The People's Democratic Party (PDP) said on Thursday that it was negotiating with the party's major stakeholders and the aggrieved governors who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

This is contained in a statement by Mr Olisa Metuh, the party's national publicity secretary, in Abuja.

The statement debunked media reports that some senators walked out on the part'`s national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, when he visited the Senate to meet PDP senators on 4 December.

It said the reported walkout was "totally false and deliberately planned'' by the party's enemies to mislead the public.

It added that the report was also geared to impede the efforts of the party's leadership to achieve total reconciliation.

"The leadership of our great party was well received and had a very peaceful and fruitful meeting with our members in the Senate," the statement said.

It said that PDP elected and appointed officers and its governors shared the same ideals and principles with the party administrators.

According to the statement, the party's elected officials remain "unflinchingly committed to the visions" of its founding fathers.

"The PDP is not only a political party but a belief which cannot be easily jettisoned.

"It is a belief in national interest; a belief in the unity of the country and in satisfying the interests of the common man.

"These ideals remain greater than any personal interest and will outlive us all," the statement said.

It said the party's National Working Committee (NWC) would ensure that all party issues were handled in accordance with the provisions of the PDP constitution and that of the country.

The statement reiterated that no unlawful means would be used under any guise in handling the party issues.

It urged all PDP members to remain calm and focused, adding that the party would come out of its current challenges stronger than ever.

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http://news.ng.msn.com/national-news/pdp-negotiating-with-defecting-governors


I thought they don't give a damn since they control Army, Police, SSS and EFCC.

PDP is desperate not to become minority party overnight, how are the mighty falling.

I want the terms of negotiations made public. . . . !
Since the backdoor negotiations between OBJ and ATK . . . . ended in what we are experiencing now!
I would like a rotational presidency. . . .5 zones.
NORTH
SOUTH
EAST
WEST
MIDDLEBELT



The south has had 14 years already!
Time for the North and MiddleBelt to have a chance!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsgIpLvH7mU


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF98_U97VFk

Let the 'BIAFRANS' always go last!

R.I.P Sonny Okosun!

has Bamanga Tukur stopped feeling like Bruce almighty?

entuk: has Bamanga Tukur stopped feeling like Bruce almighty?

Akpabio dare the governors to leave PDP, guess what, the governors left PDP 48 hours later and the rest is history.

I spoke to the brother of senator Atiku Bagudu (PDP Kebbi) this morning, he said the worst is yet to happen. He said 27 senators and 62 House members plan to move to APC next year. He said negotiation is on going. He said Theophelous Danjuma has been charged with the task of blessing a young presidential candidate. He said Buhari is not contesting as many of us belief. PDP is about to become SE/SS party.

Let's watch how things unfold in 2014.

sincerenigerian: Akpabio dare the governors to leave PDP, guess what, the governors left PDP 48 hours later and the rest is history.

I spoke to the brother of senator Atiku Bagudu (PDP Kebbi) this morning, he said the worst is yet to happen. He said 27 senators and 62 House members plan to move to APC next year. He said negotiation is on going. He said Theophelous Danjuma has been charged with the task of blessing a young presidential candidate. He said Buhari is not contesting as many of us belief. PDP is about to become SE/SS party.

Let's watch how things unfold in 2014.

I will bookmark yur post so that by 2014 if what Ɣ☺u predicted does
not happen,then I will brand Ɣ☺u a big liar.PDP and APC are birds of
a feather.most members of PDP are also members of APC.Now tell me
the difference between the two rogue parties.Fani Kayode,Bukola saraki
and the list goes on.The only credible person among the rogues in APC
is Nasir el rufai.
There is nothin to celebtrate yet.APC and PDP are two fingers with a
Leprous hand.

The sooner PDP get crumbled d betta 4 d Nigerians.

AbujafarImam: The sooner PDP get crumbled d betta 4 d Nigerians.

why can't the people stand up against these brood of vipers and crop of corrupt do or die politicians

Let Dokubo and his co-travelers continue to shout Jonathan must be president till 2019 as if they had any major hand in his initial election. Since GEJ failed to reign them in, we take it that he supports their silly utterances.
Most of the real people who made GEJ election possible have since been alienated by the kindergarten style of presidency and skelewu dance with corruption.

In that case, I will settle for APGA. It can now be said that it is the only party with credible and unrecycled polithieftians. PDP and APC can go to he ll vote APGA, vote Idi Amin for Nairaland president come 2015-sorry Nigeria president

sincerenigerian: Akpabio dare the governors to leave PDP, guess what, the governors left PDP 48 hours later and the rest is history.

