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</div><br></b></div><div><b>LAGOS, NIGERIA - Two days after the National Peace Committee met with President Muhammadu Buhari and cautioned him on the probe of the immediate past administration, the president’s party has risen in his support.</b><br></div><div><br></div><div>The ruling All Progressives Congress, in seeming reference to the committee members, asked opinion leaders to ensure that their actions and utterances do not give comfort to those who looted the commonwealth of the country.</div><div><br></div><div>Some members of the peace committee, headed by former military ruler, Abdulsalam Abubakar, include the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar; the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Ayo Oritsejafor; and prominent Catholic cleric, Matthew Kukah.</div><div><br></div><div>Speaking after the committee met Mr. Buhari, Mr. Kukah said although the leaders were not in support of corruption, they were worried about the process.</div><div><br></div><div>“I think what we are concerned about is process,” he said. “It is no longer a military regime and, under our existing laws, everybody is innocent until proven guilty.</div><div><br></div><div>“Again, our own commitment is not to intimidate or fight anybody. The former President’s commitment and what he did still remains spectacular and I think that President Buhari himself appreciates that.”</div><div><br></div><div>However, on Thursday, the APC, in a statement issued in Lagos by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, warned against any attempt to truncate the ongoing fight against corruption in the country. It expressed total support for President Buhari’s determination to end the scourge in the country.</div><div><br></div><div>It appealed to all Nigerians, especially opinion leaders, to ensure that their actions and utterances do not give comfort to those who looted the commonwealth of the country.</div><div><br></div><div>“Our party promised Nigerians change, but the change that we promised and which Nigerians desire so much cannot be achieved if we allow the resources that belong to all Nigerians to be appropriated by a few.</div><div><br></div><div>“How do we upgrade our decayed infrastructure and provide jobs for our people when the money meant for that has been embezzled by a few?</div><div><br></div><div>“President Buhari has promised to break the vicious cycle of corruption that has held Nigeria down.</div><div><br></div><div>“How can he do that if he allows those who have looted the treasury to escape justice, and then use their ill-gotten wealth to fight the government?</div><div><br></div><div>“How can he do that if he turns a blind eye to the monumental cases of corruption in all sectors?</div><div><br></div><div>“We know that fighting corruption in a society where the cankerworm has eaten deep into its fabric will not be easy. We know that corruption will always fight back.</div><div><br></div><div>“But there is no other choice than to confront and destroy this monster once and for all, lest it destroys Nigeria,” it said.</div><div><br></div><div>The party said the President’s sincerity of purpose could be seen from his statement that any of his party members who was found to be corrupt would not escape justice.</div><div><br></div><div>“Therefore, those who are shouting themselves hoarse by saying the Buhari Administration’s fight against corruption is selective or is a distraction, are only seeking to sabotage the epic battle.</div><div><br></div><div>“If they have any case of corruption against any member of the APC, they should forward their evidence to the appropriate anti-corruption agency,’’ it said.</div><div><br></div><div>The party said that the danger in truncating the fight against corruption was that it would consign Nigeria to poverty, insecurity and unemployment in perpetuity.</div><div><br></div><div>“That is why we are restating our unalloyed support for the President, and urging him not to be deterred or distracted by those hiding under sophistry to weaken the fight.</div><div><br></div><div>“We are glad that most Nigerians have lent their support to the government’s fight against corruption, going by their interventions on the Social Media, which has now become a people’s parliament of sorts.</div><div><br></div><div>“We urge them not to relent in their support, irrespective of the antics of the naysayers,” it said.</div><div><br></div>

FG Warns Troublemakers to Stay Clear of Anambra Polls

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Don't Defect To APC, Ex-President Jonathan Begs Allies In Bayelsa PDP

