₦airaland Forum

Kyase:
Kai this man dey work ooo.
president 2023.

... brother..2023...belongs to the East...

QuotaSystem:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/6713370_atiku_jpeg0f3cff91c3cac79afe443b4d049ce48d



Atiku is finished!

...ATIKU...he would loose in all the21 local government of Adamawa

agwom:
Is there any born again politician?

.... correct guy...nil

RogueX:
God knows why he gave Madrid 3 UCL in 4 years.. their drought begins..

Qatar vs Spain
Future vs Past

Zidane should do quick so they can sack him in time to be PSG coach by end of season

...hmm..... returning to base

moscobabs:


this man dey craz, he has never drove to his village on land before he rather took helicopter. Thank God for Buhari

..even as GEJ...GODFATHER

Good...kill all killers herdsmen ....

Good...kill all killers herdsmen

The gue no be GEJ

moscobabs:
Buhari will still win come 2019

...bitter truth

gudvibz:
CN described the Obasanjo-led Coalition Movement as a group of failed politicians and those that had made immense contributions towards wrecking Nigeria with a sprinkling of youths that have anger issues.


Wow this nails it though I believe concerning the presidential candidates all youth have anger issues cause we tired of these recycled baboons

.
OBJ... WRONG STEP
OYINLOLA....
APC=PDP=OBJ.. COALITION MOVEMENT

Keneking:
Ndume's treatment should be meted out on this saboteur.

..hmm.... illegality even the Court say so
NASS.... UNARMED ROBBERS

Emina33:
All of them na the same

....even...ATIKU....DANKWANBO....NA...FULANI

Come down to come and give u..."bribe"

Firefire:
This also is another moral corruption on the Federal character.... putting all security leadership including INEC chairman in his region.

May it not be well with the corrupt man.

...Amen....all of them that are corrupt...amen

Just because he is interested in bhuari's seat

Better late than never...
Obedience better than deaf ear

Pastor pastor tickets.....FFK...WILL LIKE THIS

Unbeatable #forcabarca#

dayo2me:
do muslims also use ring during wedding and in marriage?

cos i wonder how many rings will be on his finger if he marries 4 women...

.... correct observation...
No wedding rings in Islam, there are only for fashion which is permissible
However a lot of Muslims make use of it as wedding ring....this is wrong according to shar'ah..

U stand no chance
LOOTERS OF OUR TREASURY WILL NOT KNOW PEACE
LOOTERS OF OUR TREASURY WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN TROUBLE
LOOTERS OF OUR TREASURY WILL NO LONGER TASTE SUCCESS
AMEN
AMEN
AMEN
AMENAMENaa

U stand no chance
LOOTERS OF OUR TREASURY WILL NOT KNOW PEACE
LOOTERS OF OUR TREASURY WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN TROUBLE
LOOTERS OF OUR TREASURY WILL NO LONGER TASTE SUCCESS
AMEN
AMEN
AMEN
AMEN

Senator Ahmad makarf will floor atiku...anytime
Where is atkfuool when makarf was battling with court Decisions

9free:
Whatever Fashola, Osibanjo and PMB are doing to keep the Lights on since November, may it never fail.
May God continue to keep those men.

amen

Sai PMB

OH........ATM....JOINED APC
ATM.....GOVERNOR... OTUNBA CHRISTOPHER ALAO AKALA
LAGUNNA OF IBADAN ALSO JOINED.....TESLIM KOLA FOLARIN

UcheSecondus:
The newly elected National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, speaks with OLUSOLA FABIYI on the party’s plan to regain power in 2019 and how he will lead the party for the next four years

How would you describe your victory at the national convention?

I believe that the victory is for all the members of the party, including all those that contested. My conviction is that there is no victor and there is no vanquished. It was a family affair.



Were you thinking of winning when you started the race?

That should be uppermost in anybody’s mind, especially those of us who were aspirants. Nobody goes into any contest with the hope of losing. First, I planned to win but I also had it in my mind that if I lost, I would support anyone that won. It was never do or die. I said it clearly. I have always been a team player. We all know that just like a match, a winner must emerge.

