₦airaland Forum

BY JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU & JOSEPH ERUNKE


ABUJA— NATIONAL Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has said that the five governors, who recently announced their defec-tion to All Progressives Congress, APC, are still PDP members.

Alhaji Tukur spoke to newsmen after about four hours meeting with PDP Senators.

Governors Chibuike Amaechi, Rivers; Rabiu Kwankwaso, Kano; Murtala Nyako, Adama-wa; Abdulfatai Ahmed, Kwara and Aliu Wamma-ko, Sokoto, had recently announced their defec-tion to APC after alleged irreconcilable differences occasioned by Tukur’s leadership style, which the aggrieved members viewed was autocratic.

However, Tukur, who tried to avoid commen-ting on the defection, said that it was not part of the issues that brought him to the Senate.

He said: “Have they? They have not gone yet. We did not talk about people who want to go or stay.

“I came here because this is the first time I am coming to meet my family. They are my members.”

The PDP Chairman advised members of the party to imbibe the spirit of democracy, discipline and good governance.

He, however, denied discussing the plan by some senators loyal to Alhaji Kawu Baraje in the then new PDP to join their state governors in APC.

Senate Leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba, told journalists “we discussed issues affecting members of the PDP senate caucus and the national Chairman listened attentively and responded and gave us words of reassurance.”

On the specific issues discussed, Ndoma-Egba said they were domestic issues.

immortalvoices: Ogini photo is different frm ogini lecturer u knw

Acidosis: Ogini photos?

What about him?

amarilo: If na me I go collect the to unless oshimole told me not to collect from PDP which is like what played out here.

She also said she is not ready to be used as a pawn by the PDP on the chessboard of politics

Unblockable: Laughing at PDP!

Koachdee: unfortunately, she is caught at the middle of politics. Madam u fit swear se u no go rush collect PDP offer if oshiomole didnt offer u anytin. Indeed d problem of 9ja lies with both d leaders as well as d followers.

Mrs Joy Ifijeh, the widow who was rebuked by Governor Adams Oshiomhole for blocking the road with her goods, says she snubbed the offer of N250,000 by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because she was satisfied with the apology and offer of a job and N2m by the Governor.

She also said she is not ready to be used as a pawn by the PDP on the chessboard of politics, advising the party to give the said money to another widow instead.

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*Oshiomhole and the widow, Mrs Ifijeh drinking tea yesterday.


She disclosed this during the presentation of her letter of appointment into the Edo State War Against Indiscipline to her by Special Adviser to Governor Oshiomhole on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Kassim Afegbua at the Government House in Benin City, yesterday.

According to her “I want to thank Oshiomhole sincerely for this appointment and I wish to state that I have forgiven him from the bottom of my heart. And for the money promised me by PDP let them give it to other widows. I do not need the money”.

She described the governor’s gesture as humane and promised to support the government policies and programmes in the state.

Earlier, while presenting the appointment letter, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Mr Kassim Afegbua,said “the appointment is in fulfilment of Comrade Oshiomhole promise to offer the widow employment into the service of the Government.

He said the appointment is effective from 3rd December. 2013, stressing that she would be expected to resume conform to the ethics of her position.

It will be recalled that Mrs Joy Ifijeh was on Monday offered two million naira by the Governor and also promised employment.

princenayo: go and tell ur father that.