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<b>YENEGOA, NIGERIA - Former President Goodluck Jonathan and some top members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a last minute effort to salvage the party in the State have pleaded with members of the party planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) today to have a rethink.</b></div>
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The APC in a mega rally scheduled for the Samson Siasia Sports Complex and which would have in attendance Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; National Chairman, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Rotimi Amaechi, Chief Timipre Sylva and Governors elected on the party's platform is expected to receive founding members of the PDP in the Bayelsa State into its fold.</div>
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<b><a href="http://sunnewsonline.com/new/dont-defect-to-apc-jonathan-group-beg-bayelsa-pdp-bigwigs/">Saturday Sun</a></b> investigations revealed that the list of the defectors which include PDP big wigs like, Chief Timi Alaibe, former Deputy Governor Werinipre Seibarugu, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Senator Clever Ikisikpo, Hon Nadu Karibo, Hon Warman Ogoriba, Hon Gini Angaye, former Speaker Nestor Binabo, Senator John Brambiafa, Hon Stella Dorgu, former lawmakers, and former commissioners in the PDP government in the state had rattled Jonathan and the leadership of the party.</div>
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Jonathan who is said to be worried about the crisis rocking the party in the state which has forced some founding members to leave the party decided to personally intervene to stop the defection which is considered a huge loss to the party in the state.</div>
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He was said to have placed calls to some of the defectors especially his political associates to see whether he could convince them not to go ahead with their planned defection but many of them told him that they have made up their minds to join the APC.</div>
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The PDP Unity group made up of political associates of Jonathan and his wife, Patience, also pleaded with their members not to defect to the APC.</div>
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The Coordinator of the group, Mrs. Maria Ebikake in a press conference begged them not to abandon the party which they all contributed to build.</div>
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Ebikake who frowned at some PDP members hurling hate speeches at the defectors said they should desist from such act as it would not augur well for the party.</div>
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We are not oblivious of the most recent defections from our great party in Bayelsa State to the opposition party, APC. We cannot also pretend to be unperturbed by the planned cross-carpeting of more of our esteemed members today. </div>
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There is no doubt that some of these defectors are men and women of high political substance and pedigree that have contributed immensely to our past achievements. The PDP Unity groupappreciates that things had not been properly done in the immediate past within the PDP. </div>
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We recognise these seeming imperfections as reason for the decision of some of our valued members to think of shifting camp to the APC. We therefore most sincerely appeal to those who have left to return home and those about to do so to remain because truly Bayelsa is the home of PDP.</div>
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Anambra PDP Suspends Olisa Metuh

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<b>AWKA, NIGERIA - The Anambra State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisah Metuh.</b></div>
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His suspension followed one allegedly handed to him by his Otolo Nnewi Ward I,  ratified by his  local government – Nnewi North.</div>
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A statement signed by the Publicity Secretary Kenneth Arinze and Victor Osy Ezenwa, Basil Ejidike (Secretary), Dr. Maduka Nwankwo (Chairman, South), Kelue Molokwu (Vice Chairman, Central) and Chief Osy Chinwuba (Chairman, North), alleged that Metuh embezzled party funds.</div>
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Following the suspension of Chief Olisa Metuh by the Otolo Ward 1 Nnewi of the PDP (where Olisa hails from) and the ratification of same by the Nnewi North Local Government chapter, the State Executive Committee, after assessing the weighty allegations against Olisa Metuh and finding them heinous, in compliance with the PDP Constitution, hereby, ratifies the suspension and forward same to the National Working Committee (NWC).</blockquote>
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Anambra PDP Suspends Olisa Metuh

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Probe: Remove The Log in APC's Eyes Before Removing The Speck From Others' - PDP Tells Buhari