I spoke to the brother of senator Atiku Bagudu (PDP Kebbi) this morning, he said the worst is yet to happen. He said 27 senators and 62 House members plan to move to APC next year. He said negotiation is on going. He said Theophelous Danjuma has been charged with the task of blessing a young presidential candidate. He said Buhari is not contesting as many of us belief. PDP is about to become SE/SS party.

Let's watch how things unfold in 2014.

Good but who is Danjuma to determine or bless the next president? This slave mentality should stop - Nigeria and Nigerians are free from slavery already.

We will determine the person we want - Danjuma is no body to tell us who vote for as our next president.

No political party has the right to false her self on nigerians to vote for them to rule us. Rather we the public , the citizens should stop collectin bribes frm the party candidates to vote them in. D youth has the power fight bak at govt bt i am sorry that the same youths hav gone the ways of their fathers. By being thugs for the political parties.

Problem of sub standard performance.

I can neva support APC becos de re fightin for good leadership But personal b selfish interests.bet me de ll soon fall apart cos de re de major greedy big thiefs in de country.

Ovamboland:

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http://news.ng.msn.com/national-news/pdp-negotiating-with-defecting-governors


I thought they don't give a damn since they control Army, Police, SSS and EFCC.

PDP is desperate not to become minority party overnight, how are the mighty falling.

So discussions and negotiations within a party is now a desperate move? Dont parties do this every other day? You are not making sense at all.

theoctopus:

So discussions and negotiations within a party is now a desperate move? Dont parties do this every other day? You are not making sense at all.

intra-party discussions are to some extents ceremonial and don't really bother anybody. BUT WHEN AN ADAMANT PARTY SEEKS TO BRING BACK POLITICIANS THAT WERE ONCE THEIRS? THAT'S A RECIPE FOR THE PERFECT HEADLINE

sincerenigerian: Akpabio dare the governors to leave PDP, guess what, the governors left PDP 48 hours later and the rest is history.

I spoke to the brother of senator Atiku Bagudu (PDP Kebbi) this morning, he said the worst is yet to happen. He said 27 senators and 62 House members plan to move to APC next year. He said negotiation is on going. He said Theophelous Danjuma has been charged with the task of blessing a young presidential candidate. He said Buhari is not contesting as many of us belief. PDP is about to become SE/SS party.

Let's watch how things unfold in 2014.

Is this what you tell yourself so you can sleep at night? If Danjuma joins APC, even the middlebelt will reject him. Please try and visit middlebelt groups and hear what they are saying. You have no clue. And for the records, APC will not win the south west in the next presidential election. They will not even get up to 30% votes. If you think most christians are going to vote for a Buhari and Tinubu led party, then yu are delusional. Even Lagos election will be based on who PDP or Labour bring out. If they bring out the right candidate, APC will be thrown out. Wake up bro and stop thinking elections are won on social media and newspaper headlines. So you actually think that when a governor defects, the state defects? What kind of reasoning is that? The governor is not the state. Some of the defecting PDP governors could not have won their states on their own merit. They used the party platform. You definitely have little clue of what you are saying

entuk: intra-party discussions are to some extents ceremonial and don't really bother anybody. BUT WHEN AN ADAMANT PARTY SEEKS TO BRING BACK POLITICIANS THAT WERE ONCE THEIRS? THAT'S A RECIPE FOR THE PERFECT HEADLINE

You are not making sense. First and foremost, if the members really want to defect, they would have done that a long time ago. All their drama is simply to try to force the party to negotiate with them. That means, they were never interested in defecting. Didnt Atiku defect before? What came off it. Or is he going to defect twice? That wouldnt be surprising though, knowing who he is and what he stands for. WH do you think Lamido and Aliyu changed their minds? They dont want to do opposition. They know that it will be a very uphill task to beat PDP and GEJ in 2015. If they defect and loose 2015, they become less politically relevant than they ever were. Their best route to higher political influence is still in the PDP. They are the ones wooing PDP, not the other way around. You delude yourself when you think that:

1. The governors are joining APC because they want to change Nigeria
2. The governors actually love APC like they say on the pages of newspapers.
3. That the governors will be better off politically in APC
4. That all their states will eventually follow them to APC.

Too many false assumptions from you there

octopus, Fashola is working and so is Akpabio. why has the same APC that won't let me rest all because they are verbally attacking PDP suddenly become a refuge for politicians defecting from PDP? abi APC na re-orientation camp? drop d propaganda and enjoy the rest you haven't had in years jor (see people wey dey make sense)

The fact is that
Nigeria will start developing the day The right man gets into office.
All these problems are easy to deal with as long as the president is strict,disciplined and incorruptible

sincerenigerian: Akpabio dare the governors to leave PDP, guess what, the governors left PDP 48 hours later and the rest is history.

