atiku abubakar

September 12, 2013

“You are wrong, I’m not corrupt,” Atiku fires back at Obasanjo

by Oge Okonkwo Former vice president Atiku Abubakar, has denied any allegation of corruption brought against him by the former president, President Olusegun Obasanjo. In an interview published by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) magazine ‘Zero Tolerance’, Obasanjo had accused Atiku of corruption saying that Atiku cannot travel to the Unites States of America because he... Read More

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September 10, 2013

Opinion: But when will the PDP eventually fall?

by Simon Christian Chukwu There is no Nigerian political party without crisis. Though PDP without crisis is like a life without blood. I dare say that the party’s dominance lies in their strength in adversity. There is no political season that they have failed to be in crisis, but do they come out stronger? Yes!... Read More

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September 10, 2013

No shaking: MEND assures Atiku of safety in the Niger Delta

by Oge Okonkwo Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, Governor of Rivers state, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and members of the Abubakar Baraje-led new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been urged by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to ignore threats from the ex-militants in the Niger-Delta region. A group of ex-militants under... Read More

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September 9, 2013

Funmi Egbemode: The PDP’s death wish

by Funmi Egbemode A colleague confident that PDP would bounce back said the party would do what it had always done and close ranks and shut all of us out. That is one confidence dance I won’t be part of. As far as I can see, PDP’ll never be the same, at least for a... Read More

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September 9, 2013

PDP crisis: What happened is a minor disagreement – Jonathan

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday described the lingering crisis the the Peoples Democratic Party as a minor disagreement which would soon bee resolved. The president gave this assurance at a post-convention dinner held in honour of the newly elected members of the national executive committee of the party, in Abuja. The president who recently... Read More

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September 8, 2013

‘Stay away from Niger Delta’: Ex-militants declare Atiku persona-non-grata over PDP crisis

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been declared a persona-non-grata by leaders of ex-militants in the Niger Delta for threatening to stop the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 and spearheading the break-up of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former warlords drawn from all nine states of the Niger Delta made the declaration... Read More

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September 8, 2013

Simon Kolawole: The return of Atiku Abubakar

by Simon Kolawole Many Nigerians had a wrong interpretation of what happened during the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) chairmanship election. They thought there was a fight between the good guys and the bad guys in an attempt to “rescue” Nigeria’s democracy. Reports of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s political death have been grossly exaggerated, as Mark Twain... Read More

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September 7, 2013

PDP crisis: Only reasonable terms will be accepted by Jonathan – Presidency

by Adeola Balogun As the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party rages on, President Goodluck Jonathan has said that he will only negotiate with the aggrieved parties if they present reasonable terms. A statement to this effect was released by the Presidency through the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak. Gulak,... Read More

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September 6, 2013

PDP crisis: Why we want Tukur out – Kwankwaso, Aliyu reveal

Two of the ‘rebel’ governors in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano and Babangida Aliyu, yesterday, opened up on the crisis in the party, saying their agitation is ultimately aimed at purifying the party and saving it from self-destruction. Speaking to stakeholders in Kano, Kwankwaso accused the Bamanga Tukur-led leadership of... Read More

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September 6, 2013

Akin Osuntokun: Continuity and change – The Atiku Abubakar example

There were covert and subversive manipulation of the media to render Obasanjo so unpopular as to make him unelectable. All this anti-Obasanjo propaganda were being linked to the Atiku political machine. Vice-President Atiku Abubakar could possibly have made a good president. He is cosmopolitan, intelligent, broadminded, ambitious, courageous and a deft political player. These qualities... Read More

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September 6, 2013

Opinion: PDM registration – Where Atiku missed the point

by N Ainofenokhai The indubitable belief in many quarters, especially the PDP, is that Atiku is the one behind the PDM “rebellion” that seeks to decimate the PDP; that is if that can be done. His denial of the party’s membership is an attempt to hide behind a finger, since it is common knowledge that... Read More

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September 5, 2013

Opinion: Who will step down for whom? PDP’s stormy cup of tea

by Ochereome Nnanna The party is used to them. The party always comes out of these storms intact and strong enough to win the next election. The PDP is a veteran of many civil wars. These wars will never end because they are normal jostling and positioning to hijack the party and use it to... Read More

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September 5, 2013

PDP crisis: Jonathan rejects Obasanjo’s peace mission

by ‘Jola Sotubo According to reports, President Goodluck Jonathan might have rebuffed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s attempts to broker peace in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Strong speculations have it that the president might just decide to go head on with the seven aggrieved governors of the gradually dissembling PDP. Jonathan, who reportedly got... Read More

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September 4, 2013

“There is only one PDP and I’m firmly in charge” – Chairman, Bamanga Tukur talks tough

by Isi Esene Bamanga Tukur, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come out in force to state his case in the internal squabble rocking the party and refusing to recognise the splinter faction. A group and six governors and former vice-president Atiku Abubakar announced the creation of a faction of the party... Read More

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September 4, 2013

Opinion: For the PDP, this may finally be the end of the road

by Gimba Kakanda While the division was along a deepening conflict between President Goodluck Jonathan and various state governors, it became a repetition of an old drama with the involvement of Atiku who had never had it easy, and who had also always been a political outcast and on the opposite side of incumbent leaderships.... Read More

