Southeast political leaders are accusing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of reneging on some pre-convention agreements reached with him.

And this is the cause of the bad blood generated in the zone by Atiku’s choice of former Anambra State governor Peter Obi as running mate for the 2019 election, The Nation can now report.

Particularly irked by the alleged renege are Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and some governors in the zone, sources said yesterday.

Associates of the Deputy Senate President and some PDP leaders in the Southeast are already putting pressure on Ekweremadu to review his status in the party.

His options are to defect from the party or remain in PDP to fight for survival.



The alleged agreements include consultation with Southeast leaders on how to pick vice presidential candidate; consensus on other positions conceded to the zone; finding a meeting point with the zone on Atiku’s idea of restructuring; need to spend one term in office and cede power to the Southeast in 2023; the offer of the VP slot to Ekweremadu (Right of First Refusal) before any other candidate.

Atiku had allegedly offered Ekweremadu the vice presidential slot a year ago.

Sources said the Deputy Senate President’s response had always been: “let us get the ticket first. I am interested in the Southeast being in the mainstream of power equation in Nigeria.”

As the PDP Port Harcourt convention approached, majority of the Southeast leaders in PDP were determined to work for Atiku, hence their decision to shun overtures from Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to team up with Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.

It was gathered that a few days before the convention, Ekweremadu and some Southeast governors shunned all the meetings convened by Wike.

Within a week of Atiku’s emergence as PDP presidential candidate, he named Obi as running mate, causing bad blood in some political quarters in the zone.



The first salvo was fired by Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi who said Obi’s choice was made without consultation with leaders of the zone, although he was quick to add that he has nothing personally against Obi.

Obi himself has since launched a mission to douse the tension, moving round the zone to talk to those that matter.

But sources said the issue has continued to be a source of worry for Atiku in the Southeast.

“All our leaders have no grudges against Obi but they are just unhappy about how Atiku reneged on some of the agreements reached with him especially the essence of carrying stakeholders along,” a well- placed source said yesterday.

“Shortly after he emerged as the PDP candidate, he has stopped consulting Ekweremadu, Southeast governors and leaders.

“The painful thing is that he bowed to pressure from outside the Southeast to pick Obi and he did not care to revert to these leaders and governors on his choice.

“For instance, Ekweremadu (the highest ranking political office holder in the Southeast) was not briefed and has not been briefed till today on why Obi was picked.

“Yet, it was Ekweremadu who coordinated and delivered the block votes from the Southeast to Atiku at the convention.

“The assumption is that if Atiku can treat South-East leaders and governors in this manner as a candidate, what if he becomes the President. It is just a matter of trust. When in need, he offered Ekweremadu the position of running mate. Courtesy demands that he should have also confided in Ekweremadu before choosing Obi.”

Another source confirmed that following pressure from his associates and PDP leaders in the Southeast, Ekweremadu has started weighing options on his next step.

Investigation revealed that the Deputy President of the Senate has to choose between remaining in PDP or defecting to prove a point that he is a force to reckon with.

The third option is to remain in PDP and sabotage Atiku by entering into an alliance with President Muhammadu Buhari on a good deal for the Southeast if he is re-elected.

The source added: “From the look of things, it seems there is a conspiracy within PDP to alienate Ekweremadu.

“Apart from Atiku, the National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has not deemed it fit to call the Deputy President of the Senate on why Ekweremadu was not invited to the meeting where Obi was nominated. Even after the nomination, Secondus has not met with Ekweremadu on the choice of Obi.

“The party and Atiku went ahead to constitute the Presidential Campaign Council without any input from Ekweremadu. This is an insult.

“Some powers that be are angry with Ekweremadu for backing Atiku and the same presidential candidate does not care a hoot about Ekweremadu.

“It is regretful that we all betrayed Wike and now Atiku is abandoning our leaders.”

Responding to a question, the source added: “With the choice of Obi, Atiku is going about as if he has the South-East in his pocket. Far from it, the scenario may be different during the presidential election.

“Atiku needs to sit down afresh with Ekweremadu and other leaders to win votes from the zone. These are matchmakers in their own right.

