The former Governor of Katsina State and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the State, Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema along with 10 out of the 14 members of the party’s State Working Committee as well as 19 out of the 34 local government party chairmen in the state may boycott Alhaji Abubakar Atiku’s presidential campaign rally scheduled to hold in Katsina today, Tuesday.

This is contrarily to the claim made by the Chairman of the Atiku-Lado Campaign Council, Senator Umar Ibrahim Tsauri who while briefing newsmen on Sunday said: “I would like you to believe and agree with me that PDP is one big united family with full cooperation ready to take Nigeria to the promised land.”

Similarly, at the press briefing, the Director General of Atiku-Lado Campaign Council, Dr Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa on his part said: “between him and the former Governor, they have agreed to put behind their differences and work together to send the ruling All Progressives Congress APC parking from the seat of power come 2023 elections.”


Mustapha said “Let me confirm to you that last Thursday, I think we spent over 2 hours discussing with the former Governor, Ibrahim Shema and we agreed on one thing, to chase APC from power.

“We both agreed and confirmed that what the good people of the state wants is for us to join hands together to achieve this.

“Before this encounter, I want you to know that it’s been over 15 years that we have not met nor spoke to each other face to face. But we have now met, sat down, discuss and clarify lots of issues.

“So, be rest assured that he will participate in all the lined up activities we informed you about. There’s no cause for alarm now, may be until after the Atiku’s visit and he’s not there, then we can begin to say why is this one and that one not present.”

Reacting to the statement when contacted by Vanguard, the embattled acting chairman of Katsina PDP, Salisu Lawal Uli, has put the claim of both the Chairman and the Director General of the Atiku-Lado Campaign Council in doubt as he said that all is still not well with the Katsina PDP.

Uli said: If their claim is actually true, since yesterday and today they are making adequate preparation, and the highest organ of the party, the state executive committee and 10 members out of the 14 members of the State working committee have not been informed of any development of the presidential candidate visits to Katsina State? Why also has 19 out of the 34 local government party chairmen in the state too have not been involved in the process?

When asked if those of them in Shema’s camp will participate in the Atiku presidential campaign rally, Uli said: “If you are not in the knowhow of the scheme of event, how can you participate, how can you be there?”

Shema’s faction of the Katsina PDP has been at loggerhead for sometime now with the camp of the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Yakubu Lado Danmarke over irreconcilable differences, part of which has driven Uli and eight members of the state PDP working committee to court to seek redress.

Nonybb:
A time would come, Aboki people would beg this man to come an rescue everybody. They are just playing tribalism now

diplomat058:
LooL Your don't know what you are saying. Eguns are Yorùbá just like Àwórì. I thought you had a sensible rebuttal but all you had as a reference was border adjustments as if there are not Yoruba tribes domiciled beyond the Nigerian borders (Porto Novo/Ajashe, Popo are examples). You don't have an argument, Kid. By the way, I won't even dignify your comment about the Àwórì subgroup of Yorùbá with a response. Go to Isalẹ Èkó yourself and tell Àwórì they aren't Yorùbá. LooL !

Nonpartisan1:
Those guys that are commenting above, just came out of a WhatsApp Group meeting. The monikers could be one person sef

Atiku Keel una there

pacespot:
These monarchs have tasted all the beautiful women in the town, what is now left for the youth are mere leftovers. How many wives you say that Alaafin of Oyo married: 15?

It seems monarchy in Africa is all about chasing women's pants. There is one king in Swaziland who married dozens of wives too.

Investigative:

That means if you are not among the criminal they won’t vote u or select you

Esseite:


IPOB is just made up of disgruntled Nigerians tired of the country, a capable president from their extraction would douse that agitation.

Esseite:


Very wrong... Education differentiate both.

Naijabad:



South East is not like North East. Igbos want Biafra, what does North East want?

mightyhaze:
Choked bleat,lol.. After bleating yourself hoarse you return the favor.. it's called being gentlemanly, inordinate greed will always meet a brick wall

mightyhaze:
ok..look for one Igbo man who is not also popular in the east and support him,even if na Joe igbokwe..

seunmsg:


Yoruba are very reasonable and logical people. From all your comments on Nairaland, it is obvious you’re not Yoruba man. You don’t have the qualities of an Omoluabi. Own your Igbo tribe with your chest.

Femeto:
The Igbo man heading the CBN nko?

LegendHero:


Yes, we are saying the same thing.

The Igbos own 95% of all the properties in Lagos and all the major industries in Lagos are owned by the Igbos.

In fact I heard Rasaq Okoya is fronting for one Igbo rich drug lord and I heard that the Dangote refineries is actually owned by an Igbo man too but just using Dangote image because he is Fulani and Buhari will only support him.

If you hear that Yoruba man video well, he said Igbo owned 96.73 of all the properties in Lagos and those real Estate name I gave up there that are Yorubas are just figure heads coz the real owners of those estates are the igbos.

This is not mentioning their 90% ownership of all properties in Oyo, Ogun, Kano, Kaduna, and Plateau state.

Ibo Kwenu!

bolaayenimo:
Like father, like daughter

bigcasava1:
My people is time we find our way home. Sell ur property outside and come back home and invest. This madness will continue and expand to other states cos they see us as threat, we are hated by all tribes in Nigeria. We urge our leaders in southeast to help us creat more conducive environment to enable our business brothers come back home.

IamD18:
Our leaders get away with so much atrocities in this country.

That's why Gowon, Obasanjo, Tinubu and Sanwo Olu are still alive and free.

gwafaeziokwu:




Yes he want Enugu to be safe while his homestate Aba, burnt to the ground.

Fulanis are really the sophisticated guys in Nigeria. They know how to pull the plug and let the southerners take care of themselves.