members of the National Assembly and the about seven governors that have identified with the splinter group.
This aspect of the constitution has been used by political office holders as a basis to dump their parties and still retain their positions.
But now, questions are being asked as to what constitutes a division or faction in a political party, and who determines whether a faction exists or not in a party, among other issues. These are questions for the courts to determine. But the split in the PDP presents an interesting scenario'' #copied

which the court has already done by declearing nPdp an illigal entity and also recognizing tukur as pdp chairman. Inec also did same pdp has no faction the court has already cleared that just watch and see what would happen.

ndu_chucks:

Oga, Aturu is positioning himself for raking in more millions by providing the said interpretation. I heard him on TV, and decerning minds know that he is full of crap, this time around. Not to worry, the shameless PDP will soon hire him to take the matter to court. By the time the case finds its way to the supreme court, the affected house members and senators would have bben reelected under APC. But we all know that, with life there is hope for PDP and GEJ

This is why I don't like APC supporters.
Because Aturu interpreted the constitution and it didn't favor you, he is "full of crap this time around"?

It's also funny that you don't know even if they remain in thwe house, most of them will not be re-elected?

In Adamawa, Rivers, Kano PDP will clear the seats. Especially Rivers.
Niger and Jigawa are still a doubt for APC.

donphilopus: Sit down there and be shouting "their seats would be declared vacant". Go up and read Ndu Chucks post.

Ndu-chuks, is just as fooolish as your sef, Bros. See who you dey present as yr 'authority'.....Anyway sha, yr OLODO pass im own. So I undastad the urge..

INEC’s Position on PDP crisis:

INEC, in its response to an earlier letter by the faction’s national secretary, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, dated October 2, a copy of which was obtained by THISDAY yesterday, affirmed its recognition of Tukur as the authentic leader of the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC).

According to the INEC letter with the title “Notification of change in the leadership of PDP and request for formal recognition,” it stated: “The commission acknowledges the receipt of your letter dated September 1 and 23, 2013, respectively wherein you requested the commission’s recognition of the Abubakar Baraje faction of the newly elected National Working Committee.

“You will recall the commission monitored the national convention and the special national convention of the PDP held on March 12, 2012 and August 31, 2013 respectively which took place at the Eagle Square Abuja, after notices to the commission. A National Working Committee was elected at the two conventions wherein Alhaji Bamanga Tukur emerged as the national chairman,” adding that: “The commission will not withdraw its recognition of the leadership of the PDP elected at the election duly monitored by the commission.”

By INEC refusing to withdraw recognition to the Tukur-led PDP, it has actually put paid to the issue of faction, thus legitimizing the Tukur NWC. Whether this is the end of the road for the nPDP is another thing altogether. But INEC as the regulatory body for political parties has issued the nPDP a red card and have been sent out of the political field of play.

And the Court Decision

From the legal front and in response to a legal suit filed by the nPDP in Lagos, Justice Oludotun Adefope-Okojie of the Ikeja High Court, struck out the suit filed by the Baraje PDP faction against Tukur and three others, for want of jurisdiction.

The breakaway faction of the party had asked the court to stop Tukur and other officers of the party from parading themselves as national officers of the PDP pending the determination of the case. The plaintiffs in the suit are Baraje, new PDP Deputy National Chairman, Dr. Sam Sam Jaja,  Oyinlola and the PDP, while the defendants joined alongside Tukur are the Deputy National Chairman, Mr. Uche Secondus; Women Leader, Dr. Kema Chikwe and National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh.

Tukur and his co-defendants had in their preliminary notice of objection filed through their counsel, Chief Joe Kyari-Gadzama (SAN) and Mr. Emeka Etiaba, on September 18, asked the court to strike out the suit for want of jurisdiction. The lawyers had also argued that the writs of summons did not comply with the mandatory requirements of Section 97 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act because they were not signed.

But counsel to the claimants, Mr. Robert Emukpaeruo, had argued that the court had jurisdiction to entertain the suit contrary to the objections being raised by the defendants.

