Sincere 9gerian: APC slams Niger State Governor for repudiating deal hours after it was consummated.

Fresh confusion, Wednesday, trailed the merger deal between the Abubakar Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, with the former’s spokesperson, Chukwuemeka Eze, saying the merger was yet to be consummated. This also follows denials by some prominent actors in Tuesday’s merger announcement.

In an interview with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, Mr. Eze said what took place at the Kano State Governor’s Lodge was merely a declaration of plan by the two groups to merge.

He explained that the nPDP and APC set up a committee to work out the conditions for merger and that the report of the committee would be submitted to the Steering Committee on Tuesday.

He did not name the members of the committee though he claimed that it was the APC interim National Chairman, Bisi Akande that suggested the word “merger” during meeting that preceded its announcement.

“It is only after we have signed the MOU that you can say we have merged. You guys should have asked us to list conditions of the merger. Can we merged without conditions?” he said
“We have agreed to work together but it was Chief Bisi Akande who insisted on the use of the word merger.

“I want to tell you that the matter is not concluded. We have to share positions. We have to agree on what will go to us and what will go to us. That is what the Committee is still working on and nobody has signed the MOU.”

On whether the nPDP leaders would attend the peace meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday, Mr. Eze said all options were still on the table.

He said, “If the president agreed to our conditions, if we have agreements on issues that created the crisis, then we will not sign the MOU on Tuesday. So from now tillTuesday, anything is still possible.

“If we meet on Sunday and our conditions are attended to, then the merger won’t go ahead. If Governor Amaechi is returned as NGF chair, if the structures are returned to the governors of Adamawa, Kano and Rivers, then our leaders will look back and stop signing the MOU.”

Mr. Eze accused the National Chairman of the PDP, Bamanga Tukur, of making life difficult for members of the splinter group, saying “it was the way we are being treated that is making everybody desperate. Who will not be desperate with the way we are been treated?”

However, hours later, Mr. Eze demanded the withdrawal of his earlier submission, saying he had been asked by the National Chairman of the group, Abubakar Baraje, to do so.

The nPDP spokesperson said in a text message he sent to journalists that, “I am just been (sic) called that I issued a statement that there is no merger between us and APC because the MOU between us and the APC has not been signed.

“Pls, I am just been (sic) corrected by the National Chairman Alh. A. K. Baraje that the MOU has been signed and the Merger has been effected. so any contrary statement in this regard should be discontinued. Thanks. Chief Eze Chukeuemeks Eze,”

On Tuesday, a few hours after the merger was announced, the Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, denied moving with some of his governor colleagues and leaders of the nPDP to the APC, saying he remained a member of the PDP.

Mr. Aliyu, in a statement signed by his media aide, said he was not at the meeting at the Kano State Governor’s Lodge where the deal was consummated.
On Wednesday morning, the National Secretary of the nPDP, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, also denied moving to the APC. According to him, he would not leave the PDP until a superior court vacated the Court of Appeal which reinstated him as the National Secretary of the PDP on November 6.

Meanwhile, the APC has scolded the Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, for opting out of the merger between it and the nPDP.

The interim National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed, said in an interview with journalists in Abuja that Mr. Aliyu lied for saying he was not at the meeting.

“The governor was not saying the whole truth by saying he was not at the meeting held at Governor Rabiu Kwakwanso residence in Abuja with the merger deal was sealed,” he said.

“The governor only pleaded to excuse himself to attend to other issues before the end of the meeting. So when he said he was not at the meeting, I think it is quiet disappointing”.

Mr. Mohammed said the merger of the two groups was intact despite the disclaimer by some members of the nPDP

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[b]Prince Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, the National Publicity Secretary of the breakaway faction of the PDP, has denied a press statement credited to him stating that the merger between the group and APC, was still on hold.[/b]Eze categorically denied issuing the statement, which was widely circulated by media outlets. He also added that a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, with the All Progressives Congress was signed.Find the full statement by the party below:

“It has been brought to my notice that a statement denying the merger between the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been credited to me and my office. I was quoted as saying that the MOU between the two parties is yet to be signed and because of this the merger is yet to be effected.”

“I wish to state that no such statement was at any time issued by me or my office. Instead, I wish to reiterate that the MOU between us and APC has been duly signed by both the nPDP National Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, and the National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande.”
“In this regard, the general public should disregard any statement from whatever source which tries to give the impression that the merger between us and APC is in danger. The truth in that the merger is waxing stronger by the day and that our resolve to save our fledgling democracy is unshakable.”
“As we stated in our press statement of yesterday, President Goodluck Jonathan and the PDP leadership should come to terms with the fact that PDP is now an opposition political party and Jonathan should start writing his handover notes as APC is fully set to take over the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in 2015 so as to give Nigerians the dividends of democracy they have been yearning for.”
“Meanwhile, we have read reports that members of the National Assembly that follow us to APC will lose their seats. This cannot happen as it will be at variance with the relevant sections of our Constitution and Electoral Laws that guarantee members of the National Assembly safety once their parent party is in crisis as PDP is at the moment.”

For the avoidance of doubt, there is no danger of their losing their seats as made clear by sections 68(1)(g) and 109(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) in relation to the status of members of a legislative house (state and national) who defect from the political parties from which they were elected to join another political party.

The wordings of the aforesaid sections are in agreement with those of sections 64(1)(g) of the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria given judicial interpretation by the Supreme Court in the case of FEDECO Vs Goni (1983) FNR 203. This case was argued by the best legal minds of that era (Chief FRA Williams SAN and GOK Ajayi SAN). The court held that such a member keeps his seat if his defection is as a result of a division or split in his party.

