Yar’Adua’s second term campaign hots up – The Nation

Brushing aside rumours of ill-health and rash of criticisms on inept leadership from the opposition, the Presidency and top officials of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have launched an intensive, yet underground campaign to ensure President Umaru Yar’Adua returns to power in the coming presidential elections, which is 20 months away.


For the past eight months, the source revealed, an intensive but stealthy campaign has been launched, which include but not limited to widespread mobilisation of the nation’s most critical sector. An independent source revealed that ‘billions of naira’ have been raised for the campaign.

Irrespective of his achievement profile, Yar’Adua’s re-election is said to be a critical factor to certain symbiotic interests; the core-North, which intends to hold on to power for geo-political reasons, a section of the business and political class which think its interests would be further consolidated with the President’s second coming.

The PDP also seems to rely strongly on the advantage of a weak, polarised and sometimes opportunistic opposition at the national level to push for Yar’Adua’s return.


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