In his ruling, Adefope-Okojie held that the Lagos State High Court had no power to assume jurisdiction over a matter which originated outside its territory. The judge said the applicants had averred in their affidavit that the course of action, which was the special convention of the PDP took place  in Abuja.

According to the judge, the plaintiff had also averred that the PDP had its registered office in Abuja and that none of the defendants was resident in Lagos State. In view of this, the Judge said the doctrine of enforcement of judgments was not relevant to the suit before the court.

Adefope-Okojie summed her ruling thus: "I hold that with the defendants not resident in Lagos and the subject matter originating in Abuja, the High Court of Lagos State has no power to assume jurisdiction over this suit."

As a result of this, a red card may have though been given to the nPDP by the court, unlike INEC position; there could be an appeal or a fresh case filed within the Abuja where all the combatants reside.

ndu_chucks:

Why are you people so lazy that you can't lookup simple information, but instead you'll confidently make pronouncements which project you as uninformed?

The constitution allows for these house members to decamp, in fact Section 68 (1) of the 1999 Constitution allows defection of any lawmaker if there is division in the political party of which he was previously a member or a merger of two or more political parties or factions by one of which he was previously sponsored.

Their seats cannot be constitutionally rendered vacant. I expect additional defection from the house and senate in coming days. I'm sorry to say that GEJ's days are numbered.

"Section 68 (1) of the 1999 Constitution allows defection of any lawmaker if there is division in the political party of which he was previously a member or a [b]merger of two or more political parties or factions by one of which he was previously sponsored." nPDP is not recognised by INEC hence its not a faction... I laugh at your stupidity.

Unfortunately they have all become saints and progressives . Lets watch out how PDP will respond .

X-factoria:


You must have some illusion about the geographical area and the people of the North. If you are thinking the north is Kano and Sokoto or Hausa/Fulani you have a lot to learn. Let me remind you that what you refer to as the North comprise of Taraba, Gombe, Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara, Niger and Adamawa all of which have sizable population of Christians and minority tribes who don't give a damn about the call for a return of power to the north because it won't serve their interests. It has never been in their interest and they are no fools!

Jonathan will only be a fool by not exploiting this obvious divide in the north. A strategists would tell him the home truth - to forget about Kano and Sokoto. He can never win there! If I were him, I will start right now to pump money and empower people in these aforementioned "swing" states, give them juicy political appointments and court their leaders - both political and traditional. He has all the oil money to buy anybody. Goodluck to him sha.

Best strategy analysis so far.

gboss4sure: Unfortunately they have all become saints and progressives . Lets watch out how PDP will respond .

Seriously, I don't really care about the them decamping. I am more worried that APC is presenting themselves as progressives but with open arms to the same people they have hitherto labelled corrupt! How hypocritical?!

payless: Jonathan is about to be consumed by his lack of political width and charisma. He is being led by sycophants who don't really mean well for him except for their pockets. I expect Tambuwal and other Northern legislators to declare for APC by February. This should confirm why I said many times that PDP is a Northern party that is supported by some southern slaves mostly based in South-east and South-south. The Nigerian Constitution favours the North more than any other region because, the North dominates the National Assembly; in terms of number. There are more than 68% of PDP legislators in the House of Representatives and Senate. I expect these Northern PDP legislators to desert PDP and move to APC. Jonathan will be left with Akpabio, Orji, Obi, Mimiko, Elechi, Chime and the governor of Cross-River State, Bamanga Tukur, Anenih, Okupe, Gulak, Abati and few others.........