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September 4, 2013

“Its constitution is forged and invalid”: New PDP faction wants INEC to deregister party

by ‘Jola Sotubo The crisis plaguing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a turn for the worse yesterday as the recently created faction under the leadership of Abubakar Baraje asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the Bamanga Tukur-led PDP. The Baraje led faction levelled a series of allegations against Tukur’s PDP... Read More

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September 3, 2013

‘This is what we want’: Aggrieved PDP governors make their demands known to Jonathan

by Adeola Balogun Peace still seems to be an elusive goal for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as there is yet no end in sight to the turmoil within its walls. Instead of laying down arms, the aggrieved governors have made their demands on President Goodluck Jonathan by giving four conditions for resolution. They presented... Read More

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September 3, 2013

PDP crisis: The tearing umbrella and the intriguing story so far

by Isi Esene The crisis rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party does not seem to be abating as dissenting characters in the party continue to stick to their guns against the party leadership. After several weeks of internal wrangling with back and forth negotiation among power brokers, a group of six governors with the former... Read More

September 3, 2013

PDP crises: “I belong to the Kawu Baraje faction and we are on course” – Amaechi declares

Rivers State Governor Chibuike Amaechi said yesterday that he belongs to the faction of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abubakar Kawu Baraje. Amaechi spoke to reporters in Port Harcourt shortly after arriving from Abuja. Speaking on the pulling out of some PDP governors and Stakeholders at the weekend’s PDP mini convention in... Read More

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September 2, 2013

PDP crises: Jonathan holds closed-door meetings with OBJ, governors in Abuja

by ‘Jola Sotubo In a bid to resolve the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan reportedly held two separate high level meetings yesterday. The president first met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and then with 16 governors of the party with the aim of finding solutions to the problems that led to... Read More

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August 31, 2013

PDP crisis: Why we staged a walk out of the convention – Atiku

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... Read More

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August 31, 2013

It gets worse: Atiku, 7 governors walk out of PDP convention (PHOTOS)

by ‘Jola Sotubo One major aim of this year’s Peoples Democratic Party convention, which began today, was to make peace between the many warring factions within the ruling party. Unfortunately however, this aim was not realized as the exact opposite took place. The PDP has been divided into even smaller fragments as former Vice President,... Read More

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August 18, 2013

Simon Kolawole: How to spend money (and be happpy)

by Simon Kolawole Most of our attention is usually on the Federal Government, especially Presidency. We hardly scrutinise what states and councils waste on frivolous items in a country where a N200,000 borehole can prevent a dozen cholera-induced deaths. This story often gladdens me and, at the same time, angers me. There is a community... Read More

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Pius Adesanmi: APC – Memo to a new party

by Pius Adesanmi Why is Tom Ikimi, a former Chairman of the National Republican Convention who subsequently helped General Sani Abacha to rape the potential of Nigeria, so ideologically comfortable in the APC? Buddy, you were born today a product of the protracted pregnancy of multiple mothers. Happy birthday. I do not come to rob... Read More

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Opinion: Tambuwal and his 2015 presidential ambition

by Theophilus Ilevbare Tambuwal must not feign ignorance of Speaker predecessors, how they fell eventually to the booby trap the PDP laid patiently in waiting. It is no longer news that Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of the House of Representatives is been courted to hoist the northern flag in the 2015 presidential contest as he is... Read More

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PDP convention: Atiku’s name missing on delegates’ list

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will not vote in the Peoples Democratic Party forthcoming national convention as his name is not on the list of delegates submitted to the party from his home state, Adamawa. The party has tentatively slated August 20 for the special mini convention. Sources, however, said the date “is not sacrosanct.” The... Read More

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Atiku Abubakar: The PDP needs to stop the culture of imposition and impunity

by Atiku Abubakar The selective suspension and restoration of party membership, the preoccupation with all sorts of designs for 2015 and the escalation of sectarian and tribal threats over the up-coming election is embarrassing for the image of our Party… Newspapers nationwide recently reported that President Goodluck Jonathan had succumbed to pressure from aides to... Read More

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2015 ticket: 8 governors, senators may dump PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears headed for major turbulence, this time sparked by last Thursday’s call for automatic tickets at the 2015 elections for President Goodluck Jonathan, ‘performing’ first term governors and legislators. The idea was floated by Chief Tony Anenih, chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT). Many in the party view... Read More

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Analysis: 10 reasons why GEJ may have declared #SOE in Adamawa

by Akan Ido The decision by the President Goodluck Jonathan administration to State of Emergency in three states namely Borno, Yobe and Adamawa has been lauded by many with others, especially the Nigeria’s major opposition parties, condemning it. With Borno and Yobe being a hotspot of violence over the past few months, it is understandable why... Read More

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PDP governors earmarked huge amounts of money to arm thugs – Atiku

by Isi Esene Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday told the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) how he cautioned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors against arming youth to achieve victory in elections. He said he warned them that if the armed youths are not provided employment they will later turn... Read More

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