GOVS TO OBJ: NO AUTOMATIC TICKET FOR JONATHAN •Want Tukur, Rivers CP out •Say APC not an alternative

MORE facts emerged on Sunday on the separate private visits of President Goodluck Jonathan and four northern state governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo at his Abeokuta, Ogun State, private residence, on Saturday.

The governors were reported to have told Obasanjo that for peace to return to the PDP, the issue of automatic ticket for President Jonathan, ahead 2015 election, must be ruled out.

Also, the governors were said to have told the former president that the national chairman of the party, Chief Bamanga Tukur and the Rivers State Police Commissioner, Joseph Mbu, must go.

The four northern PDP governors are Murtala Nyako (Adamawa); Sule Lamido (Jigawa); Aliyu Wammako (Sokoto) and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano).

The visiting governors, who stayed put at a location when they were informed of the presence of President Jonathan at the resident of the former president, were said to have told their host in clear terms that they were tired of the multi-faceted crises rocking the party.

Also they complained the crisis in the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF); the Rivers State saga among others, and the ways and manners with which the issues were being handled by the presidency and its implications for the party if not addressed.

According to sources, the visiting governors were also said to have ruled out the possibility of defecting to the emerging All Progressives Congress (APC) as being speculated in some quarters, saying the APC was not the best alternative for them, either now or in future.

One of the sources told the Nigerian Tribune in confidence on Sunday that the aggrieved governors made it clear that they were running out of patience and would want to hear the last word from Chief Obasanjo, so as to know what to do.

Findings also revealed that the governors had, before the visit, muted the idea of floating a new political party as an alternative to the PDP, but shelved it and now contemplating forming an alliance with any of the existing credible political parties devoid of crisis.

Nigerian Tribune, however, learnt that after his visitors had spoken their minds, Chief Obasanjo reportedly pleaded for more patience, as he insisted on one indivisible Nigeria, which he also reportedly told President Jonathan before their arrival.

It was learnt that Chief Obasanjo, shortly after the meeting with the governors, took the meeting to a lighter side as he took their caps in turns to wear on his head, probably to find out which one “fits” him.

At the earlier meeting with President Jonathan, both leaders were said to have discussed on the state of the nation, the 2015 general election and the unending crises in the PDP, as well as the South-West zonal congresses and the mini national convention.

President Jonathan was said to have taken his time to offer explanations on salient issues to former President Obasanjo, with a plea for patience and more understanding.

It will be recalled that the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, who is also the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Governor Godswill Akpabio, had, last week, held a secret meeting with the former president in Abuja.

However, the reconciliation move initiated by Akpabio may be yielding fruits, as the four northern PDP governors are reported to have dropped conditions for peace within the ruling party.

The governors were said to have the mandate of their colleagues from Sokoto and Kebbi states.
A party chief, who was involved in the ongoing peace efforts told the Nigerian Tribune that the four governors were asking that four issues be sorted out if there was to be peace within the party.

According to the source, the governors passed a brief to Chief Obasanjo during their visit, adding that they were asking for an end to the harassment and witch-hunting of governors opposed to the alleged second term ambition of President Jonathan.

Also, they wanted an end to alleged plan to give President Jonathan an automatic ticket, at the expense of other interested aspirants; the deployment of Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mbu and the removal of Alhaji Tukur as the chairman of the party.

Nigerian Tribune was told that the governors did not expressly ask that the president should not run in the 2015 presidential race.

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They should solve their problems and allow Nigeria to stable so that average Nigerians will have peace, security and food on his table.

If only they were fighting for the masses

The quest to remain politically relevant has eclipsed the numerous challenges facing the country. They have all abandoned their responsibilities of providing good governance in pursuance of selfish political interests.

and who says obj is no more relevant in the game

Polithiefians will never cease to amaze me.

Do they really have the love of the masses at heart?

na. so

This is why GEJ should up his game in destabilising those Northern Governors States for them to have a feel of What it means by making Nigeria ungovernable for him.

It is on record that GEJ allowed the Governors to exercise their authority and govern their respective States without meddling in their affairs until they started interfering in GEJ's area of jurisdiction in the name of hate and opposition.

What will happen if GEJ comes to the North and declare support for any other candidate of PDP in their respective States?

Respect is reciprocal.

Hiss. obj is the ruler of this country

Sambo = probable sacrificial lamb.

Hmmm, some four governors should be ready for some witch hunting.
I just hope GEJ realises that OBJ does not forgive. All the insults GEJ meted out on OBJ must be accounted for by GEJ.
Haaa, you are losing the whole plot.
If only you focused on providing democracy dividends, you wouldn't have needed running around begging for another term.

Ngwakwe: This is why GEJ should up his game in destabilising those Northern Governors States for them to have a feel of What it means by making Nigeria ungovernable for him.

It is on record that GEJ allowed the Governors to exercise their authority and govern their respective States without meddling in their affairs until they started interfering in GEJ's area of jurisdiction in the name of hate and opposition.

What will happen if GEJ comes to the North and declare support for any other candidate of PDP in their respective States?

Respect is reciprocal.