In this regard particularly now that we have the majority in the National Assembly our members in the National Assembly should express no fear as they are well protected and covered by the Constitution of the Federal Republic seeing that Alh Bamanga Tukur and his cohorts have succeeded to split the PDP into old and new PDP and are free to join any party of their choice.
Long live NPDP!
Long live Nigeria!!!
Chief Eze Chukwuemeka
National Publicity Secretary, NPDP

payless: @Mumu9gerian, keep deceiving yourself with deceitful headings. Your boss is drowning at a fasting rate and you shall all drown in the ocean with him the way you are doing. I don't know if you have a live jacket to save you at this moment. This merger will work. Orientation of new memebers is underway. You should be able to see clearly by March 2014. Ebora owu has perfected the one term ticket for ogogoro master. Ebora owu has not started fighting publicly and you all Jonathanians already sweating in your hairy backs and chests. By the time ebora owu starts fighting in public, Otuoke is the only destination for She-popotamus and He-popotamus.


Jonathan is going down down down down! Go down with him at your own peril. Obo lagido lasan lasan!

donphilopus: Some people just like modifying the topic/subject of a thread! Is this what's written on premiumtimes?? If Afam should ban the OP for creating a misleading topic now, he would start shouting.

Anyways, most of the decampee Governors have confirmed the defection. When Amaechi got to the airport in Rivers state, he told them he defected for the good of Rivers state, including Nyako, and others!

Most of the Reps members from the affected states have already started coming to APC, so what's the cry all about?? Are you expecting the Governors to go back to Pee-Dee-Pee?? NO NO NO NO! You are all getting it wrong.

Come 2015, we'll say Goodbye To Goodluck (GTG).

Olaolufred: While many Nigerians believe that APC may not be the Messiah they are expecting,
[size=18pt]They must know that the choice of taking Nestle Milo when we no longer desire Bournvita makes Unilever a better innovator.
[/size]All that is happening(strict competition) will turn for Nigerians a good thing.
I just wish that Nigerians won't be fools they had always been(at least our actions proves that to politicians).
When the same power that I was promised to be stable in 2003 is still epileptic in 2013,
Is it not a curse if Nigerians do not have another choice?
If we were born in 1999, aren't we as a nation supposed to be growing?
NIGERIANS SHOULD THINK.

1MCN:
Trust me, I don't hail any divide in this imbroglio but reading thru this your comment and so many others you've made in the past I wonder how on earth you cannot make your views and opinions clear in an argument without insulting other people with contrary opinion. I'd strongly suggest you drop this puerile deliquency before it totally becomes your default setting even in a face to face debate. Am saying this now even at the risk of receiving my own share of your insolence.

sCun: Neither Milor nor Bournvita is produced by unilever bro, but hey, I get your point.

stebell: The last hv not been heard as regards dis "merger".
My state Gov Amaechi said he joined de APC to protect Rivers State interest, to protect oil wells of Kalabaris n Etche.
I wanna ask why didn't people of Kalabari n Etche come to de Airport to welcome him. Smh

The whole of Port Harcourt went in jubilations on hearing of his defection.
People are happy dat he has left and dat the state will be liberated frm his high handedness.

Still #GEJ#
Proudly Ijaw
Proudly Naija

kel4soft:

The only people I saw that were happy are the GDI members. Mainly made up of his Ikwerre (Obio/Akpor) kinsmen, who are happy he has left because the matching he stopped will be reverse. They will resume their restiveness and other social vices. Of multiple taxations before he became Governor.

Now, if you are an Ijaw as you claim. Are you in support of the ceding of Soku oil wells to Bayelsa. What of about Andoni's own to Akwa Ibom.

Can you give me one investment or project going on in our state that is FG initiated?

Why can't we tell our brother GEJ the truth, that he is not been fair to our state.

[size=14pt]Amaechi might be sidelined or alienated in years to come. But, let it be known to you that somebody spoke out. If we will waste our Niger Delta slot in the presidency for looting and empowering millitants instead projects. Then, our emancipation of our creeks for years have been wasted for people like you and your President.[/size]

taharqa: Bwahahahahahaha ...... You hv gat to feel sorri for these Clowns at times, Reali..

donphilopus: Some people just like modifying the topic/subject of a thread! Is this what's written on premiumtimes?? If Afam should ban the OP for creating a misleading topic now, he would start shouting.

Anyways, most of the decampee Governors have confirmed the defection. When Amaechi got to the airport in Rivers state, he told them he defected for the good of Rivers state, including Nyako, and others!

Most of the Reps members from the affected states have already started coming to APC, so what's the cry all about?? Are you expecting the Governors to go back to Pee-Dee-Pee?? NO NO NO NO! You are all getting it wrong.

Come 2015, we'll say Goodbye To Goodluck (GTG).

gerald09:
Bro I agree wif U I am PRO CHANGE but APC will have to cum up with a credible person I refuse to accept all d propagandas from both parties it time to prove themselves tru encouraging change.

kel4soft:

The only people I saw that were happy are the GDI members. Mainly made up of his Ikwerre (Obio/Akpor) kinsmen, who are happy he has left because the matching he stopped will be reverse. They will resume their restiveness and other social vices. Of multiple taxations before he became Governor.

Now, if you are an Ijaw as you claim. Are you in support of the ceding of Soku oil wells to Bayelsa. What of about Andoni's own to Akwa Ibom.

Can you give me one investment or project going on in our state that is FG initiated?

Why can't we tell our brother GEJ the truth, that he is not been fair to our state.

Amaechi might be sidelined or alienated in years to come. But, let it be known to you that somebody spoke out. If we will waste our Niger Delta slot in the presidency for looting and empowering millitants instead projects. Then, our emancipation of our creeks for years have been wasted for people like you and your President.