Some people are aggrieved as a result of the outcome of the convention. What mechanism do you have on the ground to pacify them and bring them on board?

The caretaker committee probably knew that there would be fallout and that was why it inaugurated a committee headed by the Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, to handle it. There are notable and respected men and women in the committee like Aminu Wali, Adamu Waziri, and others. Immediately after the convention, the committee started work, and it has been talking to all, especially the contestants who are not happy. I was briefed about the work of the committee on Tuesday. Apart from that, I have also taken a private step to visit other aspirants. I believe that they are loyal party members. They won’t move anywhere. They will stay with us. The main objective is to bring everybody into the fold and even win more membership. We will do that and we won’t rest until we achieve that goal.

Will that include those who have left the party?

Yes, that’s the responsibility of the committee. Our members must be brought back into the fold. Then we can fix Nigeria together. At this time, you know that the country is not working. We don’t want Nigeria to be disintegrated. The Peoples Democratic Party remains the only party that can unite Nigerians.

Is there any guarantee that those who left the party like the former governors are ready to return?

We have faith that they would return.



There are pictures that you took with the Senate President (Dr. Bukola Saraki), and some senators, which are currently trending now. Were they taken after you emerged as the national chairman?

No, they were taken before the convention. We met at an event, which was held at Transcorp Hilton. Maybe some of your colleagues (journalists) were there and they took the pictures. It was just a coincidence that we met. We aren’t enemies anyway.

Would you approach Saraki and others to ask them to return to the PDP?

We would be making more serious moves to meet with very senior citizens of this country. We won’t leave anyone behind in our desire to invigorate the party.

What are the new things you are bringing to the running of the party in order to reposition it ahead of 2019?

We would make sure that those who are there now are not going to leave. The Reconciliation Committee is talking to everyone, especially those who contested and lost. That is the first step in the rebuilding process. The second step is that we have promised that we would devolve power to the state chapters and zones of the party. The constituencies and other zonal offices will have input in the running of the party. Abuja is too far from some of the constituencies and that’s why we are giving more powers to the state chapters to handle some of the issues at their own level. They need to be more involved. Even at the ward level, we will give them more powers. The party belongs to Nigerians and therefore, let them have a say in its running and also take responsibilities. That is rebuilding and repositioning. We are getting set for the elections.

So, the devolution of powers will start from the party?

It has started already.

Does that mean that if your party wins the presidential election in 2019, devolution of powers will take place at the centre?

It is a different ball game. This is what we want to do and are doing at the party level. We are not talking about the government yet. These people at the ward level determine who become the president and all that. It is important for them to participate in the running of the party. We don’t want the issue of imposition and impunity. We want to eradicate that totally. We want them to determine who represents them. When they participate in the running of their political party, they are happier. Then we would have a reward system for them. When people participate, defend their votes and are useful to the party, they would be rewarded. We will jettison the old order, whereby people in Abuja will hijack the rewards of those who have delivered their constituencies. So, our devolution of power has nothing to do with the government at the centre. It is a party system in order to mobilise our members for the task ahead. Those in the government like the Presidency, the members of the National Assembly and the governors would be expected to handle devolution of power at the centre.

Going by the history of the party and the outcome of the convention, some people are saying that the powers of the governors should be curbed. Do you agree with such people?

The governors are strategic stakeholders of this party. So, I don’t know what these people are saying. Power or no power, there are various levels of this party. At the national level, we have the National Working Committee, the National Executive Committee and they (the governors) are all members. At the Board of Trustees level, only a few of them are members, maybe someone like the chairman of the Governors’ Forum (is a member). These are the structures of the party. But the governors are state leaders of the party. There is nothing anyone can do to take the governors away. They have the powers of leadership at the state level. No administration will say it wants to ignore the governors because they are critical in both the party and at the state administration. How can anybody ignore their critical roles? We would not (do that). Those who are saying that don’t know the inner workings of the party.

The ‘Unity list’ caused an uproar at the convention. How did it find its way there and from whom?