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<b>ABUJA, NIGERIA - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it was on the same page with Buhari in the fight against corruption, but that due process must be followed.</b></div>
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The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, in Abuja on Tuesday, said the clarification became necessary so as to remove any misconception that it was against the decision of the present administration to probe some past officials of government because they were PDP members.</div>
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Metuh said: </div>
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The PDP supports the decision of the Federal Government to fight corruption in our country. </div>
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However, we make bold to state that it should not be disguised to victimise innocent citizens. Democracy has come to stay in Nigeria and no citizen, irrespective of political, religious or ethnic affiliation, should be denied access to due process and the rule of law in the process. </div>
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Furthermore, we make bold to state that he who comes to equity must come with clean hands. In that regard, therefore, we advise members of the APC blowing the horn ahead of the cart to keep quiet because many of them have been major beneficiaries of corruption and sleaze associated with themselves and their allies, especially one of them who as a disguised errand boy of a well-known APC leader is a major beneficiary of the largesse of perpetrators of corruption. </div>
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Apart from Mr. President, who for now, is not associated with any sleaze or corrupt activity in this democracy, most APC leaders are still those who as governors, ministers and labour leaders have been the worst corrupt set of Nigerians ever to bestride the political landscape of the country. </div>
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It is a great miscarriage of perception therefore for the APC leaders who are perpetrators of sleaze and corrupt acts to attempt to deceive Nigerians with imaginary holiness in this anti-corruption war by the President.</div>
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Consequently, he called on the President, as the leader of the APC to remove the log in the eyes of his party while "we support his commitment to remove the speck from the eyes of others."</div>
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Probe: Remove The Log in APC's Eyes Before Removing The Speck From Others' - PDP Tells Buhari

ABUJA, NIGERIA - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it was on the same page with Buhari in the fight against corruption, but that ...

Not Probing Jonathan's Administration Will Amount To Endorsing Corruption and Impunity - APC

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<b>LAGOS, NIGERIA - The All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Tuesday that it supported the probe of the Jonathan administration by Buhari in the light of mind-boggling corruption that had been uncovered by the Federal Government.</b></div>
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"Some people have insinuated that the Buhari administration should ignore the massive looting of our patrimony and move on. We say no responsible government can afford to do that, because it will amount to endorsing corruption and impunity," the party said in a statement issued in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.</div>
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The APC said billions of dollars had been skimmed off by "pathologically-corrupt public officials" in the oil sector alone, wondering how the government of the day could meet its obligations to the citizens if it refused to recover the huge funds taken away by thieving officials</div>
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It is an irony that those who are suggesting that the Buhari administration should turn a blind eye to the incomprehensible looting are the same ones accusing the government of not doing anything. </div>
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It is even a cruel irony that the same party that presided over what is fast emerging as the worst governance in the history of our country is the same one that is daily bad-mouthing an administration that is cleaning up its mess. </div>
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Where does one start from? Is it the fact that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation failed to remit ₦3.8tn to the Federation Account or the mind-blowing stealing of 250,000 barrels of crude oil per day? </div>
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Is it the fact that the NNPC itself does not know how many bank accounts it had or into which ones the payments for Nigerian crude are made? Could anyone have imagined that a government minister would steal the unprecedentedly-huge amount of US $6bn of public funds as being alleged? </div>
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How does any sane person rationalise the fact that $1bn was unilaterally and illegally withdrawn from the Excess Crude Account just because, as the immediate past Minister of Finance has disclosed, the President ordered the withdrawal? What about the billions of naira waivers recklessly approved to dubious importers by the Jonathan administration? </div>
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Is it not clear now that the stealing and the profligacy – more than anything else, including the fall in oil price – helped to drastically reduce the monthly allocation from the Federation Account from about ₦800bn to about ₦400bn , thus pauperising the states and the local governments, and by extension the citizenry? </div>
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Against the background of the stunning revelations, what message will any government be sending to its citizens and indeed the global community by looking the other way, when it could still recover some of the looted funds for the benefit of the people? </div>
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This is why we are supporting the Buhari administration's probe decision and we are calling on all Nigerians to support ongoing efforts to get to the root of the matter.</div>
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The APC said it was clear that the Jonathan administration had deliberately delayed giving the then incoming Buhari government the handover notes so as to avoid being asked critical questions pertaining to the looting under its watch.</div>
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LAGOS, NIGERIA - The All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Tuesday that it supported the probe of the Jonathan administration by Buha...

