The newly registered Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) has been enmeshed in an internal brawl over the 2019 presidential ambition of its key stakeholders.

There are reports that APDA was registered by some disenchanted members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who may likely use it as second option in 2019.
‎Daily Trust learnt that the crisis in APDA, which was recently registered by NEC alongside four other political parties, was as a result of a rivalry between two of its bigwigs-the National Chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Shittu, and broadcast mogul, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, over who takes custody of the party’s registration certificate.

‎Reliable sources within the party told our correspondent that Chief Dokpesi wanted to be a key player and power broker within the party, and had negotiated to be the chairman of the party’s board of trustees (BoT).

He also allegedly insisted on keeping the party’s certificate, even as he was yet to officially quit the PDP, one of the sources said.

“‎But Shittu who has a presidential ambition feels Dokpesi wants to hijack the party and become its godfather, hence the internal ruckus,” a source said.

Our correspondent observed that few days after the new party was launched in Abuja, Shittu collected the registration certificate from INEC and moved straight to the party’s temporary secretariat at Wuse II while some party stakeholders were waiting for him at the premises of the Africa Independent Television (AIT), Dokpesi’s establishment.

“He (Shittu) felt that the certificate was not meant to be ‎anybody’s personal property and so it should be lodged at the party’s secretariat,” a source close to Shittu said.

Another player in Dokpesi’s camp said: “It is too early for him (Shittu) to parade himself as the party’s preferred or likely candidate for the election. ‎His focus now should be on membership drive: how to mobilise and coordinate.”

But Shittu, in an interview with some journalists yesterday in Abuja, said he would not allow the impunity that ruined the PDP to be introduced into the young party.

He stressed that no one would be allowed to hijack APDA, saying godfatherism was alien to APDA’s constitution.

He, however, confirmed that he was willing to run for the presidency in 2019 on the platform of APDA so as to entrench good governance which he said the APC had failed to deliver.

Shittu dispelled rumours that former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and former PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, were behind the registration of APDA.

Shittu, a former Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), said APDA was not jittery about 2019, adding that Nigerians had tasted ‎the “bitterness of APC.”

Our correspondent learnt that right from its formative stage, APDA had not had a board of trustees (BoT) as only names of the national working committee (NWC) and administrative staff were listed in its register that was made public.

www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/politics/crisis-rocks-apda-over-2019-presidential-ticket/203299.html

Nigeria's politics!

all na wash.

PDP, APC, APDA, MMM, OBJ, GEJ, MTN, PHCN all of them na the same thing.

Selfish people everywhere. Tonyebarcanista your attention is needed.

madridguy:
Selfish people everywhere. Tonyebarcanista your attention is needed.

Touted platform for youth is now being turned into a dumping ground for "old cargoes". Nigerians, which way?

madridguy:
Selfish people everywhere. Tonyebarcanista your attention is needed.

There is no crises in APDA.

APDA is a masses movement that will never surrender to the old order...

APDA Youth Frontier said her attention has been drawn to a mischievous post on social media claiming a crack in the APDA leadership.

In a press release by the National Coordinator, APDA Youth Frontier, Comrade Inioribo Tamunotonye, he said that the post was authored and sponsored by some personalities that mean no well for the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance and are jealous of the wide acceptance that APDA has been receiving among Nigeria electorates since its launch on June 5, 2017.

“For the sake of emphasis, we wish to boldly state that there is no rancour nor leadership crises in the APDA, Tamunotonye said.

He further said that the Constitution of the APDA clearly defines roles and responsibilities of all organs and officers of the party so there is no ambiguity whatsoever in that.

“We are aware that the National Working Committee is the organ that takes charge of the day-2-day running of the party, and is led by the Interim National Chairman, Alhaji Muhammed Shittu Kabiru. The Chairman is assisted by two Deputy Chairpersons and other members of the Working Committee; each having their defined roles as stated in Chapter V of the APDA Constitution.

“The APDA is the only political party in Nigeria that is without a godfather, owner or ‘party leader’. The APDA Constitution subjects every party member to be under the authority of the National Chairman, who is the Chief Executive of the party and the presiding officer of the highest decision making organ of the party; the National Convention, and also National Executive Committee, National Caucus and National Working Committee of the party. This is the only party that believes in party supremacy.

Tamunotonye said the youths of APDA are focused in their mobilisation campaign; knowing that this party is seen as the only hope for the average Nigerian that are inflicted with misgovernance and inhuman leadership by the ruling APC.

Tamunotonye urged youths of Nigeria to ignore all such post, embrace the APDA and aspire to offer service to Nigerians by taking advantage of the APDA platform.

http://swiftreporters.com/no-crises-in-apda-says-party-youths/

Another useless platform

A faction comprise of Judases from the Notorious APC and PDP, confusion is bound to be the order of the day...


Bunch of greedy mofos...


FYI, a wake up call for the prostitute Dino to join the wagon of his co rabels