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President Goodluck Jonathan and his inner circle have begun new moves to jettison elections altogether, hoping that members of the National Assembly will agree to postpone polls once again and instead settle for a so-called interim national government, according to information received from several sources, one of them embedded in the Presidency in Abuja. 

The sources disclosed that Mr. Jonathan, Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, the chairman of the PDP’s board of trustees, Tony Anenih, Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko and Ijaw political figure, Edwin Clark, were the main players in the new scheme. They are reportedly determined to sell their new plan to a small nucleus of key legislators at the National Assembly to discuss how best to recruit supporters, sources knowledgeable about the astonishing plot revealed. 

The team pushing this new idea, one source said, is operating on the premise that it would be “dangerous to hand over power to Muhammadu Buhari.” Ms. Alison-Madueke was reported to be a hawkish pusher of the idea, with one of our sources adding that the Petroleum Minister was extremely anxious about the prospect of a Buhari Presidency exposing her numerous shady deals in the oil sector through which she and a few players selected by her have drained billions of dollars of oil revenues into their private holdings. 

Ms. Alison-Madueke has assured the group that some officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as well as several big-time beneficiaries of oil sector deals, including importers of refined fuel, were committed to the plan and willing to provide slush funds to pay a bribe of $2 million dollars to each senator and $1 million to key members of the House of Representatives to persuade them to endorse the plot to derail elections permanently and install an interim national government. The president is working through officials of the NNPC to fund the massive bribe scheme.

Mr. Jonathan’s henchmen have begun discussions with some members of the National Assembly as the legislative body prepares to resume another legislative session in Abuja next week. It would be the first time the legislature would sit after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced last week that polls, which were scheduled for February 14, 2015, had been postponed for six weeks.  

According to those who briefed SaharaReporters on the latest scheme by the Presidency, Mr. Jonathan plans to sell to key legislators the argument that, since Nigeria is at war at the moment, the government would need another six months at least to fight off Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast of Nigeria before elections can take place.

A source close to a former military head of state, Abdulsalam Abubakar, told SaharaReporters that Mr. Jonathan had approached the retired officer and pleaded with him to consider heading an interim national government that would be put in place on May 29, 2015 if Mr. Jonathan’s plan prevails. “General Abubakar promptly declined the offer and immediately informed some ex-heads of state about the offer,” the source disclosed.

Mr. Jonathan and Ms. Madueke have revived the scheme to avoid elections after a sobering meeting the president held last Thursday night with PDP governors and top party figures. The participants at the meeting were candid in conceding that the forthcoming presidential elections would not favor President Jonathan despite its postponement for six weeks.

A source close to former President Olusegun Obasanjo told SaharaReporters that the incumbent president’s machination to thwart elections was the provocation for a recent intensification of verbal warfare between Mr. Jonathan and ex-President Obasanjo. The latter has publicly accused Mr. Jonathan of plotting to stymie election now scheduled for March 28, the same way former President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire caused a political crisis in his country after loosing an election, bringing his country close to a civil war.

The latest plan by Mr. Jonathan, several sources said, is driven by Ms. Alison-Madueke’s desperation. The Petroleum Minister is reportedly worried that she would not be able to avoid prosecution for several questionable deals in the oil sector that have catapulted her and her minions to billionaires. Her fear is reportedly heightened by the fact that she does not see the prospect of being granted asylum in any European or North American nation should she decide to flee abroad if Mr. Jonathan loses. 

A source close to Mr. Jonathan revealed that First Lady Patience Jonathan has occasionally fumed and blamed Ms. Alison-Madueke of causing her husband’s popular unpopularity. 

Source: http://saharareporters.com/2015/02/15/scheme-afoot-bribe-national-assembly-members-postpone-elections-again

nice,saved..

patiently waiting to see how this plays out,first GEJ forces Jega on a compulsory leave,then installs the younger brother of Governor Mimiko(ondo state),a PDP state......and we expect a free and fair election on March 28?
I really pray Nigeria survives the aftermath.

ILIDEFI:
He is OSINBAJO, not OSINBANJO. Hehehe

What about this:

1. G
2. O
3. O
4. D
5. L
6. U
7. C
8. K
9. J
10 O
11 N
12 A
13 T
14 H
15 A
16 N
17 +
18 N
19 A
20 M
21 A
22 D
23 I
24 S
25 A
26 M
27 B
28 O

Bros Eeeh!!!ur 17 na + ?hehehee desperate times require desperate measures

#MARCHFORBUHARI....WE SHALL OVERCOME

scribble:
Where the remaining $19 billion?