PDP Taking Over Our Government Through National Assembly - Buhari

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<b>ABUJA, NIGERIA - President Nuhammadu Buhari has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the National Assembly, by their conduct and the ongoing leadership crisis in the legislature, were allowing the Peoples Democratic Party to take over his government.</b></div>
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Buhari stated this on <i>Good Morning Nigeria,</i> a <b>Nigerian Television Authority</b>'s (NTA) live programme on Monday morning.</div>
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I have to be very sensitive to the Constitution of the country. I do not like to be told by anybody, especially the legislators that I am interfering in their matter. There are three arms of government: executive, legislature and the judiciary. </div>
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Over the last 16 years, they (lawmakers) have developed the system of choosing their leaders. There is no way I can directly interfere. All I can do through the party is to appeal to their conscience that what I already observed, we should go over it as soon as possible. </div>
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When I say 'we', I mean the APC. We cannot win the battle and lose the war. We must not allow individual personal ambition to succeed in dividing us and allow PDP to deal with us. </div>
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This is what the National Assembly has allowed so far; the APC is giving the PDP the allowance to take over the government again. This is extremely disheartening, I am very worried. </div>
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The only thing I can do is to appeal to the conscience of the APC members in the Senate and House. It took us time to get to where we are; I don't want personal ambitions to scuttle our success and therefore fail to deliver on our promises to the nation.</div>
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ABUJA, NIGERIA - President Nuhammadu Buhari has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the National Assembly, by thei...

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<b>ABUJA, NIGERIA - Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Monday, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government of former President Goodluck Jonathan had destroyed the country.</b></div>
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Oshiomhole, who was on the entourage of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United States, said Nigeria had in Buhari a President who talked with confidence unlike "a President that is blabbing and is not sure of what the issues are."</div>
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The governor spoke with State House correspondents shortly after meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.</div>
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The PDP destroyed the country. I mean from the lips of American officials; senior officials of the State Department said one minister under PDP cornered as much as $6bn. </div>
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The man said even by Washington's standard, that is earth-shattering. </div>
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So, the PDP is a party that presided over the liquidation of our nation, destroyed all our institutions, converted the Armed Forces commanders to use them as if they were political thugs, converted the Nigerian Television Authority to a party megaphone, destroyed the Department of State Services, went after opposition as if we were rabbits to be pursued into our holes, compromised even student unions and destroyed everything that you can think of, and elevated religion to a state affair. </div>
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Under the party, Israel became a place you visit every week; they placed pastors against mallams, placed the North against the South, the East against the West, just to retain power; elevate Obas and Obis with dollars. </div>
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You guys (journalists) were reporting dollars that were changing hands; when the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation was spending much more money than is available to the Federation Account. </div>
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We are a very patient people. If we were not a patient people, anybody wearing the tag of PDP ought to feel very unsafe because you are all victims - all of us here. </div>
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Mr. Johnnie Carson, who was the Assistant Secretary of State, when we visited him in company with Senator (Bukola) Saraki, then as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum - that was at the eve of President Obama’s first visit to Africa - and we went to complain, "why is Nigeria not on the list?" </div>
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What he said, for me, was quite instructive compared to what he said last week. Then I was present when he said: <b>"you know, we, who see ourselves not just as friends of Nigeria, each time we think there is light at the end of the tunnel and it is time to encourage Nigeria to build on it, you would wake up the following day under President Jonathan to find out that even the tunnel had been removed."</b> </div>
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Those were the words of Mr. Carson. Now last week, this same Carson chaired the President's address at the Institute of Peace and he said: <b>"we now have a man of enormous integrity; one that has shown so much faith in the democratic process; one that refused to be frustrated even in the face of massively rigged elections. He submitted to the judicial process and even when that was compromised he never gave up. America has done its check and we are convinced that this President is the one that Nigeria needs at this time to regain its leadership of the African continent"</b>.</div>
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<b>LAGOS, NIGERIA - The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the PDP as a party cannot provide any worthwhile opposition to the APC-led Federal Government if its spokesman continues to issue convoluted and fustian statements just so that he can be in the news.</b></div>
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"Today's statement is the most tortuous yet by the PDP and, honestly, sounds more like a compendium of beer parlour gossips and side talks than a serious criticism of a sitting government," the APC said in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.</div>
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"To be in opposition does not mean you have to constitute yourself to a nuisance by rushing to the press with all sorts of hot air statements. It is the quality, rather than the frequency, of your interventions that makes you relevant as an opposition in a democracy," the party said</div>
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"We can only say that we have been justified, and indeed prescient, in our earlier offer to organize a crash course for Olisa Metuh so that he can more effectively perform his role as the spokesman of the main opposition party.</div>
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"Those who thought we were joking with that offer can now see that indeed, Mr. Metuh is seriously in need of some form of coaching on his new role,” APC said. </div>
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The party said for the record, no government in Nigeria's recent history has been as focused and systematic as the one headed by President Muhammadu Buhari in restoring good governance, especially coming after the worst stretch of governance, lasting all of 16 years, by the immoral and reckless PDP.</div>
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"It is worth noting that even the leader of the world’'s foremost democracy, President Barack Obama, said that much during the recent visit to the US of President Buhari, when he described him (President Buhari) as a man of integrity with a clear agenda. ”President Buhari is working hard every day in the priority areas of tackling security and corruption, rebooting the economy to provide jobs for our teeming youths and generally to restore good governance.</div>
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"We are sorry for those who are too blind with hatred to see this. ”We know that the PDP is terrified by the expose of how the Federal Government it led has looted the treasury and created an environment for impunity to thrive, as well as the fate that will befall those who were part of the show of shame and disgust.</div>
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"But we assure Nigerians that this government will not interfere with the work of the security and anti-corruption agencies, and also that under the Buhari Administration, only the guilty needs to be afraid. </div>
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"In the meantime, no amount of mumbo jumbo from the PDP will stop the Buhari Administration from its tough but inevitable task of restoring Nigeria's lost glory," APC said.</div>
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Bailout Funds: Claims By PDP Ludicrous, Banal, False - Presidency