“The unfinished business includes the following:

*Reaching consensus on other posts to concede to the zone;

* Finding a meeting point with the zone on Atiku’s idea of restructuring;

*Need to spend one term in office; and

*Ceding power to the Southeast in 2023

“Without definite answers to these demands, Atiku should forget the backing of the Southeast.”

It was also gathered that Senate President Bukola Saraki, who is the Director -General of the PCC, has waded into the complaints of the Southeast leaders.

A PDP leader said: “I am aware that Saraki has opened up talks with Ekweremadu.”

Source ; THE NATION

Southeast political leaders are accusing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of reneging on some pre-convention agreements reached with him.

And this is the cause of the bad blood generated in the zone by Atiku’s choice of former Anambra State governor Peter Obi as running mate for the 2019 election, The Nation can now report.

Particularly irked by the alleged renege are Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and some governors in the zone, sources said yesterday.

Associates of the Deputy Senate President and some PDP leaders in the Southeast are already putting pressure on Ekweremadu to review his status in the party.

His options are to defect from the party or remain in PDP to fight for survival.



The alleged agreements include consultation with Southeast leaders on how to pick vice presidential candidate; consensus on other positions conceded to the zone; finding a meeting point with the zone on Atiku’s idea of restructuring; need to spend one term in office and cede power to the Southeast in 2023; the offer of the VP slot to Ekweremadu (Right of First Refusal) before any other candidate.

Atiku had allegedly offered Ekweremadu the vice presidential slot a year ago.

Sources said the Deputy Senate President’s response had always been: “let us get the ticket first. I am interested in the Southeast being in the mainstream of power equation in Nigeria.”

As the PDP Port Harcourt convention approached, majority of the Southeast leaders in PDP were determined to work for Atiku, hence their decision to shun overtures from Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to team up with Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.

It was gathered that a few days before the convention, Ekweremadu and some Southeast governors shunned all the meetings convened by Wike.

Within a week of Atiku’s emergence as PDP presidential candidate, he named Obi as running mate, causing bad blood in some political quarters in the zone.



The first salvo was fired by Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi who said Obi’s choice was made without consultation with leaders of the zone, although he was quick to add that he has nothing personally against Obi.

Obi himself has since launched a mission to douse the tension, moving round the zone to talk to those that matter.

But sources said the issue has continued to be a source of worry for Atiku in the Southeast.

“All our leaders have no grudges against Obi but they are just unhappy about how Atiku reneged on some of the agreements reached with him especially the essence of carrying stakeholders along,” a well- placed source said yesterday.

“Shortly after he emerged as the PDP candidate, he has stopped consulting Ekweremadu, Southeast governors and leaders.

“The painful thing is that he bowed to pressure from outside the Southeast to pick Obi and he did not care to revert to these leaders and governors on his choice.

“For instance, Ekweremadu (the highest ranking political office holder in the Southeast) was not briefed and has not been briefed till today on why Obi was picked.

“Yet, it was Ekweremadu who coordinated and delivered the block votes from the Southeast to Atiku at the convention.

“The assumption is that if Atiku can treat South-East leaders and governors in this manner as a candidate, what if he becomes the President. It is just a matter of trust. When in need, he offered Ekweremadu the position of running mate. Courtesy demands that he should have also confided in Ekweremadu before choosing Obi.”

Another source confirmed that following pressure from his associates and PDP leaders in the Southeast, Ekweremadu has started weighing options on his next step.

Investigation revealed that the Deputy President of the Senate has to choose between remaining in PDP or defecting to prove a point that he is a force to reckon with.

The third option is to remain in PDP and sabotage Atiku by entering into an alliance with President Muhammadu Buhari on a good deal for the Southeast if he is re-elected.

The source added: “From the look of things, it seems there is a conspiracy within PDP to alienate Ekweremadu.

“Apart from Atiku, the National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has not deemed it fit to call the Deputy President of the Senate on why Ekweremadu was not invited to the meeting where Obi was nominated. Even after the nomination, Secondus has not met with Ekweremadu on the choice of Obi.

“The party and Atiku went ahead to constitute the Presidential Campaign Council without any input from Ekweremadu. This is an insult.