One thing that I know is that, you don't fight the North politically. It is never advisable to let the North have a common enemy. When you fight the North, they tend to come together and fight their opponents regardless of their party affiliations. All the Northern Governors who claim to be in support of Jonathan are currently under pressure to dump Jonathan. Governor of Bauchi and Katsina will be put under a lot of pressure by Emirs and Sultan to dump Jonathan by end of next year. These governors will definitely dump him. Normally, the Northern elites do not favor Buhari but they are ready to support Buhari to get there and deprive Jonathan the second term he so much crave. The North has been threatened by Jonathan utterances of "Igbos are my back bone" "the votes I got from the North only came from Igbos". Those utterances were wrong by the President of Nigeria. As a a matter of fact, it was Sultan of Sokoto and some Emirs who declared support for Jonathan in the North when IBB, Atiku, Adamu Ciroma and others were giving Jonathan tough time. This was at the time of tension in the North in 2011.

The goal of the North is to get anyone from their region elected as President. It doesn't matter who that person eventually is.

Jonathan and his political rookies have woken up a sleeping giant.

God bless you: no wonder is planning to bribe about 700 northearner for his second time ambitions according to gov Aliyu Babangida of Niger state.

donphilopus: Sit down there and be shouting "their seats would be declared vacant". Go up and read Ndu Chucks post.

You are learning from Ndu Chuks? Hahahahaha.
SMHFU!

karl max: INEC’s Position on PDP crisis:

INEC, in its response to an earlier letter by the faction’s national secretary, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, dated October 2, a copy of which was obtained by THISDAY yesterday, affirmed its recognition of Tukur as the authentic leader of the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC).

According to the INEC letter with the title “Notification of change in the leadership of PDP and request for formal recognition,” it stated: “The commission acknowledges the receipt of your letter dated September 1 and 23, 2013, respectively wherein you requested the commission’s recognition of the Abubakar Baraje faction of the newly elected National Working Committee.

“You will recall the commission monitored the national convention and the special national convention of the PDP held on March 12, 2012 and August 31, 2013 respectively which took place at the Eagle Square Abuja, after notices to the commission. A National Working Committee was elected at the two conventions wherein Alhaji Bamanga Tukur emerged as the national chairman,” adding that: “The commission will not withdraw its recognition of the leadership of the PDP elected at the election duly monitored by the commission.”

By INEC refusing to withdraw recognition to the Tukur-led PDP, it has actually put paid to the issue of faction, thus legitimizing the Tukur NWC. Whether this is the end of the road for the nPDP is another thing altogether. But INEC as the regulatory body for political parties has issued the nPDP a red card and have been sent out of the political field of play.

And the Court Decision

From the legal front and in response to a legal suit filed by the nPDP in Lagos, Justice Oludotun Adefope-Okojie of the Ikeja High Court, struck out the suit filed by the Baraje PDP faction against Tukur and three others, for want of jurisdiction.

The breakaway faction of the party had asked the court to stop Tukur and other officers of the party from parading themselves as national officers of the PDP pending the determination of the case. The plaintiffs in the suit are Baraje, new PDP Deputy National Chairman, Dr. Sam Sam Jaja,  Oyinlola and the PDP, while the defendants joined alongside Tukur are the Deputy National Chairman, Mr. Uche Secondus; Women Leader, Dr. Kema Chikwe and National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh.

Tukur and his co-defendants had in their preliminary notice of objection filed through their counsel, Chief Joe Kyari-Gadzama (SAN) and Mr. Emeka Etiaba, on September 18, asked the court to strike out the suit for want of jurisdiction. The lawyers had also argued that the writs of summons did not comply with the mandatory requirements of Section 97 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act because they were not signed.

But counsel to the claimants, Mr. Robert Emukpaeruo, had argued that the court had jurisdiction to entertain the suit contrary to the objections being raised by the defendants.

In his ruling, Adefope-Okojie held that the Lagos State High Court had no power to assume jurisdiction over a matter which originated outside its territory. The judge said the applicants had averred in their affidavit that the course of action, which was the special convention of the PDP took place  in Abuja.

According to the judge, the plaintiff had also averred that the PDP had its registered office in Abuja and that none of the defendants was resident in Lagos State. In view of this, the Judge said the doctrine of enforcement of judgments was not relevant to the suit before the court.

Adefope-Okojie summed her ruling thus: "I hold that with the defendants not resident in Lagos and the subject matter originating in Abuja, the High Court of Lagos State has no power to assume jurisdiction over this suit."

