Politics Jonathan Rejects Demands of New PDP

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According to The Nigerian Tribune the New PDP had last week insisted that the conditions given to President Jonathan by the group must all be met and within stipulated time before peace can return to the party.

The governors were said to have tabled three key demands which included President Jonathan giving up on his 2nd term ambition, the removal of Bamanga Tukur from his chairman position and the suspension of the corruption case against the former governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki.

But Akwa Ibom state governor, Godswill Akpabio, who is the chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum disclosed that during Sunday meeting, the two sides agreed that the President’s right to contest in 2015 was not negotiable.

He said aggrieved governors agreed to drop demand on President Jonathan ‘s 2015 ambition, adding that party members have a right to personal ambitions- which won’t be discussed.

He said strategies had been put in place to solve other issues and that the disagreement differs from state to state.

Speaking on the two other demands, the governor described them as issues of processes that would be resolved very soon since the talks would resume on October 7.

“The PDP family is coming back together.” He said.

Although a communique issued after last Sunday’s meeting hinted that all parties in the squabble accepted to commence immediate action and agreed towards complete resolution of all matters, the political adviser to President Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, speaking with State House correspondents said after a separate meeting he had with the president on Monday that none of the three cardinal demands of the aggrieved governors will be considered by the president.

“I have said it before that 2015, national chairman, EFCC, these are the three demands and we have to be guided by the constitution. The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended has given Mr. President the right to offer himself for second term if he so chooses and nobody, either individual or group can abridge his constitutional right

“Secondly, about EFCC, I have said it before and will say it again, Mr President will never ask such an independent body not to carry out their job or statutory function. The third is about national chairman and I have said he emerged through the process of election and his removal is also guided by constitutional provisions.

He rather insisted that the aggrieved governors had no choice than to fall in line.


Other Nigerian Tribune’s sources also confirmed that President Goodluck Jonathan had refused to declare his ambition for 2015 on Sunday. It was said that during the 5 hour meeting he refused answering directly questions concerning the issue and instead lectured the governors on democracy dividends.

He was also said to have told the meeting that the issue of Rivers crisis had to do with court orders and several suits already filed and that he could not in any way overrule the court orders.

Sources further added that the meeting resolved that the Adamawa State executive committee should be returned to Governor Murtala Nyako, in line with the constitution of the party.
 
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