Do you think the North will be destabilized? GEJ is one clueless man who use clueless people like Akpabio and Wike to achieve his goal. Both are violent are deadly in their respective state politics, it can't be extended to national politics cos is a different kettle of fish. GEJ needs the Northern states especially Kano, Jigawa, Niger and Sokoto like they also need him. He wants a compromise with them, but from what am seeing he want Amaechi to be out of the equation which these northern Governors are refusing to betray unlike how the south-south PDP states Governors are doing. GEJ will def come back 2015, but politics is give and take, trying to finish Amaechi's political career with the assurance of Tukur, Akpabio and Wike is his greatest undoing.

Imagine the leaders have abandoned their primary assignment for personal & selfish purpose against 2015 which isn't even guarantee. Which way naija.

This goes to show that a lot of people believe GEJ will be president in 2015 irrespective of what they choose to say.

and the govs had to run into OBJ's room when GEJ was arriving?

kel4soft:

Do you think the North will be destabilized? GEJ is one clueless man who use clueless people like Akpabio and Wike to achieve his goal. Both are violent are deadly in their respective state politics, it can't be extended to national politics cos is a different kettle of fish. GEJ needs the Northern states especially Kano, Jigawa, Niger and Sokoto like they also need him. He wants a compromise with them, but from what am seeing he want Amaechi to be out of the equation which these northern Governors are refusing to betray unlike how the south-south PDP states Governors are doing. GEJ will def come back 2015, but politics is give and take, trying to finish Amaechi's political career with the assurance of Tukur, Akpabio and Wike is his greatest undoing.

You are just trying so hard to validate what you think.

No Automatic Ticket or Automatic ticket. GEJ is the best chance this country has not to disintegrate.

Northerner as President will not be acceptable.

Bliss4Lyfe: No Automatic Ticket or Automatic ticket. GEJ is the best chance this country has not to disintegrate.

Northerner as President will not be acceptable.

Gej is not even close to the best.

That's ur fee-dee-fee affair, e no concern us but I can assure U dat dey wl lose d nxt election if dey field GEJ

Which governors said this? Those 4 idiots from the north. Ofcourse, even the apc and yorubas can't have any of the 4 as president, if we do then we are actually heading backward. Instead of we Igbos to support any of these goats, we will join forces with the yorubas to push foward a yoruba president which the SS and MBELT will also join forces with, to give us a reasonable leader. But GEJ will crush these northerners in the pdp primaries in the manner below. Delegates from SS including rivers state, SE, SW, MBELT, half the delegates from kaduna, borno, adamawa, yobe, gombe. Note that states in the north that doesn't have pdp governors will be won by GEJ. While states like katsina, bauchi and nasarawa, with strong pro GEJ structures will all go to GEJ. The price has been paid. The requests of these 4 governors are cowardly and shall never be granted. Dreamers should wake up.

No vacancy in aso rock if we still want one Nigeria.

This is what we lack, a leader but what we have is clueless bosses- I can't talk again - once again NO DISCUSSION

They wake up everyday to assure themselves that Baba has no more power, and they would run to him @ d end of the day, shameless hegoats. I jst pity GEJ cos when Baba pulls d trigger, Gej would cry in Okirika language.

May God bless Obj. Power must come back to the north. Sule.Lamido is the most qualified individual to command our armed forces and take naija to d promise land.

kel4soft:

Do you think the North will be destabilized? GEJ is one clueless man who use clueless people like Akpabio and Wike to achieve his goal. Both are violent are deadly in their respective state politics, it can't be extended to national politics cos is a different kettle of fish. GEJ needs the Northern states especially Kano, Jigawa, Niger and Sokoto like they also need him. He wants a compromise with them, but from what am seeing he want Amaechi to be out of the equation which these northern Governors are refusing to betray unlike how the south-south PDP states Governors are doing. GEJ will def come back 2015, but politics is give and take, trying to finish Amaechi's political career with the assurance of Tukur, Akpabio and Wike is his greatest undoing.

Selective amnesia at work abi?
The 2011 general elections proved GEJ doesnt need the north.
#fact

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All fighting for their own personal interests just to make their pockets fatter. They haven't said anything abt hw to field a more credible candidate or said anything abt improving the standard of living of Nigerians. If I may ask hw are the governors faring in their respective states. All we need is a selfless leader

Obj fada of 9ja politrick

This 4 northern governors knw wat dey looking 4.......they r after their own selfish mission not 4 d good of d masses and Nigeria a s a whole.....dey actually want d presidency 2 b returned 2 d north and dts y dey told Obj dt there wud not b peace in PDP if Goodlok is given automatic presidency......anyway there cos they have indirectly said it dt they r d ones who wud cause problems in d party......I trust Obj anyway,he is d God fada and can never b tricked by any political criminal coz he is d baba of dem all.....

Babangida Aliyu and Amechi in disguise.its only during Goodluck that all these northern vultures will be raising their ugly faces.

Had it being Goodluck is as rigid as OBJ.he wuld have put them in their places.

But come rain come sun, Goodluck will be on that sit till 2019.

Otherwise what happened before 1914 will happen again. Or i will tell asari Dokubo hw to penertrate the northen caliphate.

Ekene kwa m unu, onye nuu ya kooro ibe ya.