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MOHAMMED ISMAIL, writes on the power play in Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state was strengthened after then governor of the state, Murtala Nyako, defected into it from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He brought along his entire political structure.

The APC was newly formed at that time, following an intractable and prolonged bickering between Nyako and four PDP governors on one side and President Goodluck Jonathan on the other side.

The sojourn of the former governor into APC which was facilitated by the then interim National Vice Chairman (North East) of the party Dr. Umar Duhu, naturally introduced new dimensions in the party that was bracing up to wrest power from the then ruling PDP at the national level.

Before the entry of Nyako into APC, there were two political blocks in APC led by the former military administrator of Lagos and Borno states, Gen. Buba Marwa Rtd and Engineer Markus Gundiri who led the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) blocks respectively.

Inevitably, bickerings between Nyako’s camp and the other blocks, came to a head with the defection of both Marwa and Gundiri into the PDP in protests of the former governor’s emergency as the leader of the party.

After their defection, Nyako single handedly financed the activities of the new political party which became a formidable force in the state. The new party became rooted across the nooks and crannies of the state through the influence of a well articulated political structure named Sarkin Matasa, coordinated by Nyako’s eldest son, AbdulAziz Murtala Nyako.

The party rode on that momentum during the general elections, sweeping the polls at almost all the elective positions in the state.

However, while Nyako was making exploits in the APC, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar had defected into the party before Nyako. Like Nyako, Atiku dumped the PDP.

But, as a seasoned politician, he had fashioned out a system of co-habiting with Nyako in APC until the former governor was impeached on the alleged directive of former president Good luck Jonathan over lingering and irreconcilable differences.

Although they were in the same political party, Atiku could not do much to save Nyako from the impeachment executed by the Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri-led house of assembly.

It was even more intriguing considering the close ties the former Vice President allegedly had with Fintiri and other powerful members of the house of assembly.

Some political pundits in the state considered the perceived hesitation of Atiku to intervene during Nyako’s impeachment saga as a fall out of a simmering political rift between the two political heavy weights.

Others allege that the travails of Nyako offered Atiku an opportunity to settle political scores and to assume leadership of the party.

The picture of the rift between the two politicians became clearer in the run up to the bye-election and general election as Atiku tried to influence the emergence of one of his political followers, Ibrahim Mijinyawa, as the gubernatorial candidate of the party.

But Atiku’s attempt to make Mijinyawa the guber candidate hit a brick wall as the party’s leadership in the state, believed to be loyal to Nyako, resisted the move of the former Vice President on two occasions.

Instead, the incumbent governor Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla, who was said to be favoured by Nyako’s camp, emerged candidate of the party and eventually governor.

The victory recorded against Atiku’s camp, despite the fact that Nyako was in political exile, became a pointer to Nyako’s political might in the state party, especially with the victory of his eldest son at the senatorial polls where he clinched the Adamawa Central Senatorial Zone almost on a platter of gold.

The governor was also said to have benefited immensely from the political structure of Nyako.

Post election…

The victory of the party at the April polls seems to have only exacerbated the rift between the two camps as mutual suspicion has deepened in the wake of appointments made by the governor. There are allegations that the state appointments were slanted in favour of Atiku’s camp as many prominent Nyako’s loyalists are missing in action.

The appointment of one of the former Vice President’s daughter Dr. Fatima Atiku Abubakar, Mijinyawa, among others as state commissioners fuelled this perception.

Another pointer to the growing rift is the alleged existence of a communication gap between Jibrilla and Nyako.

Political watchers opine that the governor’s absence and eventual silence on the grand home coming of Nyako from political exile is an indication of a frayed relationship.

More so, the speculated guber ambition of Nyako’s eldest son (now senator) ahead of 2019, has further heightened talks of a friction.

But despite the seeming political attrition and cries of marginalization from Nyako’s camp, the governor has on many occasions tried to deny claims of favoring a group or political god-father saying that he was subservient to neither Atiku nor Nyako but to Adamawa people who unconditionally and overwhelmingly supported his political ambition.

Also, some of Nyako’s loyalists in Jibrilla’s government have on many occasions rubbished insinuations of animosity between Nyako’s camp and the governor, noting that it if such gulf existed between the two foremost politicians, it would have been impossible for Jibrilla to appoint key Nyako elements including his former chief of staff Abdurrahman Abbah, his Director of Press Ahmed Sajoh and Mallam Uba Dan Arewa to man very important offices in his administration.

However, a source close to governor Jibrilla confided in this reporter that those fueling speculations over the existence of a rift between Nyako’s camp and the governor are the ones who lost out in the scheme of things and don’t want to accept realities. “It has become the culture of politicians who lost out in the scheme of arrangements to do all they can to either pull the system down or cause massive distraction which will derail the direction of the administration.

“Those that are making such hues and cries are mainly people who sought to get unnecessary favour from governor Jibrilla but could not get them because the governor has sworn to project the interest of all Adamawa people not that of individual persons or politicians,” he said.

