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I Joined APC To Kick Out PDP, I Achieved It - Oshiomhole

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has said he joined the party to form an alternative platform capable of kicking PDP out of power.

Oshiomhole who stated that his objective was achieved added that he has no regrets in spite of his removal from office.

The former APC National Chairman said he was still an active member of the party.

He also expressed optimism that Nigeria would hold a hitch-free general election in 2023.

“ I accepted what happened in good faith and I remain committed to doing whatever I can to support the party.

“Am still active in all APC activities and I don’t think that I needed to be a chairman to be of relevance.

“I didn’t join the party to become chairman, I joined in order to form an alternative platform capable of kicking PDP out of power and that objective was achieved.

“It doesn’t matter the way things have gone. The primary purpose was not for me to be APC chairman,” NAN quoted Oshiomhole as saying.

Only a Northerner can win Presidency for PDP in 2023 - Dokpesi

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Friday, August 13, 2021

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Raymond Dokpesi has said that the opposition can only regain power in 2023 if they field a Northerner.

Amid calls for power shift to the south, Dokpesi in an interview with Daily Independent said PDP members who are asking for the presidential ticket to be zoned to the South are only doing so because they want to copy the APC whose members are rooting for a zoning of the ticket to the South after the completion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure in 2023.

Asides claiming that there has been an imbalance of 11 years of Northern presidency in the PDP, the PDP Chieftain also alleged that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was rigged out of 2019 election.

Dokpesi said;

“In the case of PDP, let us look at it honestly. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo from the South-West did eight years; Goodluck Jonathan from the South-South also did six years. That made a total of 14 years.
“On the other hand, Umaru Yar’Adua from the North did three years, so there is an imbalance of 11 years. If in 2019, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar had not been rigged out of that election, he would have come back in 2023 to say that he wants to do a second term. And would anybody have stood on his way? No!

“So, for the PDP, the presidential candidate must come from the North in 2023. People should exercise patience because it will still come back to the South”.

Commenting on calls for an Igbo presidency, Dokpesi averred that though he believes that it is fair that the South- East should produce the president as it is the only Southern zone not to have done so since 1999, the South-East cannot win if it gets the presidential ticket at this time.

PDP Crisis: PDP Governors Meeting To Continue Tuesday With Other Stakeholders

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Tuesday, August 10, 2021

PDP Crisis: PDP Governors Meeting To Continue Tuesday With Other Stakeholders

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) said it would continue its meeting tomorrow with others stakeholders as part of efforts to resolve the leadership crisis rocking the party.

The meeting was called following the resignation of seven national deputy officers of the party, who accused PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, of incompetence in handling the party’s affairs.

The resigned officers are also demanding the resignation of Secondus as the party chairman.

The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal on Monday disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the meeting of the governors held for about seven hours in Abuja.

Tambuwal said that the governors were committed at resolving the crisis.

“We discussed extensively on matters of the moment concerning our party and we have collectively resolved to continue to work together in unity.

“This meeting is continued tomorrow with other stakeholders. Very soon Nigerians and indeed, all of you will hear our solution but we are working towards resolving all issues, as a family.

“By the grace of God we are going to achieve that,” Tambuwal said.

NAN reports that the meeting which was held at Akwa-lbom Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, started at 11 am and closed at 5 p.m.

Secondus, who briefly attended the meeting in an interview with newsmen confirmed that he was not resigning his position as PDP chairman.

Governors in attendance were: Oluseyi Makinde Oyo State, Chairman of the forum and Governor of Sokoto State Aminu Tambuwal, his Delta and Edo state counterparts, Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Godwin Obaseki of Edo states.

Others are: Samuel Ortom of Benue, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Adamu Fintiri of Adamawa, Bala Mohammed Bauchi, Udoh Emmanuel of Akwa-lbom, Douye Diri of Bayelsa.

NAN reports that the party’s board of trustees on Friday met and resolved to set up a committee comprising of different stakeholders including the governors forum.

I Will Not Resign As PDP Chairman - Secondus

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Monday, August 09, 2021

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus has said that he will not resign from his position.

He made this comment on Monday shortly after some members of the party held a protest calling for his removal at the party's secretariat in Abuja.

"The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has said that he will not resign his position."

“Prince Secondus said in a short statement from his media office that nothing so far warrants his resignation from the party position and those tiny minority calling for his resignation should come clean and tell party members across the country his offense why he should resign."

“He said he will remain focussed and committed to the ideals of the party which he swore to protect and defend upon his election to lead this great party 44 months ago.”, the statement read.

PDP Crisis: I’m Not Behind Move To Sack You - Atiku Tells Secondus

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Thursday, August 05, 2021

Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has distanced himself from the travail of Uche Secondus, the party’s National Chairman.

Atiku said he has no hands in the move to sack Secondus as National Chairman of PDP.

The former Vice President, who spoke through his aide, Paul Ibe, reacted to speculations over his recent meeting with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt.

In a statement by Ibe, Atiku explained that the meeting was aimed at reconciling aggrieved members of the party and not to sack Secondus.

Atiku said he was only interested in the peace and stability of the PDP and not what will endanger the interest of the party.

“It is a beer parlour talk, and it is also mischievous. Why will a former Vice President be behind the plot to sack PDP national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus? What will be his interest?

“This is someone who has commenced the process of having conversations with stakeholders of the party on reconciliation. A man who has encouraged processes aimed at ensuring peace and stability in the party.

“The trip he made to Port Harcourt came after a one in Delta. And he has more in the offing. Why will he promote peace and stability in the party and be behind moves to sack Secondus? It’s ridiculous for anyone to talk about this.

“Atiku understands the Constitution of the PDP and what the party says about tenure for party leadership. So he cannot be working against something that he understands and promotes. That is not how Democrats behave. Those are anti-democratic behaviour and that is not who he is. Whoever is saying this should know that this is a beer parlour talk and unnecessary mischief,” he said.

Just yesterday, Secondus had alleged that a strong PDP chieftain was determined to hijack the party.

Achievements Of APC In 6 Years Has Eclipsed PDP's 16 Disastrous Era - APC

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Saturday, July 31, 2021

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to forget 2023.

The ruling party told them to bury the thought of returning to power, noting that Nigerians prefer the All Progressives Congress (APC).

John Akpan Udoedehe, National Secretary, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), issued a statement on Friday.

The scribe responded to the comment by Atiku that the citizens will support the PDP to win the 2023 general elections.

The Wazirin Adamawa spoke on Thursday at the Rivers Government House in Port Harcourt after a meeting with Governor Nyesom Wike.

Udoedehe said Atiku ought to know that Nigerians “can never return to Egypt”.

“They cannot vote for PDP in 2023 having tested the party and known that it is a failure. In other words, nothing good can come out of PDP.

“They were there for 16 years without anything to show for it. The achievements of our party in less than eight years has eclipsed the PDP 16 wasted years.”

The secretary stressed that the APC is not in class with the PDP “in many ways”

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