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<b>ABUJA, NIGERIA - The Presidency has rubbished claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that President Muhammadu Buhari’s bailout funds for the state was gotten from savings of former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan.</b></div>
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In a statement issued by Femi Adesina, special adviser on media and publicity to Buhari, he noted that Nigeria’s main opposition party’s claim was false, banal and ludicrous. “The Presidency deplores the attempt by the PDP and its agents to create an unnecessary controversy over the well-intentioned effort by President Muhammadu Buhari to give some relief to state governments and long-suffering public sector workers,” the statement said.</div>
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“We also reject the banal and ludicrous demand by the PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh that the PDP Government which was ousted by Nigerians at the last general elections for running the country aground, be given some credit for “saving” the funds that were disbursed as part of the intervention package approved by President Buhari.</div>
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“Mr. Metuh’s claim that a significant amount of the funds came from savings accumulated in the Excess Crude Account and handed over to the Buhari administration is completely false and deliberately intended to mislead the public.</div>
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“As we clearly stated yesterday, the funds approved by President Buhari for sharing to the three tiers of government on Monday came entirely from dividends and taxes paid to the Federation Account by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG), not from the Excess Crude Account.</div>
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“The disbursed NLNG dividends and taxes were paid into the Federation Account in June this year and confirmed by the Central Bank’s Statement to the Federal Government on July 7, 2015. The funds cannot therefore be considered “savings” by the Jonathan Administration which left office in May, 2015, as disingenuously claimed by Mr. Metuh.</div>
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“Instead of being repeatedly impugned and castigated by the PDP and its agents for honestly telling Nigerians that the nation’s treasury has been immensely depleted and its resources looted or squandered under previous administrations, President Buhari should be commended for the openness, transparency and accountability which he has now brought to the management of national funds.</div>
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“It was in keeping with that disposition, that the President promptly disclosed the accrual of the NLNG dividends and taxes to the Federation Account at his recent meeting with State Governors and approved the convening of a special session of the FAAC to share it.</div>
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“As a state governor who was present at the meeting remarked, under past administrations, the states never had the benefit of such disclosures.</div>
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“Mr. Metuh and others who now ungratefully see Monday’s disbursement of the NLNG proceeds as their “legitimate” earnings and not a “bailout” from the Federal Government may wish to tell Nigerians if such earnings were ever disclosed by the PDP Federal Government and paid to the states in the past.</div>
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Bailout Funds: Claims By PDP Ludicrous, Banal, False - Presidency

