by Isi Esene
Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has given the rationale behind the forming of a new Peoples Democratic Party National Working Committee.
Abubakar stated that the party is being run aground by those who know little or nothing about party politics saying, “I have said it before and I am saying it again, that we are going in a wrong direction, now we have seen the result.
[READ: It gets worse: Atiku, 7 governors walk out of PDP convention (PHOTOS)]
He said this shortly after the new factional chairman of the party, Kawu Baraje gave his address.
The former vice-president implored other members of the party to join the new PDP so as to “restore the values of the founding fathers of this party.”
Atiku reportedly said: “Today is a very historic day in the life of our party. It is also a day of mixed feelings. It could also be a day of of happiness. It could also be a sad. Sad because the party we conceived in 1998 to be a rallying point for all Nigerians to be a source of unity, to be a party that will fulfill the aspirations of Nigerians, has today be dragged down by people who don’t even understand what party politics is all about.
“So, or sometimes I have always been trying to draw attention of leaders of our party, and the leaders of government that this democratic dispensation is supposed to make things better for the people of this country.
“Let us not deceive ourselves, the country is full of frustration, the country is full of anger, is full disappointment, therefore we have a responsibility, to see how we can reform our great party so that those lofty ideals, lofty goals can be achieved. They can not be achieved by the present leadership of the party. It cannot be achieved even by the presidency.
“I have said it before and I am saying it again, that we are going in a wrong direction, now we have seen the result.
“We are losing the party, we are losing the government, and for this very courageous people seated here, this idea was mooted to see whether we still have men with courage and determination to get up and stand up.
“I will therefore want to appeal to the rest of our party members who are still sitting on the fence to join this new PDP.
“I want to assure you we will restore the values of the founding fathers of this party. Let me thank all you for the courage and support to stand up because some people will be hiding somewhere. By the grace of God with your support, with your loyalty, the change will be achieved,” Atiku stated.
This is a very good scenario… We need bold faces like dis to speak out in d face of injustice. Kudos!
This is a very good scenario… We need bold faces like dis to speak out in d face of injustice. Kudos!
Today is September 1st 2013,The first day of september,may GOD push out your 7 enemies like he did in PDP convention yesterday,May your enemies cry like Atiku and his gang of 5 governors,May they be confused and abandoned like Rotimi Amaechi,may all your enemies keep their lies to themselves just like LAI Mohammed of APC..May you be gentle super men and ladies in any place you find yourselves just like GEJ is in PDP..HAPPY NEW MONTH !!!
Atiku did d rite tin by teking fools, fundamentalist & power drunk like him frm away frm PDP.
He is uncomfotable wit d progrez GEJ is mekin, God has made GEJ d head let no man put assunda 2it.
Atiku sold NITEL, AJAKUTA, stole frm power budget & crippled railway. 2day GEJ is mekin effort 2 put dem 2shame by revive dose sectors & nw they claim dat Nigerians r poor hw, b4 GEJ came on board or afta atiku & obj mess up d system by sockin our resource?
Politicians re birds of a feather..No 1 to b trusted
PDP re full of self made rulers, no one wana b left behind..God knows who will rule us…As 4me I dnt belive any politician evn jona himslf
Dr. Mike are you sure you are really a Dr.? Smh…. That’s a false report or proove them all. Am not PDP but even the Atiku lead new party to me is vissionless and has no dream… Atiku and his kinds are the worst options for Nigeria
Atiku is a desperate political monga. Power by force o. Anyway is not all ur faults. I blamed we d electorate who always put u all there. Do you people think all those bullshits is our problem. People are dying, hungry, jobless and all that u all r disturbing us with your lies and rubbish talks. Abegi joor
I appreciate of what Atiku Abubakar said on his speech that he say there is too much poverty,frustration,anger also people are not in they sensis bcos of the above problems.so what we need is change.
Abdusalam i pity u. Atiku serve as VP tel me wat he did, hw many poor pple did he alliviate? Is it nw dat he woke up frm sleep? We knw them northen agenda…
They shuld go & giv GEJ space 2 rule. If God say yes atiku has no choice.