“Some powers that be are angry with Ekweremadu for backing Atiku and the same presidential candidate does not care a hoot about Ekweremadu.

“It is regretful that we all betrayed Wike and now Atiku is abandoning our leaders.”

Responding to a question, the source added: “With the choice of Obi, Atiku is going about as if he has the South-East in his pocket. Far from it, the scenario may be different during the presidential election.

“Atiku needs to sit down afresh with Ekweremadu and other leaders to win votes from the zone. These are matchmakers in their own right.

“The unfinished business includes the following:

*Reaching consensus on other posts to concede to the zone;

* Finding a meeting point with the zone on Atiku’s idea of restructuring;

*Need to spend one term in office; and

*Ceding power to the Southeast in 2023

“Without definite answers to these demands, Atiku should forget the backing of the Southeast.”

It was also gathered that Senate President Bukola Saraki, who is the Director -General of the PCC, has waded into the complaints of the Southeast leaders.

A PDP leader said: “I am aware that Saraki has opened up talks with Ekweremadu.”

Source ; THE NATION

20. Complaints to or against us must be sent privately. Please don't disobey, disrespect, or defame us.

If Buhari and Osinbajo were in sodom and Gomorrah when God was searching for men of INTEGRITY, he wouldn't have destroyed that nation. No single man of Integrity is in Atikulooted gang. They must be OBItuarised.

So long...

Rest well sir kutigi

O. Y. O

Dateline ; 2023

The day of reckoning is finally here.

This will cause severe pain

OBItuary...
The guy is a killjoy to Atiku's aspirations.

Northerners are waiting for electioneering campaigns when Peter Obi is expected to clarify this...
It is trending in the north


TIME TO RECALL

When Peter Obi then Governor of Anambra state served quit notice to Northern Goat dealers, Arewa parks, Osogbo park, Akure park, Ilorin park, Arewa Onion dealers, Yoruba and Hausa kola nut dealers etc to vacate the Bridge head area where they had been operating from since 1977 and the yland belongs to the Federal government.

The Sultan Muhammad Saad and Etsu Nupe visited the area together with Gov Peter Obi and GOC 82 Div Enugu and other senior officers. The Sultan pleaded with him to rescind that obnoxious decision but he refused and went ahead and chased them out of the land. In the process he demolished seven mosques. Even a Yoruba cleric who leads prayers at Uga street mosque fegge where the former Governor of kogi Alhaji Ibrahim Idris was born met with Alhaji Usman Shamsuddeen a former minister in Umrah that year and complained to him the discriminating attitude of Gov Obi. Alhaji Usman assured the yoruba cleric that he would call Peter Obi as he was his friend in banking industry when Alhaji Usman was in CBN.

When Alhaji Usman put a call to Peter Obi from Saudi Arabia to talk to him over the plight of Northerners and other non igbos in his state. Gov Obi reached out to president Jonathan to sack Alhaji Usman Shamsuddeen. That according to Peter Obi that was their government and their time.

Birds of a feather..

What difference does it make.

Good riddance to bad rubbish...

A man so engrossed with himself

fancy4eve:
Buhari has Neva won any election in nigeria, even d 2015 election was rigged,but if he tinks he won d election by free nd fair, den tell him to emulate GEJ nd cum out clean.

GEJ is not worthy of emulation.

Buhari cannot be defeated.

Not by PDP, not by Atiku.

Those who get ATIKU-LATED should be wary of Obi

Nigeria weed association will be hoping that Sowore wins next year's presidential election

Mklanceee:

he is not irrelevant. obj formed a party and in just months , it has become the party with the third highest members in the national assembly, it has many state house of assembly members. all these and many more he has achieve without even going into election. who can beat that?

The end will justify the means.
The general election is early next year, those that defected to his party were voted in from other parties. The relevance of Jagaban in the present dispensation far outweighs Obj's dying relevance.

Rape rape rape everywhere.

What is it that attracts minors to all these sex predators.
Proactive measures should be taken by governments at all levels to curb this menace before one of these criminals get to a position of authority and then legalise sleeping with minors.

The jagaban.. OBJ is a jester

By the way...

