Thursday, 29 May 2014
Why GEJ’s Campaign Coordinators Threatened To Dump PDP
In what they perceived as injustice meted on them,
some coordinators of President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-
election bid are threatening to dump the Peoples
Democratic Party for another political party if the
anomalies in the party are not addressed to
accommodate all interests in the state.
The state campaign coordinator, Alhaji Shu’aibu
Ahmed Raba Gardama threatens to dump the party
unless positive steps are taken to correct the anomalies
they alleged are bedevilling the party in the state.
Supporters of the PDP led by Honourable Umar Faruk
stormed the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of
Journalist (NUJ), addressing newsmen, Faruk said “since
after the 2011 general elections that brought President
Jonathan into power they were dumped by both the
Presidency, state and the national chapter party.
They further alleged that PDP presently is diminishing
in the state because the state leadership of the party
were not duly elected by party supporters alleging the
Yero Yero led leadership were merely appointed by
Governor Isa Yuguda at a public function.
The aggrieved members of the party decried lack of
positive activities going on in the party saying “all
effort by the Federal Government to carry Shu’aibu at
the Federal level was blocked by the state leadership of
the Party and the state government.”
He said the essence of politics was give and take but
they are suffering in the party and the tenure is coming
to an end and the powers that be wants to use and dump
them again saying they would rather dump the party
and look for better alternative party to contest future
elections.
However, Alhaji Shu’aibu confirmed that he received
thousands of his supporters who asked him to dump the
PDP and contest election under the umbrella of another
political party but he has begged them to give him time
to enable him contact the national leadership of the
party to intervene into the matter and find the way
addressing the problem amicably rather than dumping
the party.
It would be recalled that Alhaji Shuaibu Ahmed had
contested the Bauchi state gubernatorial seat under the
platform of the PDP with Governor Yuguda and former
secretary to the Bauchi State Governor Nadada Umar in
2007 but lost the election and he was appointed the
North East Campaign coordinator of Jonathan /Sambo
in 2011, while Yuguda appointed Shu’aibu as Bauchi
state coordinator of Jonathan /Sambo campaign
organisation.[OsunDefender]
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