As a result of this, a red card may have though been given to the nPDP by the court, unlike INEC position; there could be an appeal or a fresh case filed within the Abuja where all the combatants reside.

and here is the abuja judgement


It was a sad day in the camp of the Alhaji Kawu Baraje led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, yesterday, as a Federal High Court in Abuja declared its activities illegal, just as it ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to only recognize the Alhaji Bamanga Tukur led national officers of the party.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/tukur-led-pdp-cages-barajes-group/

I thank Jah for making me witness these historic events.....

bappahman: Findings on Tuesday showed that the PDP
could lose at least four key principal
positions should many of its members
move in droves to join the governors in the
APC.
The positions under threat are Deputy
Speaker (Mr. Emeka Ihedioha); Majority
Leader (Mulikat Akande-Adeola); Chief
Whip (Ishaka Bawa); and Deputy Leader
(Leo Ogor).
Investigations showed that as of the last
count, the APC had 137 members in the
House.
It will also be recalled that at least 57 PDP
members openly moved with their
governors to the defunct New PDP.
A source told one of our correspondents
that this already implied “a likely shift in
majority leadership to the APC.”
The source added, “If you add 57 to 137,
you will get 194.
“If you deduct 194 from 360, the number is
166.
“Don’t forget that not all of the 166
members of the House of Representatives
are PDP members. There are small parties
like the Labour Party, a faction of APGA
and the Accord Party.
“What does this tell you about which party
will control the House?
“Again, more members will likely defect in
the days ahead; anything is bound to
happen.”
The PUNCH gathered that the PDP
originally had 208 members before the
crisis, out of which 57 joined the New
PDP.
The leader of the defunct New PDP, Mr.
Andrew Uchendu, had claimed that the
membership was actually up to 100.
“We are more than 57; there are more that
are behind the scene.
“We are up to 100,” he had claimed.
A National Assembly official said, “If you
take Uchendu’s position, it means the APC
will have 237 members in the House.
“That is more good tidings for the
opposition in terms of which party will be in
control.”
There were doubts on Tuesday over which
side of the divide the Speaker, Mr. Aminu
Tambuwal, belonged.
His home state governor, Aliyu Wamakko
of Sokoto State, is one of the seven rebel
governors.
The speaker has been evading taking a
categorical stance on the crisis since it
broke out.

my brother if politics is mathematics I am sure dat politicians who have been d greatest mathematicians in Nigeria. So by 2015 we shall know who shall laugh most.

bappahman: Findings on Tuesday showed that the PDP
could lose at least four key principal
positions should many of its members
move in droves to join the governors in the
APC.
The positions under threat are Deputy
Speaker (Mr. Emeka Ihedioha); Majority
Leader (Mulikat Akande-Adeola); Chief
Whip (Ishaka Bawa); and Deputy Leader
(Leo Ogor).
Investigations showed that as of the last
count, the APC had 137 members in the
House.
It will also be recalled that at least 57 PDP
members openly moved with their
governors to the defunct New PDP.
A source told one of our correspondents
that this already implied “a likely shift in
majority leadership to the APC.”
The source added, “If you add 57 to 137,
you will get 194.
“If you deduct 194 from 360, the number is
166.
“Don’t forget that not all of the 166
members of the House of Representatives
are PDP members. There are small parties
like the Labour Party, a faction of APGA
and the Accord Party.
“What does this tell you about which party
will control the House?
“Again, more members will likely defect in
the days ahead; anything is bound to
happen.”
The PUNCH gathered that the PDP
originally had 208 members before the
crisis, out of which 57 joined the New
PDP.
The leader of the defunct New PDP, Mr.
Andrew Uchendu, had claimed that the
membership was actually up to 100.
“We are more than 57; there are more that
are behind the scene.
“We are up to 100,” he had claimed.
A National Assembly official said, “If you
take Uchendu’s position, it means the APC
will have 237 members in the House.
“That is more good tidings for the
opposition in terms of which party will be in
control.”
There were doubts on Tuesday over which
side of the divide the Speaker, Mr. Aminu
Tambuwal, belonged.
His home state governor, Aliyu Wamakko
of Sokoto State, is one of the seven rebel
governors.
The speaker has been evading taking a
categorical stance on the crisis since it
broke out.

my brother if politics is mathematics I am sure dat politicians who have been d greatest mathematicians in Nigeria. So by 2015 we shall know who shall laugh most.

