North’s delegates split over Secondus, Adeniran


Atiku’s camp jittery

Posted By: Yusuf Alli



To have a rancour-free convention and install the national chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors will compile a “unity list” of candidates who delegates will vote for, The Nation learnt last night.

The list is said to be the governors’ joker to checkmate the influence of ex-military President Ibrahim Babangida and former President Goodluck Jonathan on delegates.

The “unity list” may be out on Friday, about 24 hours to the December 9 convention.

It was learnt that the North’s delegates had become divided over two candidates – former Acting National Chairman Uche Secondus and former Education Minister Prof. Tunde Adeniran.

Before the split, Adeniran was having a clear edge in the North over Secondus whose campaign has changed the game.

But the governors’ grip on the party has caused anxiety in the camp of ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar whose main backers are Babangida and Jonathan.

The tension in Atiku’s camp is over the fear that if the governors seize the machinery of the party, they may determine its choice of a presidential candidate.

Babangida on Sunday raised the alarm on huge deployment of cash to woo delegates.

The governors have reached out to ex-governors, ex-ministers, National Assembly caucuses and some members of the Board of Trustees (BoT).

They are believed to have allayed the fears of stakeholders who think that they are out to hijack the party. Their mission, the governors are quoted as saying, is to change the old order.

To carry all stakeholders along, the governors have chosen to consult and agree on a Unity List, which will be “representational”.

A governor, who spoke in confidence, said: “We want to have a stress-free elective national convention. We have been spending the past few days to build consensus on how to preserve the unity of the party.

“As I talk to you, we are working on a “Unity List” which will accommodate all interests and make the convention great.

“The list will also correct the perception of the loyalists of Babangida and Jonathan that we are out to destroy the party. This is our own way of checkmating the forces who have held the party hostage since 1998.

“The speculations about use of money are unfounded. As a new generation of leaders in PDP, we know what is good for the party too. We won’t allow the imposition any pre-determined agenda on delegates.”

Asked of who the governors will support for national chairman, the source, who pleaded not to be named for “strategic reasons”, added: “We are working on Secondus but the delegates will have the final say because we will allow a free and fair process.”

A member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) said: “Some of us are in agreement with the governors on the Unity List to douse the tension surrounding the convention.

“I think the governors will release the Unity List on Friday. What is important is for peace and harmony to reign in our party.”

Northern delegates are split over two Secondus and Adeniran.

“Initially, the Northern delegates had agreed on block voting but things have changed in the last 72 hours.

“Delegates from Plateau, Benue, Jigawa, Taraba, Gombe and Kano may not go ahead with block voting. The intrigues have been intense,” another source said, adding:
“As it is now, Northern delegates cannot talk with one voice at the convention on Saturday.”

It was gathered that the recourse to unity list by governors has caused anxiety in Atiku’s camp because the method may whittle down the influence of Babangida and Jonathan who lured the ex-Vice President back into PDP.”

A former governor said: “Once the governors take over PDP structure, it will be difficult for Babangida and Jonathan to impose Atiku as the party’s presidential candidate.

“This is why Babangida and his loyalists have been jittery about the activities of the governors. Even Atiku is aware of the danger ahead because he knows the capacity of governors.

“The same Atiku used the governors to hold ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to ransom in 2003 before the ex-President could get a second term ticket.”

http://thenationonlineng.net/pdp-governors-plan-unity-list-stop-ibb-jonathan/

These Governors are in some extend the problem of any political party the are under. Always running farer than their shadow.
If PDP get it wrong this time,then they shld forget abt the party come 2019.

power despotism

God will answer our prayers. The looters of the treasury will not know peace....APC OR PDP OR OTHERS.....I SAY IT AGAIN THE LOOTERS OF TREASURY will not know PEACE

That's a positive step in the right direction,


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Funny thing is...all these people are doing this for selfish reasons... they are doing this cos of money and power, not because they want to serve the people and develop the nation. SMH for Nigeria.

Politicians jostling for the national cake...


Gullible heads cheering them.

All these things have no meaning to us. No matter who comes out as chairman, Buhari knows he is running against Atiku, the elites know, even the common man on the street knows. Abeg give us news we don't know

Judging by this article, if true that's, it is safe to assume even Atiku is not popular in his own party. Shows you the task ahead of him in his certain to fail bid to rule the country

One would think PDP as a party will be reasonable enough to make someone from the south west their chairman with the intention of picking a vice from the south east but they will simply self destroy if Secondus become their chairman.

That would mean vice has to come from South West and who will that be? Fayose? Don't get me started on that at all. He will be a colossal failure.

nothing to say

These people have the opportunity of using their intra-party politics' maturity and fairness to try to woo Nigerians back to PDP with the belief they have turned a new leaf, anything away from that, APC would still use that against them (not like d APC is better sha, but it would be like "you want to vote us out and vote in who? This same PDP that is still corrupt?"

Must they politicalize everything?

Who

Hmm

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These people just don't learn

Let me finish my breakfast before commenting , the person below may have something to say to the audience.

Good luck to them

Nigeria is doomed!

Anything that will destroy Igbos and there late terorist leader cownu is highly welcomed.

Hmmm

Atiku played his card too early

Jimi Agbaje will surprise all of them come Saturday

PDP don press self destruct button again

GOFRONT:
Hmmm

When the chairman took risk and invested where was the so called workers ?

Enough this is capitalism if you don't like it move to Russia

dre11:



North’s delegates split over Secondus, Adeniran


Atiku’s camp jittery

But the governors’ grip on the party has caused anxiety in the camp of ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar whose main backers are Babangida and Jonathan.





http://thenationonlineng.net/pdp-governors-plan-unity-list-stop-ibb-jonathan/

And some do no good want us to vote ATIKU, in support by two greatest known looters in Nigerian history. IBB and GEJ .I m in shock

“The list will also correct the perception of the loyalists of Babangida and Jonathan that we are out to destroy the party. This is our own way of checkmating the forces who have held the party hostage since 1998.

PDP scam. PDP is dead, they destroyed Nigeria for 16 years with nothing to show. no good road, electricity and infrastructure and they want to come back again? Its better to go slow and get to your location than to crash while seeking short cut

Hahahaha. APC newspaper trying to sow seeds of discord in PDP camp.

They shall know no peace. ...

You mean the cripple IBB?

After all their gymnastics, they will still loose 2019 presidential elections.