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Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by Tunjasko(op): 5:07am On Jan 18, 2015
Jonathan woos Kwankwaso, Wammako, Gemade,
Goje, others
The Presidency is in dilemma over how to handle
former President Olusegun Obasanjo following calls
for his expulsion from the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) for alleged anti-party activities.
The PDP is also ruing the defection of five of its
governors and other stalwarts to the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Some top shots of the ruling party and presidency
officials have already launched secret moves to
reopen talks with the governors.
They want them back as part of the last minute
strategy to swing the tide of public opinion in favour
of President Goodluck Jonathan.
The initiators of the peace talks, according to
sources familiar with the development, are trying to
prevail on the affected governors not to make things
difficult for the President such that he could win
between 25 and 40 per cent votes in their states.
But the Presidency and the PDP are confused about
what to do with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo
following recommendation by some party bigwigs,
including Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark that the ex-
President should be expelled.
Some ex-PDP chiefs being wooed are Governors
Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano); Aliyu Wammako (Sokoto)
; Abdulfatai Ahmed (Kwara); ex-Governors Segun
Oni, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Danjuma Goje, Bayo Alao-
Akala, Rasheed Ladoja, ex-PDP National chairmen
like Audu Ogbeh, Barnabas Gemade, Kawu Baraje,
ex-ministers Labaran Maku, Samuel Ortom and
others.
It was gathered that though Governor Sule Lamido
has not defected, the presidency and PDP are
worried that he is yet to show enough commitment
to Jonathan’s re-election bid.
Investigations revealed that only Governor Rotimi
Amaechi is being sidelined in the discreet lobbying
because of what a source described as a “South-
South” challenge.
It was learnt that the peace initiative followed
moves to prevent any possible run-off poll with the
presidential candidate of the APC, Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari.
Some of these defectors are being begged to
collapse their structures with PDP to ease victory
for Jonathan on February 14.
A highly-placed PDP source said: “There is no point
pretending, we are feeling the impact of those who
have defected from our party to the APC.
“If they had remained in the party, it would have
been a walk-over for Jonathan at the polls during
the presidential race.
“We have discovered that our major obstacles are
those who have left PDP because they are masters
of the game in their own right.
“This is why some forces in the presidency and the
PDP are making last minutes moves to engage
them to have a rethink and work for Jonathan
wherever they are.
“We know that after the elections, we will embark
on massive reconciliation to bring back everybody
under the same umbrella.”
Another privileged source said: “Emissaries are
being sent to some of these defectors in the overall
interest of the party.
“This is the kind of rapprochement that the late
Chief K.O. Mbadiwe would describe as ‘Accord
Concordiale’. The PDP does not want to lose the
poll.
“The party has the war chest to win the elections
but it needs votes to seal its victory at the first
ballot.
“Besides the defectors, the party is worried about
the siddon look attitude of leaders like Governor
Sule Lamido and others.
Contacted, the National Publicity Secretary of APC,
Chief Olisa Metuh, said: “Officially, I am not aware
but I must restate that our doors are open to
returning and new members.
“We know that most of these people who defected
from PDP to APC are not happy where they are.
They are free to come back.
“They have left a land flowing with milk and honey
for the desert. They have left a party where they
were major stakeholders to a party where only one
or two people take decisions.”
As at press time, there was confusion in the
presidency and PDP on what to do with ex-
President Olusegun Obasanjo whom some party
elders had accused of alleged anti-party activities.
While some elders like Chief Edwin Clark wanted
Obasanjo expelled, majority favoured that the ex-
President should be ignored.
A member of the NWC said: “The President has
engaged Obasanjo like a father; it is left to him to
chart his part.
“But do not forget that he said he cannot dump a
party that made him the President of Nigeria.
“We are still hopeful that he will temper Justice with
mercy. We will reconcile him too with the party.”
Another NWC member simply quipped: “I don’t
discuss personality, I face issues. I cannot talk on
ex-President Obasanjo.”

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Re: Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by nakamora: 5:34am On Jan 18, 2015
This is a lost battle, it is too late for PDP.Let PDP also experience defeat for d first time,so that next time PDP will know that there is no power but of God,the power that be are ordained by God.