Adindu peter: "Section 68 (1) of the 1999 Constitution allows defection of any lawmaker if there is division in the political party of which he was previously a member or a [b]merger of two or more political parties or factions by one of which he was previously sponsored." nPDP is not recognised by INEC hence its not a faction... I laugh at your stupidity.

What is wrong with you people? Even Aturu himself acknowledges that any member of the house or senate can change parties, but unlike governors who can change parties at will, house members must show that there was division within their party. Anyone who believes that there is no division within PDP is very dishonest and stupid, or lives in Mars.


Listen to minute 1:46 of the video and hear Aturu say that all that is required is to show division within PDP for those non governors to switch parties without losing their seats or having them rendered vacant. Even if the legislators do not switch, they can still vote as they see fit. Either way, GEJ and PDP are finished. BTW: I'm tired of educating you people. Denial is normal in cases like this one where you see your world crashing down right in front of your eyes.

Watch the [url=http://www.youtube.com/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DLJ30o8kWMfM&amp]Aturus Channels Interview here[/url]

ndu_chucks:

What is wrong with you people? Even Aturu himself acknowledges that any member of the house or senate can change parties, but unlike governors who can change parties at will, house members must show that there was division within their party. Anyone who believes that there is no division within PDP is very dishonest and stupid, or lives in Mars.


Listen to minute 1:46 of the video and hear Aturu say that all that is required is to show division within PDP for those non governors to switch parties without losing their seats or rendering them vacant. Even if the legislators do not switch, they can still vote as they see fit. Either way, GEJ and PDP are finished.

Watch the [url=http://www.youtube.com/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DLJ30o8kWMfM&amp]Aturus Channels Interview here[/url]

Ndu Chuks, some times you have to keep quiet and learn.

The division that must be shown is a legal evidence (recognized buy designated authorities e.g INEC) to prove that the party is divided already.

Not some rofo-rofo media stunt.
It's even funny when the media houses say APC "merged" with New PDP.
Is there a party called new PDP?
They are trying to avoid the terms "decamp" or "defect to" but they are not smart enough.

Gbawe:

They are not lazy. They simply lack political sophistication . They do not even have an iota of it. You will find that these guys , despite being conventionally educated, will always lack political sophistication because their clannish nature and ethno-religious prejudice against others will perpetually prevent them from appreciating what politics, a game of numbers and alliances plus strategic planning, is all about.

We are seeing politics playing out before ours yet some naff and politically gauche 'throwbacks' prefer going around shouting "boko/Yoruba" Party, "Yorobu and aboki gang-up" and other such illiterate and prejudiced drivel.

I really pity some people and how their mental 'stumbling blocks' (divisiveness, prejudice, ethno-religious jingoism, paranoia, persecution complex et al) will always prevent them from seeing what matters .

They lack political sophistry. I agree intoto!

This is a good development in the political history of Nigeria. PDP needs to sit up. Goodluck must prove himself as the best. He should take a close look of what he has not done well like many abandon road projects in his own region.

This drama can only unfold under the dullest President Nigeria has ever had!

in d words of pastor Tunde bakare, no election is holding in 2015.

Sunny_bobo:

Watch and see. Their seats will be declared vacant and na koboko MOPOL go use flog dem if they turn up for a session after their seats must have been declared vacant.

It's like u re dreaming while awake?