ABUJA, NIGERIA - The Presidency has rubbished claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that President Muhammadu Buhari’s bailout fu...

Lasun Defeats Monguno To Emerge Reps Deputy Speaker

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<b>Hon Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun representing Osogbo/Olorunda/Orolu/Irepodun of Osun State has been eleced Deputy Speaker of the 8th Assembly.</b></div>
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Lasun defeated Hon Mohammed Monguno to emerge Deputy to Dogara. He polled a total of 203 votes as against Monguno's 153 votes.</div>
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NASS Leadership: PDP Congratulates Saraki, Dogara, Ekweremadu

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<b>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated newly elected Senate President Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu as well as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, noting that their elections underscore the fact that no section of the country should be neglected on national issues.</b></div>
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PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on Tuesday described the development in both chambers of the National Assembly as “victory for democracy and triumph of the time-honored value of the PDP that every zone and segment of the country must at all times be given a sense of belonging in governance”.</div>
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The PDP assured that it would continue to partner with like minds in other political parties and groups to ensure that the nation’s democracy, which it nurtured in the last 16 years is sustained in</div>
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“What is paramount to the PDP is the sustenance of our democracy and the wellbeing of our people, irrespective of creed, class or ethnicity. The PDP is therefore willing and ready to partner with like-minded individuals in other political parties and groups to sustain our democracy, ensure good governance and promote the unity and stability of our dear nation. Nigeria as a nation belongs to all of us. Its interest therefore must be put over and above personal, partisan or group interests at all times.</div>
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“In this regard, the PDP notes with gratitude, the immense contributions of the immediate past Senate President ‘the Baba of the National Assembly’, Senator David Mark for the decency and mature manner with which he ensured the smooth take off of the 8th National Assembly”, the party said.</div>
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The statement also commended the PDP Acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus for successfully galvanizing PDP members in both chambers of the National Assembly, which contributed to the peaceful conduct of the elections.</div>
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The PDP charged its members in the National Assembly to continue to uphold the tenets of democracy and enforce the constitutionally vested parliamentary role of check and balances to ensure the much desired accountability and probity in the polity.</div>
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Finally, it urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop whining and accept the will of the people, respect the independence of the legislature, as the PDP is not responsible for their naivety and crass inexperience.</div>
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NASS Leadership: PDP Congratulates Saraki, Dogara, Ekweremadu

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated newly elected Senate President Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu a...

BREAKING: Yakubu Dogara Defeats Femi Gbajabiamila To Win House Speakership

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<b>Hon. Yakubu Dogara has defeated former minority leader, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila , to emerge as the elected speaker to lead the 8th session of the House of Representatives.</b></div>
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Dogara who represents Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa-Balewa Federal constituency of Bauchi State defeated his contender, Gbajabiamila who was believed to have been the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after scoring   182 votes against Gbajabiamila's  174.</div>
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BREAKING: Yakubu Dogara Defeats Femi Gbajabiamila To Win House Speakership

Hon. Yakubu Dogara has defeated former minority leader, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila , to emerge as the elected speaker to lead the 8th sessio...