Rabble rousers

better grab your share @ the nearest pdp campaign rally

zeelo2014:
May ur god run the affairs of your generation same way Buhari ran Nigeria 1983-85. say Amen

Yes may God kidnap the umaru dikkos of our lives and imprison every coruption agent milking us dry financially and mentally.may we continually live under a secure government that wont be in denial when little girls are kidnapped or say nothing when thousands are killed...oya say ur own prayers.
SAI BUHARI JARE

Ok,pdp wants to first shift it by 6 weeks,then by another 3 months,then further to make it 6 months,cos we all know that they cant win this elections even with a 6 weeks shift,but a lot can happen in 6 months...wait oh ,is it by force to rule us?the only thing that can stop the post election violence is good security measures for 6 weeks AFTER the elections(not BEFORE).
Pls for now i think the focus should be on making the 'remixed' audit report by NOI available to us.cos heads must roll by may if/when power changes hand.cos we are tired of a government that acknowledges that there is a cabal but has no 'liver' to handle them but insted wants to be 'president for life' like mugabe.
#change cometh#i believe #sai the people's General

Babalawo power ,powerless power
Jesus power ,super power

#SAI BUHARI

Do not be deceived,i work in akure,today was declared a public holiday in akure,hence the massive turnout,forget the fact that akure ppl are paid to attend this rally,they all know where their allegiance truly lies....enough said.

brainchild78:
do you go to court when they are on strike? go rest and or perhaps continue supporting stupidity. You sentiments are irrational. Buhari has a flawed record. I am no GEJ supporter but rather a supporter of competence n eligibility. If APC had fronted a more compitent candidate with a sound academic background i will pledge my support even if he were hausa fulani. However this not the situation. Hence jonathan is a better option. enuff said.

keep shooting yourself in the foot,your president has suceeded in making virtually all the institutions in nigeria go on strike in 6 years of cluelessness(not buhari's fault),for your information FFK knows he has limited time before jail,so he has to fight for survival by grasping thin air,only a foool would continue with the same methods and expect a different result,apart from making divisive utterances on several occasions,your otueke president has been weighed,measured and found wanting,my advise is that he should quietly retire to his village after losing hoplessly in febuhari,cause no amount of rigging can save him,meanwhile, you can enjoy the last weeks of the clueless one in presidency while the the patriots of this great nation know that only the corrupt and mentally unstable would see no problem with this current regime,the wind of CHANGE cometh...febuhari is d date...SAI BUHARI...the people's General.

motherlode:
Who is FFK?

PDP CHOIR MASTER

brainchild78:
slander. If GEJ does not have a thesis then wouldn't it be wise for APC to make it a going concern? Any wise politician would play ball. Otherwise u r just ranting nonesense.

pls why has pdp refused to go to court about buhari's certificate...despite all u TANoids propaganda (islamist,cancer,certificate,bokoharam)the people's general has only come out stronger and more popular...the fact that Gej has failed does not mean we will allow him 2 repeat....SAI BUHARI

#GEJSHOWUSYOURTHESIS

But Gej also has no thesis...but has a phd certificate... only in naija mheeeeen.

YES....JONATHAN'S PHD IS AS AUTHENTIC AS PEJ'S GRAMMAR. ...

Mr titus

#PDPGOTOCOURT

SAI BUHARI

oluwole ko,oladapo ni.....
meanwhile....20 billion still missing,chibok girls all 8 month pregnant with pre- terrorists

#GEJSHOWYOURTHESIS

Sai buhari......3 weeks more.......

DopeAngel:
certificate or no certificate. Bullhari will not win this election as long as am alive

e be like say this 1 don buy coffin oh

If i were him ,i would have waited till a week to the elections,then release the results,coupled with the fact that i still expect more pdp goons to decamp to apc around that period.....u didnt hear it from me oh....hehehehe

Im a Medical doctor and this new pdp medical propaganda wont float.
First of all ,the diagnosis of prostatic intraepithelia neoplasia secondary to prostatic carcinoma does not exist.
as a matter of fact only a quack doctor will make such a diagnosis.
Its like a doctor telling you that you have diarrhoea which was caused diarrhoea.
Prostatic intraepithelial carcinoma is a type of prostatic carcinoma and can never be the cause.
PDP QUACK DOCTORS....SPREADING LIES SINCE 302BC.

Hahaha,funny but could be true

Normally,i dont do politics....but recently a controversial post somehow found its way to the front page,so i decided to do a little research.here are the findings supported with picture evidence
1. Victor ikpeba makes a statement on twitter that,he would vote buhari even if he presented a phcn bill.
(First picture)
2. A spurious account comes up,claiming that victor ikpeba was being impersonated and made no such statement.
3. But we all remember that in 2013,peter osaze odemwingie had a fallout with the real ikpeba on twitter (3rd picture)

Im sure by now we know who the real ikpeba is...
MOds,kindly let nigerians know the truth,cos nairaland is not a forum for lies an deceit.thank you

Whoever is doing pdp damage-control is doing a terrible job...
First victor ikpeba goes on twitter to say he would vote apc even if buhari presented phcn bill(1st picture)
Then the next thing pdp comes up with a disclaimer,claiming it was a false account ..(2nd picture)
But we remember that in 2012 ,peter osaze odemwengie and victor ikpeba had a fallout on twitter,(in the 3rd picture).
So pls tell us who which of the victor ikpebas was osaze tweet fighting.

VOTE FOR CHANGE..VOTE GMB
SHAME ON PDP...BLOODY BUNCH OF CORRUPT THIEFING LIARS.

OF COURSE........BUT IN OTUEKE...TILL 2019.

onajo2000:
Whether you like it or not GEJ will win valentine's day election

Rip to her...

Why do i get a feeling that those melons will sag without the upliftings and her hands for added support.*

From what i can deduce from all the hater posts above,this man has absolutely no flaws based on proper governance,so low minded ppl resort to cheap insults,unlike jona,who has proved countless times that he is not fit 2 rule....so i'll advice you guyz 2 quit the hating,afterall,there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics,only permanent interests.

In PEJ's Voice*CHAI CHAI*