After Obj's letter to Buhari and the failure of his third force and the refusal of his much hyped party ADC to fly, he was gradually becoming an irrelevant recluse until Atiku's visit stoked his flame into partial relevance. But if i may ask, what influence does Obj still have if his two endeavours at making statements of relevance via formating a movement and aligning with a party were birthed as still-birth.

In South West nko...jealousy go kill you

OBJ knows who the jagaban is, he likes to play to the gallery .

The jagaban that gave OBJ sleepless nights during his ill-fated tenure.

And by the way...

After Obj's letter to Buhari and the failure of his third force and the refusal of his much hyped party ADC to fly, he was gradually becoming an irrelevant recluse until Atiku's visit stoked his flame into partial relevance. But if i may ask, what influence does Obj still have if his two endeavours at making statements of relevance via formating a movement and aligning with a party were birthed as still-births?

Xfemt:
go tell ur daddy

When he lost 3x in d north who was buhari
Guy nigeria politics isa game of godfathers
If u don't ve dem u re domed for it

Pmb ll not win north it ll be shared equally mark my word

Buhari won those elections but was rigged out, a former US ambassador attested to that just last week.
Atiku is a lightweight in the north, he will be defeated by Buhari even in adamawa.
You know what is trending right now in the north?.. The masses here are expecting the day Atiku will come to campaign and tell them how he wants them to vote for him after telling them in the past that Allah does not accept prayers of the poor.

Xfemt:
corrected

This is delusional.

Brace yourself up
Buhari is north
North is Buhari.

Buhari controls the North, Tinubu controls Southwest, Amaechi, Adams, Akpabio control the South South. Few angry miscreants from the Southeast will be neutralized by Okoracha, Ngige and Obiano.

Meanwhile....
THIS IS OUR GOVERNOR !

Yeye dey smell?

AAlozie:
.

Buhari controls the North, Tinubu controls Southwest, Amaechi, Adams, Akpabio control the South South. Few angry miscreants from the Southeast will be neutralized by Okoracha, Ngige and Obiano.

Tope Aiyekogbon a welder along Abaji-Toto road murdered his wife Mrs Toyin Michael (Mama Tosin) a tailor at Abayaro pure water factory Abaji market. This incident happened last night at about 11pm. The culprit is presently under the custody of the police at Abaji divisional police station.
It was gathered that Mr Tope has not been in speaking terms with his wife for 3yrs since she caught him in bed with another woman in their matrimonial home.
According to the deceased's neighbours, church members the deceased's husband until yesterday has been threatening to kill the woman if she doesn't pack out of the house she built for them.

This couple who had been legally married for about 20yrs had a son together.

#ATIKUlootedOBItuary....

What a combo !

Higgy Hagga
.
The real pain is loading...

Atiku please travel. You are not barred from traveling abroad, esp the U.S.
Oh I forgot..

OBJ is yet to rebrand your image.

Showdown?

No Showdown, he will be shoved down.

Real pain loading...

Showdown?

No Showdown, he will be shoved down.

Real pain loading...

gbeseun:
So you think southwest are mumu that will trade a vice presidential position for a nonsense and hopeless sgf. Tell me the usefulness of the past sgf to their zone.
Osinbajo is vp and it will also be for 8years

Gbasibe !
Wa gbayi

JasonScoolari:
Atiku loves working with everybody, I am very sure he's a Liverpool fan (He Never Walks Alone)

...And please look no further, the ever loyal and humble Otunba Gbenga Daniel should be the right man for the job. His loyalty, integrity and steadfastness is what Atiku and Nigerians will cherish for a very long time.


Otunba Gbenga Daniel for SGF!!!

Cc; gare, your predictions might just come to pass.




God bless the PDP
God bless Atiku
God bless Peter Obi
God bless Saraki
God bless Wike
God bless Okowa
God bless Chief James Onanefe Ibori.

Atiku is an Arsenal fan..
What does that tells you


Specialist in - - - -?

What a penkelemesi!

News like..

I will rebrand your image abroad ; OBJ tells Atiku

Just ordinary running mate slot is causing brouhaha in the camp of the same people calling for restructuring.. What a penkelemesi!