See Why David Mark's Election As Senate Leader Will Not Stand

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<b>Immediate past Senate President David Mark, today emerged the Senate Leader in the dramatic election that saw Senator Bukola Saraki "elected" as Senate President and immediate past Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu of the opposition PDP returned to office as Deputy Senate President.</b></div>
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Mr. Mark is a PDP senator from Benue State in North Central Nigeria, the geo political zone as Mr. Saraki, the new Senate President.</div>
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However, a tweeter user, @ibsanusi has come up with a page of the Senate's Standing Orders 2007 as amended which defines who occupies which position in the Senate.</div>
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The Senate Standing Order 28 (1) says:</div>
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Going by the above Standing Order, the election of Senator David Mark as the Senate Leader is an issue to contest.</div>
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JUST IN: Ekweremadu Returns As Deputy Senate President

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<b><br />We can now confirm that the immediate past Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has been re-elected into office as Deputy Senate president.</b><br /><br />He defeated Ali Ndume of the APC. Mr. Ndume has accepted defeat.<br /><br />There were 75 votes. Ekweremadu scored 50. Ndume scored 24. One invalid vote.<br />
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PDP Hoards Invitation Cards To Inauguration Ceremony

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<b>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cornered nearly 4,000 of the 5,000 invitation cards for the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari as President on Friday.</b></div>
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A source on the Inauguration Committee co-chaired by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim and former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, told <i>PREMIUM TIMES</i> on Wednesday that the action to hijack the cards is deliberate.</div>
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"We don't want President Goodluck Jonathan to be embarrassed during the ceremony as we gather that there are plans to boo the outgoing President during the ceremony", the source said.</div>
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“It is imperative that we give the outgoing President a cheerful exit,” he added.</div>
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According to the source, the development is already generating tension among members of the Committee following spirited pressures by other political parties not to be left out of the ceremony.</div>
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Meanwhile, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile Chairman of defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Tony Momoh, has threatened to boycott the inauguration ceremony.</div>
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It was gathered that all the efforts of Mr. Momoh to secure an access card has failed.</div>
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"As we speak, the house of Prince Momoh is filled with people asking for invitation cards. Sadly, Prince Momoh does not even have a card to himself."</div>
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Furthermore, it was gathered that the APC has 1,300 invitation cards only for its local and foreign dignitaries who have declared interest in attending the ceremony.</div>
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Even the APC itself is not left out of the acrimony as there are claims that former Governor Sylva, who represents the interest of the incoming government in the Committee has allegedly absconded with the invitation cards allotted to it.</div>
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"The representative of the APC in the Inauguration Committee is playing hide and seek with his own people as some members of its Presidential Campaign and even top notch of the party are without the necessary accredited access into the Eagle Square venue of the event,” the source said.</div>
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Mr. Sylva could not be reached for comments.</div>
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PREMIUM TIMES gathered that it is complain galore as serving and former governors, serving members and incoming members of the National Assembly, party chieftains including members of the Inauguration Committee itself and media chieftains some of whom had the honour of being part of US President Barack Obama's inauguration have been left out of the Friday handover ceremony.</div>
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PDP Hoards Invitation Cards To Inauguration Ceremony

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cornered nearly 4,000 of the 5,000 invitation cards for the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari as ...

Tribunal Grants Lagos APC's Request To Inspect Election Materials

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<b>The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday granted leave to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to inspect documents and gadgets used in the April 11 gubernatorial elections.</b></div>
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The tribunal Chairman, Justice Muhammad Sirajo, gave the order when he ruled on an application filed by the APC Counsel, Chief Charles Edosomwan (SAN).</div>
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Mr Jimi Agbaje, had challenged the election.</div>
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Agbaje had alleged that there were some irregularities during the election which contravened the provisions of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s approved guidelines.</div>
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Joined as co-respondents were: the governor-elect, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, INEC and INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Lagos State.</div>
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In its ruling, the tribunal noted that the application was not opposed by the PDP and Agbaje’s Counsel, Mr Clement Onwuenwunor and INEC represented by Mr E.R. Emukpoeruo.</div>
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The tribunal ordered INEC to provide Certified True Copies of all polling documents, including printed data in each polling units and the card readers.</div>
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It also granted leave to the party to inspect, by way of machine/electronic scanning of all ballot papers and other electoral materials used in the election.</div>
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"At the time of inspection, all parties have every right to be present unless they waive their rights to be there", it held.</div>
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Meanwhile, Sirajo has said the tribunal is ready to dispense with the petition within the 180 days stipulated by Section 285 (6) of the 1999 Constitution.</div>
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Sirajo, who stated this on Tuesday, appealed to all parties to desist from filing frivolous applications and seeking incessant adjournments to delay and frustrate the tribunal.</div>
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The chairman said the tribunal was not there to do any body's bidding, but to do justice in the matter according to their professional oath.</div>
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He, therefore, advised both Ambode and Agbaje to sensitise their supporters to conduct themselves in an orderly manner during the proceedings. </div>
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Senate Presidency: Saraki, Lawan Lobby Mark, PDP Senators For Support