I spoke to the brother of senator Atiku Bagudu (PDP Kebbi) this morning, he said the worst is yet to happen. He said 27 senators and 62 House members plan to move to APC next year. He said negotiation is on going. He said Theophelous Danjuma has been charged with the task of blessing a young presidential candidate. He said Buhari is not contesting as many of us belief. PDP is about to become SE/SS party.

Let's watch how things unfold in 2014.

Joseph the dreamer

theoctopus:

So discussions and negotiations within a party is now a desperate move? Dont parties do this every other day? You are not making sense at all.

For a party that gleefully declared just a few years ago, they will rule continuously for 60 years and later revised to 100 years, you'd be a slow learner not see the frantic meetings to prevent sudden collapse after all the 'gra gra' of we don't need them , 'they can go to hell', 'let them join the opposition we'd be fine' .
They have hardly completed 14 years before Jonathan came to pour sand sand for their garri.

sincerenigerian: Akpabio dare the governors to leave PDP, guess what, the governors left PDP 48 hours later and the rest is history.

I spoke to the brother of senator Atiku Bagudu (PDP Kebbi) this morning, he said the worst is yet to happen. He said 27 senators and 62 House members plan to move to APC next year. He said negotiation is on going. He said Theophelous Danjuma has been charged with the task of blessing a young presidential candidate. He said Buhari is not contesting as many of us belief. PDP is about to become SE/SS party.

Let's watch how things unfold in 2014.

27 Senators ko, 1million reps ni..... Please stop spreading falsehood abeg. You opposition guys only get things done on social media and not in reality just like you won the e-election in Anambra. Why can't they defect now, bunch of th-w-arts!
As at the last count, they don't even have the numbers to effect a change in the leadership of the lower chamber (2 thirds come to mind). This people can never hold back if they have the power to do so. To hell with them and their empty threats

Ovamboland:

For a party that gleefully declared just a few years ago, they will rule continuously for 60 years and later revised to 100 years, you'd be a slow learner not see the frantic meetings to prevent sudden collapse after all the 'gra gra' of we don't need them , 'they can go to hell', 'let them join the opposition we'd be fine' .
They have hardly completed 14 years before Jonathan came to pour sand sand for their garri.

You are still not making any sense. Is there any party without internal issues? Dont you read of internal issues in APC in more than 6 states at the moment even resulting in street fights and killing of members? Is there any time PDP or any other party will not have internal issues to settle? So when has it suddenly become a frantic effort to save anything? Didnt Atiku defect before to go and become ACN candidate? What is new in what is happening? You are deceiving yourself. If that is what you tell yourself so you can sleep well at night, then please do continue. But you have said absolutely nothing

Which Market dem dey use?

tokunboh:

27 Senators ko, 1million reps ni..... Please stop spreading falsehood abeg. You opposition guys only get things done on social media and not in reality just like you won the e-election in Anambra. Why can't they defect now, bunch of th-w-arts!
As at the last count, they don't even have the numbers to effect a change in the leadership of the lower chamber (2 thirds come to mind). This people can never hold back if they have the power to do so. To hell with them and their empty threats

you are so on point. Apc will win e-elections in nigeria for the next 200 yrs and will never win it in reality

theoctopus:

You are still not making any sense. Is there any party without internal issues? Dont you read of internal issues in APC in more than 6 states at the moment even resulting in street fights and killing of members? Is there any time PDP or any other party will not have internal issues to settle? So when has it suddenly become a frantic effort to save anything? Didnt Atiku defect before to go and become ACN candidate? What is new in what is happening? You are deceiving yourself. If that is what you tell yourself so you can sleep well at night, then please do continue. But you have said absolutely nothing

So think you are making smart comments by comparing the impact of crisis or implosion in NCP or Fresh party to what is happening now in PDP. How many news items mention those parties as headlines when they have crisis? Sorry i can't help you have deficiency in comprehending written word.
Sorry for your dear PDP as it is about to lose power, i feel your pain.

obiosaks: I can neva support APC becos de re fightin for good leadership But personal b selfish interests.bet me de ll soon fall apart cos de re de major greedy big thiefs in de country.

what is your own support if majority of nigerians can support them? keep your support in your pocket and let those who know their left 4rm their right bring out a robust argument.