President Goodluck Jonathan
By SaharaReporters, New York
President Jonathan said early on
Monday morning that there will be no
democracy in Nigeria without the
Peoples Democratic Party.
Mr. Jonathan, who spoke at the
party's post convention dinner held
at the Presidential villa, which ended
in the early hours of Monday, said
that peace would soon return to the
troubled party.
While acknowledging the grievances
of the seven governors, who said they
have formed "New PDP", the
President added that there must be
disagreement among family
members.
The rebel governors includes Aliyu
Wamakko(Sokoto), Sule Lamido
(Jigawa), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers),
Aliyu Babangida(Niger), Abdulfatai
Ahmed(Kwara ) Murtala Nyako
(Adamawa) and Rabiu Kwankwanso
(Kano).
All of them were absent at the
dinner.
But Jonathan said he was sure that
the efforts of the elders of the party
would restore peace.
He said, "Even those who said they
were leaving did not say they were
leaving the party, but merely said
they were going to form New PDP.
They still added the PDP to to
because they know without
PDP,mothers is no democracy in
Nigeria and that they cannot achieve
anything."
Obasanjo, IBB, Atiku, Mark, Tambuwal
And Seven Governors Shun
Jonathan / Tukur’s Faction Dinner
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo,
and General Ibrahim Babangida
whose diplomatic shuttling failed to
reconcile the two warring factions of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
shunned the dinner organized for
newly elected executives of the Alhaji
Bamanga Tukur led PDP.
Others who were conspicuously
absent were former Vice President
Atiku Abubakar, Senate President,
David Mark, Speaker House of
Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri
Tambuwal and governors of Kano,
Jigawa, Sokoto, Kwara, Rivers, and
Niger states.
Chairman of PDP Governors Forum
and Governor Godswill Akpabio, in
his speech said, “Out of 23 PDP
governors all the 17 are here at the
dinner, there was no faction in our
party, what we are experiencing is a
storms inside a teacup. We will soon
overcome it and reconcile ourselves.
Akpabio also stated that anybody
who wants leave to any party is free
to make his or her choice.
"Any of our members who wishes to
leave can do it now. But, they should
remember that, anybody who wants
authority must respect others in
authority," he stated.
Speaking further, Akpabio boasted:
"Any gang up, any scheme up, any
writes up or noise, misleading our
people cannot win, cannot change
our stand or loyalty to Mr. President
and the party leadership. It will not
do anything or affect our respect to
Mr. President.”
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He has said it all

PDD democracy ko, this guy's have created more trouble for Nigeria than good, except you have a good reason for that

Without PDP, there would be no Demo-Crazy in Nigeria. A Democracy without Democrats but only Kleptocrats and Lootocrats.




"The reason why our democracy has lived so far is not the success or size of the ruling party but the steadfastness and the struggle of the good people of Nigeria. If Nigeria had been left with the PDP, it would have been a thing of the past."

President Jonathan is not a professional politician and neither is he a natural born leader; his odd utterances is a revelation of his incompetence in mantle of leadership. It is hard to explain how he rose through the ranks from deputy governor, to governor, then vice president and now president.

In the den of top-class, high-heat Yoruba politics GEJ, if he was Yoruba, would not have won an LG councillor seat, much more be a deputy governor over a Yoruba State. Even our women politicians at LG level are much better administrators than GEJ in Presidency.

It is repulsive hearing the President give credit to his party for the democratic process and victories in Nigeria. If he was Yoruba his political instinct would have instructed him to thank "the people" and acknowledge their sacrifice and fortitude to make democracy work.

The People are wary of resting hope on a "goodluck", they want competent leadership.

Correction mr president. With PDP there has never been democracy in nigeria for the 15 years of the 4th republic. The death of your party will be the start of a long and painfull rehabilitation of nigeria.

Party of private jet era,party of selfishness.Nigeria need REVOLUTION!

samuelkaykay: Party of private jet era,party of selfishness.Nigeria need REVOLUTION!

Welcome to the big boys party PDP by the way have you seen tompolo private jet, I wonder what this country is turning into

Stupid comment

Must you always be abusive all the time, from your comment it seems like you are a kid

KainKain at Work

Lwkmd, ;DLwkmd,

Who dey give this Retardeen microphone after he just finished Kaikai and pepper soup

How did Mr president bag his PhD? Who supervised his thesis? No wonder he has been having one problem or the other from his first day in office. No brain

One does not need phd to be able to rule a country well all we need is a good and working brain, most civilised country president does not have more than bsc, but are able to rule his country well, with money phd na small tin