Good bye PDP,good bye Babylon, good bye Gej,good bye okupe,abati,reno,fayose,Clark, okonjo,dieziani,anini,muazu,maku,merilyn ogar,Suleiman Abba,oritsajafor,a sari,tompolo,tan & finally good bye Pej.Never again to be either occupants or visitors to Aso rock.
Shalom Nigeria.
Re: Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by ItsMeAboki(m): 5:44am On Jan 18, 2015
Goodbye Badluck

Re: Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by FastShipping: 5:48am On Jan 18, 2015
^^^^^

grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

Imagine some people saying those Governors and Obasanjo are of no electoral value. Now they know kaki no be leather. Buhari has won hearts and minds of Nigerians. I promise you, Kwakwanso, Wamako, Fatai and others are not coming back to PDP. Those governors went to APC on the advice of Obasanjo and they are so pumped up and detrmined to beat Jonathan silly on FeBuhari 14.

I expect Jonathan to be beaten like a drum on FeBuhari 14.
Re: Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by figment232(m): 5:58am On Jan 18, 2015
nakamora:
This is a lost battle, it is too late for PDP.Let PDP also experience defeat for d first time,so that next time PDP will know that there is no power but of God,the power that be are ordained by God.



Good bye PDP,good bye Babylon, good bye Gej,good bye okupe,abati,reno,fayose,Clark, okonjo,dieziani,anini,muazu,maku,merilyn ogar,Suleiman Abba,oritsajafor,a sari,tompolo,tan & finally good bye Pej.Never again to be either occupants or visitors to Aso rock.
Shalom Nigeria.
For ur mind o
Re: Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by sleekp1: 6:28am On Jan 18, 2015
nakamora:
This is a lost battle, it is too late for PDP.Let PDP also experience defeat for d first time,so that next time PDP will know that there is no power but of God,the power that be are ordained by God.



Good bye PDP,good bye Babylon, good bye Gej,good bye okupe,abati,reno,fayose,Clark, okonjo,dieziani,anini,muazu,maku,merilyn ogar,Suleiman Abba,oritsajafor,a sari,tompolo,tan & finally good bye Pej.Never again to be either occupants or visitors to Aso rock.
Shalom Nigeria.
Goodbye really, why no goodbye to our oil as well?
Re: Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by DickDastardly(m): 6:30am On Jan 18, 2015
Gambari people thread cool

Una sanu o! grin

In Asari's voice *GEJ till una return to Futajarlon* angry
Re: Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by Nobody: 6:32am On Jan 18, 2015
Saiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Buhari.

Metustulah running his mouth like sewage leaking faeces.
Re: Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by Kx: 6:36am On Jan 18, 2015
sleekp1:
Goodbye really, why no goodbye to our oil as well?
In other words PDP "brought" oil to Nigeria abihuh


Sai Buhari
Re: Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by sleekp1: 6:40am On Jan 18, 2015
Kx:
In other words PDP "brought" oil to Nigeria abihuh


Sai Buhari
The people he was happy saying goodbye to come from the region where the oil is, no use detesting south southerners and then begging us for oil money.
Re: Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by HzRF(m): 9:03am On Jan 18, 2015
nakamora:
This is a lost battle, it is too late for PDP.Let PDP also experience defeat for d first time,so that next time PDP will know that there is no power but of God,the power that be are ordained by God.



Good bye PDP,good bye Babylon, good bye Gej,good bye okupe,abati,reno,fayose,Clark, okonjo,dieziani,anini,muazu,maku,merilyn ogar,Suleiman Abba,oritsajafor,a sari,tompolo,tan & finally good bye Pej.Never again to be either occupants or visitors to Aso rock.
Shalom Nigeria.
FastShipping:
^^^^^

grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

Imagine some people saying those Governors and Obasanjo are of no electoral value. Now they know kaki no be leather. Buhari has won hearts and minds of Nigerians. I promise you, Kwakwanso, Wamako, Fatai and others are not coming back to PDP. Those governors went to APC on the advice of Obasanjo and they are so pumped up and detrmined to beat Jonathan silly on FeBuhari 14.

I expect Jonathan to be beaten like a drum on FeBuhari 14.
Dey wallow in Idiocy
If itz true, how much newspaper got to offer the anonymous to divulge such info
GEJ till 2019
Re: Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by amakaobiemeka: 9:41am On Jan 18, 2015
sleekp1:
Goodbye really, why no goodbye to our oil as well?
na u get oil, i am a niger delta, it belongs to nigeria, just the same way nigeria delta lived on the proceeds of agriculture of the north and west
Re: Confusion In Presidency, PDP Over Obasanjo by Alphaoscar: 9:54am On Jan 18, 2015
Jungle don mature finally.
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