Our party is in a difficult situation please help us out
When politicians speak like this, you feel they have the interest of the nation at heart. They are all self seekers.
whether Jona is better or Not, Nigerians are tayad of PDP, PERIOD!
Atiku or no atiku & his members,jonathan is more better than all this power hungers. 2015 will be like a film to all of them.
With this politics of bitterness? I’m in doubt.Fighting pressumed pltcal opponents even when its obvious that they ‘re working won’t urgor wll wt this ur Nigeria.
Atiku is better for us,if we can allow him to be Nigeria president by 2015
I wonder what a northen President wil do in north that others has nt done. Political sentiment is what is killing Nigeria, bt all i knw is Devil you knw is better than the angel you dont knw. PDP is better than APC.
nothing in atiku, i dont expect any thing new from him.he just confused like his boss obasonjo.
Dr Mike name the serving mininsters and the 2 former president lie lie you dey lie abeg
I even tot d list by Dr. Mike was the names of people who were involved in a plane crash. My first response was tank God we are free at last, until I read further.m laffs…
Its a pity u Nigerians have refussed to read the handwritings on the wall & know wht is being signaled & stop cstn aspern(blame) on mr a,b or c. The truth remains that ‘a rolling stone gathers no mouse’…. Let my pple go.
1) ATIKU
2) 8 PDP GOVERNORS
3) 48 PDP SENATORS
4) 167 MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
5) 17 MEMBERS OF THE BOT
6) 4 SERVING MINISTERS
7) 2 EX HEADS OF STATE
8) FORMER PDP GOVERNORS
9) 2 FORMER NATIONAL PDP CHAIRMEN
10) 12 PDP STATE CHAIRMEN AND EXCO
11) FORMER DEFENSE CHIEF FORM TARABA STATE
PLEASE CAN ANY ONE TELL ME HOW PDP WILL SURVIVE THIS ONSLAUGHT……. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF APC/PDM ALLIANCE TO KICK OUT TUKUR/JONA/ANENIH PDP.
Atiku is waisting his time thank God Nigerians know better now, joker…
It is just the begining & the remaining once are on there ways Allah we tank you 4 all this.
Peopl like Atiku are not relevent to PDP as party any longer
Atiku baba, I throw way salute for u o..
If u become the President of this Nation what will u do?
I remembered very well that President left this country for u to manage for fours day from there u built North America University..
Is it u that is saying about party politics?
I know that when people like u,Ibori,Odili,Uduaghan,Buhari,Fashola should emerge as President of this country,the poor go suffer die..Gonna those days u people imposes yourselves on us..now we are saying NO!!!!!
I do not honestly believe Atiku has any new ideas to offer Nigeria/Nigerians. I have listened to him speak before and all I feel is an un-natural hunger for power and more power. Been out of political circulation has even made him more desperate. The questions arising from their walk out is:
– What will be their own manifestoe and how will it differ from main stream PDP or APC?
– What is their ultimate motive and how does that tie to the yearning of the masses?
– Is this a case of been united by hatred for Jonathan?
– When was this vision of a new PDP crafted and whats the political model it wants to follow?
Pertinent questions!
PRAYERS BY NIGERIANS IS YIELDING OUT NOW AS……
1) ATIKU
2) 8 PDP GOVERNORS
3) 48 PDP SENATORS
4) 167 MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
5) 17 MEMBERS OF THE BOT
6) 4 SERVING MINISTERS
7) 2 EX HEADS OF STATE
8) 11 FORMER PDP GOVERNORS
9) 2 FORMER NATIONAL PDP CHAIRMEN
10) 12 PDP STATE CHAIRMEN AND EXCO
11) FORMER DEFENSE CHIEF FROM TARABA STATE
PLEASE CAN ANY ONE TELL ME HOW PDP WILL SURVIVE THIS ONSLAUGHT……. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF APC/PDM ALLIANCE TO KICK OUT TUKUR/JONA/ANENIH PDP.
Really pertinent questions. That is the question. Is it a split informed by differences in approach to solving national problems or a quest for power?
Are we about to see the end of the PDP behemoth?Time shall tell. If Atiku was president would he have done better?