I don’t know what you mean by ‘Unity list.’ I believe that every aspirant must have aligned themselves with several people across the country. There is nothing new in having a list. It has happened on many occasions. If I’m from Rivers State and I have friends, I must have lobbied and asked for votes from the Kano State chapter, for example, and they must have been given some positions as well; we have to listen to one another. We must give ourselves some lists. There is nothing wrong with the list. The list is not an imposition. I’m quite sure that there were three types of lists at the convention ground. The Prof. Wale Adeniran-led group had one and my group also had one. This is because we all lobbied and canvassed for votes and we aligned ourselves for various offices. In our group within the party, we shared positions. Adeniran’s group also had its own list. Others also had. The way you described the ‘Unity list’ was like we had only one list and that it was compulsory for all the delegates to vote for those on the list. That’s not correct. People were free to vote for candidates of their choice. Names of candidates were displayed. Delegates were allowed to make choices.

How expensive was it to contest the office of the national chairman?

I don’t know because, if you move to Kano, you must go by road or by air. So, money must be spent. We didn’t give money to anyone. This was the first time contestants moved round the country, talking to delegates. Radio, television and newspaper adverts were also used. These are expenses we incurred. No one can deny that monies were spent. All the contestants spent money, but it was specifically for logistics, adverts, transportation, accommodation and media.

Bribes for delegates as well?

No money was given to any delegates. Let anybody that received money come out and say so. In politics, people just sit back and imagine anything. Don’t also forget that people, especially in opposition, are not happy that we were able to hold a successful convention. But we are not going to be distracted by that. We are going to be focused and take our responsibilities seriously.

The party will soon begin a search for its presidential candidate, what kind of person are you going to be looking out for?

We want a President that must unite the country. There must be peace before you can govern. You can see that the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government is totally broken. For peace to reign, we need to change it. There is no peace in the North-East, there is restiveness in the South-South and the South–East, herdsmen are killing people in the North-Central and even South-West every day, and there is no part of the country that is safe. We need a person that will, therefore, unite the country. Under the APC’s watch, the unity of the country is threatened. We will provide a credible platform for national unity.

The presidential ticket is zoned to the North. Is the party looking at any of the three geo-political zones there for the candidate?

No, it is open to all the zones. It is not the right of the opposition to come and tell us where our candidate should come from. The opposition tried this in our convention when it attempted to micro-zone the office of the national chairman and it failed.

What will be the criteria for picking your presidential candidate?

The guidelines will determine that. We will follow the guidelines. So, it is open to everybody and those that are coming.

The party seems to be in crisis in the South-West because there are so many factions there, especially in some states. How do you plan to resolve this?

Part of the responsibilities of the reconciliation committee is to handle what you have just said. By the grace of God, I think apart from one or two states, there is peace in the others. Reconciliation is a continuous process and I can tell you that very soon, that will be resolved.

With what is on the ground, are you sure that the party will win in the South-West in 2019?

We are going to work hard to win in all the zones. The South-West will get juicy positions in the government if we win and we hope to win. I will not say anything more than that.






https://punchng.com/south-west-will-get-juicy-positions-in-pdp-govt-secondus-partys-national-chairman/

.....see poverty developing party
Not NIGERIA will get better but southwest will get juicy appointments
Looters of our treasury will not know peace.....

lakpalakpa:
You are a disgrace to sensible people. Fayose hasn't paid salaries for months and your silly fixation is on Buhari who isn't owing salaries. Your tin god despite receiving bailouts, Paris loan refunds and monthly allocation has wickedly refused to pay salaries and your hypocrisy won't allow you call the silly Fayole to order.

Shame on you.

....brother well done
Most of these guys are not informed at all
Yet they say they are the leaders of tomorrow

Ayanshola337:
I must be dere o

....excuse sir yes sir DO U ALSO SING SIR?

Who is he?
He did not even win his ward during the last guba election

Enemy of progress
Just because there will not be father Christmas from the money....the way dansuki dashed them free cash
Looters of our treasury will not know peace

NO...
BECAUSE. HE IS V V V V V V V V V. V V V V V V V V V V V V. V V V V V V V V. CORRUPT
in fact... He is the corruption we are talking about

Ah........vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv. Vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv vv vvvvvvvv. Corrupt