The governor himself has recently decried the activities of some politicians in the state whom he said were trying to pull him down because of his posture and resolve to do the bidding of the masses who voted him into office.

The Governor who made the remark during a recent Press Conference organized by the commissioner of finance said such criticism would not intimidate him nor cow his administration to toe their line which he said was against the interest of Adamawa.

“ If you (critics) see me as monkey, I see you as banana”, Jibrilla said.

He said that his administration would remain committed to fulfilling its electoral promises to the people and would not allow itself to be derailed.

The governor added that anyone who would attempt to blackmail his administration would be put to shame as he would never allow his government to be pushed by anyone or group to work against the larger interest of Adamawa people.

Hopefully, the message of the governor would get to the power brokers who are bent on arm-twisting him over tussle for control.




http://www.leadership.ng/news/471354/nyako-vs-atiku-evolving-tussle-for-adamawa-apc

TonyeBarcanista:
Give this advice to your friends that have been disturbing my mention over this for some days now not me. As for me, I believe in the right of everyone to self-determination. I am not interested in arguing over this. Your comment actually made me respond

You not interested in arguing you keep replying? What does that simplify then? Keep saying trash I wonder someone won't speak for himself you making careless argument, man you need think ooo, the ethnic threads will keep going on and they will keep mentioning you all you got to do to end it is ignore their mentions they will get tired that's it

TonyeBarcanista:
Please, I will be glad if you refrain from making statements like the bold EXCEPT when convinced. The bold is highly inappropriate.

www.unitedijaw.com/people.htm

The emboldened is in conformity with what Ndoki Youth President posted



This was an Excerpt of a piece on a special report titles ..
Special Report: The Position And Marginalization Of Ndoki Ethnic Nationality

Written and compiled by:
Comrade Henry O. Nwaigwe
Youth Coordinator
Ndoki Youth Federation and
Ohuru Youth Grand Alliance
08062836738.
www.chidioparareports..co.ke/2014/09/special-report-position-and_2.html?m=1

Please I have no interest to argue on this subject. The people know their history.

You claim your wise and still get into arguments to prolong issues still drawing hatred. If you where wise you will ignore all this thread, you know your stand why stress yourself? Only at the end shall who is who be known. You dey annoy me when I see your still in ethnic thread.

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Documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES have shown how the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, wrote to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, seeking the disqualification of the  gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Abubakar Audu, from contesting the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
Mr. Audu won the primary election of the APC on August 30 amidst calls by some Nigerians that fielding him as candidate was a negation of the ruling party’s anti-graft war.
In a letter dated September 21, 2015, with reference number EFCC/EC/SGF/03/59, and titled “F.R.N Vs Abubakar Audu & 1 other Charge No: FCT/CR/115/ 2013”, the EFCC chairman wrote to the secretary to the government of the federation reminding him that Mr. Audu was standing trial for corruption.
“The candidate was arraigned by the Commission for abuse of office, theft of public funds and money laundering during his tenure as Executive Governor of Kogi State between 1999 and 2003 at both Kogi High Court, Lokoja in 2006 and the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo Abuja in 2013,” Mr. Lamorde wrote.
“The Lokoja case was stalled for six years on the account of frivolous interlocutory applications by the accused person, which has taken us twice to the Supreme Court and eventually decided in the commission’s favour on 23rd November 2012.
“The trial effectively continued in 2013 with the filing of fresh charges in Abuja. Eight prosecution witnesses have so far given evidence and 166 exhibits tendered at the proceedings, while the case adjourned till 14th October 2015 for continuation of trial.
“We are genuinely concerned that the trial will be suspended for another four years if Prince Audu emerges as Kogi State Governor, similar to the situation of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State.
“While not being unmindful of the constitutional presumption of innocence of all accused persons until proven guilty, we are nevertheless greatly concerned that swearing in of another accused person as Executive Governor in Nigeria may not be in consonance with the current anti-corruption policy of the new administration.”
In conclusion, Mr. Lamorde cautioned that allowing Mr. Audu to contest on the ruling party’s ticket might undermine the administration’s fight against corruption, especially in the eyes of the world.
“This may negatively impact our perception by the international community and give rise to scepticism and even cynicism,” the EFCC boss wrote.
Mr. Lamorde’s letter appeared a re-enactment of former EFCC chairman, Nuhu Ribadu’s advisory letter to political parties in 2007, seeking the disqualification of some political office seekers for their involvement in corruption.
But upon receipt of Mr. Lamorde’s advisory letter, the SGF, Babachir Lawan, immediately wrote to the national secretariat of the APC the following day, urging it to take “necessary action”.
In a letter dated September 22, 2015, referenced SGF.30/S.11/T, the SGF said “I wish to forward the attached document from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on the above subject matter for your information and action”.
OBASANJO CAUTIONED AUDU ON ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES
In a similar charge on corruption against the Kogi APC governorship candidate, former President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote to Mr. Audu on October 5, 2001, cautioning him on some acquisitions of prime landed properties abroad while in office as governor.
Mr. Obasanjo confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday that he actually wrote the letter to Mr. Audu, and that the copy of the letter obtained by this newspaper was genuine.
PREMIUM TIMES reliably gathered that the former president also wrote to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission, and the then National Security Adviser, NSA, Aliyu Gusau, directing them to investigate Mr. Audu in relation to foreign assets acquisition as a sitting governor.
Mr. Obasanjo based his advice to the ICPC and the NSA on a notification he got from the British Home Office.
While responding to PREMIUM TIMES’ question on his various corruption cases, Mr. Audu said in a recent interview that the matter was before the court, and that no case had so far been established against him.
“This is a matter that is already before the court, and it will therefore be a contempt of court for me to disclose what happened in the court.
“But as far as I am concerned, they have not established any prima facie case against me in the past 12 years,” Mr. Audu said.
When contacted, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed, said he was not aware of the issue as the letter was not addressed to him.
He explained that he was not aware that the issue was discussed at any meeting of the National Working Committee.
The National Secretary of the APC, Mai Mala-Buni, neither answered several telephone calls made to him nor responded to a text message seeking to know the action his party took regarding the letter from the EFCC cautioning against fielding Mr. Audu as governorship candidate.