Naija politics tire person

bappahman: Findings on Tuesday showed that the PDP
could lose at least four key principal
positions should many of its members
move in droves to join the governors in the
APC.
The positions under threat are Deputy
Speaker (Mr. Emeka Ihedioha); Majority
Leader (Mulikat Akande-Adeola); Chief
Whip (Ishaka Bawa); and Deputy Leader
(Leo Ogor).
Investigations showed that as of the last
count, the APC had 137 members in the
House.
It will also be recalled that at least 57 PDP
members openly moved with their
governors to the defunct New PDP.
A source told one of our correspondents
that this already implied “a likely shift in
majority leadership to the APC.”
The source added, “If you add 57 to 137,
you will get 194.
“If you deduct 194 from 360, the number is
166.
“Don’t forget that not all of the 166
members of the House of Representatives
are PDP members. There are small parties
like the Labour Party, a faction of APGA
and the Accord Party.
“What does this tell you about which party
will control the House?
“Again, more members will likely defect in
the days ahead; anything is bound to
happen.”
The PUNCH gathered that the PDP
originally had 208 members before the
crisis, out of which 57 joined the New
PDP.
The leader of the defunct New PDP, Mr.
Andrew Uchendu, had claimed that the
membership was actually up to 100.
“We are more than 57; there are more that
are behind the scene.
“We are up to 100,” he had claimed.
A National Assembly official said, “If you
take Uchendu’s position, it means the APC
will have 237 members in the House.
“That is more good tidings for the
opposition in terms of which party will be in
control.”
There were doubts on Tuesday over which
side of the divide the Speaker, Mr. Aminu
Tambuwal, belonged.
His home state governor, Aliyu Wamakko
of Sokoto State, is one of the seven rebel
governors.
The speaker has been evading taking a
categorical stance on the crisis since it
broke out.

Dont worry EFCC is there to silence them. 2014 many in EFCC net. just watch and see.

payless: Jonathan is about to be consumed by his lack of political width and charisma. He is being led by sycophants who don't really mean well for him except for their pockets. I expect Tambuwal and other Northern legislators to declare for APC by February. This should confirm why I said many times that PDP is a Northern party that is supported by some southern slaves mostly based in South-east and South-south. The Nigerian Constitution favours the North more than any other region because, the North dominates the National Assembly; in terms of number. There are more than 68% of PDP legislators in the House of Representatives and Senate. I expect these Northern PDP legislators to desert PDP and move to APC. Jonathan will be left with Akpabio, Orji, Obi, Mimiko, Elechi, Chime and the governor of Cross-River State, Bamanga Tukur, Anenih, Okupe, Gulak, Abati and few others.........

One thing that I know is that, you don't fight the North politically. It is never advisable to let the North have a common enemy. When you fight the North, they tend to come together and fight their opponents regardless of their party affiliations. All the Northern Governors who claim to be in support of Jonathan are currently under pressure to dump Jonathan. Governor of Bauchi and Katsina will be put under a lot of pressure by Emirs and Sultan to dump Jonathan by end of next year. These governors will definitely dump him. Normally, the Northern elites do not favor Buhari but they are ready to support Buhari to get there and deprive Jonathan the second term he so much crave. The North has been threatened by Jonathan utterances of "Igbos are my back bone" "the votes I got from the North only came from Igbos". Those utterances were wrong by the President of Nigeria. As a a matter of fact, it was Sultan of Sokoto and some Emirs who declared support for Jonathan in the North when IBB, Atiku, Adamu Ciroma and others were giving Jonathan tough time. This was at the time of tension in the North in 2011.

The goal of the North is to get anyone from their region elected as President. It doesn't matter who that person eventually is.

Jonathan and his political rookies have woken up a sleeping giant.

this is your opinion about the north. the north you see is not longer united and those you mentioned above include the emirs cannot determine the votes of the north. if they are, buhari will have won 2011 or rather atiku. regional and religion difference will always divide the north. watch and see how 2015 will surprise you.

TechWalker007:

Ndu Chuks, some times you have to keep quiet and learn.

The division that must be shown is a legal evidence (recognized buy designated authorities e.g INEC) to prove that the party is divided already.