http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/192409-how-apc-ignored-efccs-advice-not-to-field-audu-as-kogi-guber-candidate.html

opiaoku:
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opiaoku:
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Them don ban the other moniker?

NgeneUkwenu:
The guy you quoted is a fool!

Your the greatest fool ever liveth

calyb247:
hmmm, am impressed with your smartness... It is quite unfortunate that your Daft Mentor, GEJ and his bunch of dullards brainwashed you into beleiving that oil is the only relyable source of Nigeria's economic survival. This administration thinks beyond that... The fall in oil price is definitely a set back to the economy but is not a gun shot to the heart... And to make it straight, the next time you insinuate that am senseless i'll shoot you in the head

Keep blabing.... buhari the definition of cluelessness.... gworo eating terrorist president...

PRYCE:
Punch never receive their monthly bribe abi na wetin?


Buhari today na 31st ooo!

The CHODE below me thinks his support counts!!!

The reporter will be probed

calyb247:
If the Nigerian economy could survive the careless and irresponsible GEJ led administration, am sure it can survive even in the Sahara... Fayose no get talk to talk again..

Try and get sense. During gej tenure oil price was normal in buhari's time it went low it's a huge probs 4 him

Drchristian:
yiiiibos will be happy with dis kinda news frm dere roll model

You damn ugly, u shd be used as sacrifice for dogs eeewww

Haywhymido:
likewise me too. I jst fight bitter with one mumu on mugabe's thread on gaddafi, they jst wasted d man's life. Libyans are wiser now. the conspiracy will be brought to light soon. This is jst the beginning

See how people die in mediterrean sea always that's where gadaffi and his army safe guards always now see it... the caused all this influx of refugees... usa is the problem of the world

tbaba1234:
Really? The Iraq war is the one of worst disasters of recent times. The instability and chaos produced ISIS which BH follows now.The blood from that war still runs today.

Is the world safer today?

We certainly lived in a much more safer world before the Iraqi invasion... That was the fuel for terrorists groups.

No its not... the worst is the ousting of muammar gadaffi my manchy.. still shed till nw... I miss him

madridguy:
Dear Saddam Hussein, as muslim we knew every allegation by the devils UK and the US government was a white lie and it is for them to have control over your country's natural resources. Exactly 10 years after Iraq invasion, some good leader across the globe challenged the UN asked them to summon both the US and UK to bring any evidence of WMD found in Iraq with no single picture to show for it. The same US sponsored the ISIS to fall Asad empire now reverse is the case when the boys slaughtered some of their citizens.
Same reason some leader never respect the UN and I like what PUTIN told the UN in the last meeting. Continue to RIP saddam Hussein.

Waiting for the biggest story : How US planned 9/11 attack.

The one that's is annoying me till now is my fearless man muammar gaddafi

deebsman1:
Boobi pikin, if that serves u

U dey worry haba

deebsman1:
don't mind whatever u call me, am not fighting for her....am fighting for u being too filled with hate, so receive sense

All this pvssy boys

deebsman1:
paid e-warrior, by b4 January they [PDP] your pay masters will be finished and they won't be able to pay u again. DOG

Are you her ass licker? Get a life

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sandraokosun1:
bet me ths are all media hype. After yesterday he has shown his position. Apc would give him the post but hold on to something which i dont knw of now maybe postpone judgement, but something to curtail him. In anyway saraki would neva join pdp just as a core ss state detest apc. Saraki is frm hausa fulani yoruba stock. And that stock is pro apc

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Wetin this boy know he's talking?

MrMbaM:
You are dumb, go take care of your wipe lips, you look like a new born calf

Me and you no get yarn troll. Go and find another troll of your calibre