Not some rofo-rofo media stunt.
It's even funny when the media houses say APC "merged" with New PDP.
Is there a party called new PDP?
They are trying to avoid the terms "decamp" or "defect to" but they are not smart enough.

Oga, start crying us a river. PDP has lost this one. Where in the constitution does it state that the said division must be supported by evidence recognized by designated authorities such as INEC? Has any court ever interpreted that section of the constitution as you stated?

If this is what you and PDP intend to fight with, then I wouldn't want to be on your side. You people will soon hear from Tambuwal and other house members on when the mass decamping will take place. If I were GEJ, I wouldn't fight that fight because it would render him a lame duck of a President until 2015 or earlier, when he gets booted out.

Eeyah, I feel sorry for goons like Sincere_9gerian who have since gone into hiding.

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Mmiriariugwu: Whatever happens to ideologies? although they are bloody oportunists,am watching to see how well this oil & water tend to gel.

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Ideo kini?

Is there such a word in Nigerian political dictionary?

ndu_chucks:

Oga, start crying us a river. PDP has lost this one. Where in the constitution does it state that the said division must be supported by evidence recognized by designated authorities such as INEC? Has any court ever interpreted that section of the constitution as you stated?

If this is what you and PDP intend to fight with, then I wouldn't want to be on your side. You people will soon hear from Tambuwal and other house members on when the mass defect will take place. If I were GEJ, I wouldn't fight that fight because it would render him a lame duck of a President until 2015 or earlier when he gets booted out.

Eeyah, I feel sorry for goons like Sincere_9gerian who have since gone into hiding.

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Brox, you are the one not getting it.

I actually want the balance in the house as that's where I feel we really need change (that's if they really start making policies and not just collecting allocations).

I only wish they were in the house to do the Nation service.

You are naive, wicked or both if you sit there singing their praise and calling for the downfall of PDP.
Only hypocrites will want PDP to die. They are those who want to hold on to power for themselves.

As much as I don't like APC (because of their hypocrisy), I want the party to thrive.
This is good for democracy and Nigerians ultimately.
I am however not going to tolerate the hypocrisy of APC and their supporters.

I no like this one O. Why not leave these people and President Jonadunce in PDP so they can destroy themselves. Why bring them into APC to pollute the environment. So Oyinlola is now a member of APC? Ovoko!!!

Well that being said, President Jonadunce must be kicked out in 2015 for his lack of sophistication. That he has aides that refer with hate to a group of people as "parasites" shows he is a m0r0n.

My only pity is for these lapdogs who will become unemployed as soon as he is kicked out. Taharq maybe lucky and gets re-employed as a houseboy in Benin. That fake doctor will go back to doing abortion for ESUTH babes. Omokri will go back to his yahoo yahoo work. Oronto will go back to his "belle-activism".

Ovoko! Ovoko!! Ovoko!!!

duni04: Going by how Nigeria works, next thing now is to blackmail the president into making compromises or else they'll impeach him. The dumbass won't want to b d first Nigerian president to b impeached so he'll play ball and open d treasury for them to come and chop. Wen they chop belle full, they'll sit down again and say it was only a family disagreement and Jonathan is still their man. 2015 will come and the sick people called Nigerians will still go and put their fingers beside umbrella and say they're not voting for PDP but Jonathan. The dumbass will win and rule for another 4years. Story finish

Do you know what it takes to impeach a president? Do you know its practically impossible? Do you think its just by members of the house voting?

So many dumb kids on this forum

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This is a defining moment in the lives of Nigerians. These people mean business. They are are out in full force to nail Jonathan. Jonathan has done his worse and showed all his cards. It is too late for him now. Any abuse of power will be met with revolt and public sympathy for his victims. The House of Representatives breaking into APC hands will be the straw that finally broke the camel's back.

I expect Jonathan to exercise his best behaviours and go into dialogue with his opponents but I expect those Governors to rebuff him.

Do you know what it takes to impeach a president? Dude, stop showing how stu.pid and naïve you are.