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<b>The two candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who will contest the Senate President position during the inauguration of the 8th Senate, Senators Bukola Saraki (Kwara Central ) and Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North), have shifted their campaigns to the Peoples Democratic Party's  (PDP) senators-elect.</b></div>
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Saraki and Lawan were initially preparing for the primary election earlier planned for them by the APC leadership at a retreat on Saturday before the arrangement was frustrated following the emergence of two groups which queued behind each of the aspirants.</div>
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The other two aspirants, Senators George Akume (Benue North-West) and Ali Ndume (Borno South) have jettisoned their ambitions, thus queuing behind Lawan and Saraki respectively.</div>
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Investigations by our correspondent revealed that while a chieftain of the APC and 24 senators-elect mainly from the North-West and the South-West had endorsed Lawan, no fewer than 35 senators-elect had adopted Saraki and communicated their intention to the party's leadership.</div>
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It was gathered that the pro-Saraki group, under the aegis of <b>The Like-Minds Senators</b>, apart from reaching out to the PDP senators-elect, had also started canvassing supports from prominent leaders of the APC.</div>
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For instance, about 18 members of the group, on Sunday, visited a former Vice-President, Abubakar Atiku, in his Asokoro, Abuja, residence to seek his blessing for their candidate, Saraki.</div>
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Atiku, on the occasion, urged the party to respect internal democracy and legislative independence in order to guarantee peace between the executive and the legislature in the in-coming administration.</div>
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At the meeting, the former VP said: “I am aware that the APC had zoned the senate presidency to the North-Central but if the position of the party would change, then the National Working Committee of our party would meet to cancel the position.</div>
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“I have always been a democrat and I believe in internal democracy. If your group claims that you have 35 APC senators and that nine out of the 12 senators from the North-East are with you, then I think the party needs to respect your agitation.”</div>
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Atiku therefore urged members of the pro-Saraki senators to conduct their activities well and do nothing that would jeopardise the collective interest of the party.</div>
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It was learnt that the NWC of the APC might likely hold an emergency meeting within the week to take a position on the issue of the National Assembly leadership, since an attempt to produce a consensus candidate for the post of the senate president had failed.</div>
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The fear of some leaders of the APC, according to some members of the party, was that the 49 senators-elect on the platform of the PDP might take advantage of their number and the division within the APC to also present a candidate for the post.</div>
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But further investigations on Sunday revealed that the two gladiators in the race, Saraki and Lawan, had started serious moves to secure the support of the PDP senators-elect, especially the out-going Senate President, David Mark. They assured them that they would play significant roles in the administration of the red chamber.</div>
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It was learnt that members of the pro-Saraki group were assuring their colleagues in the opposition that their candidate would guarantee legislative independence because there would be no godfather in the APC to influence his actions.</div>
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The Lawan camp, on the other side, asked the PDP caucus to reject Saraki because he, alongside others, allegedly contributed to the fall of the party by defecting to the APC.</div>
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Accordingly, they said they should pay him back by supporting the emergence of Lawan as senate president.</div>
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PDP Governors Ambush President Jonathan

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<b>Following the hijack of the structure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by President Goodluck Jonathan, outgoing governors have launched a secret counter-plot to checkmate him.</b></div>
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The governors will challenge Jonathan's grip on the party after the President's handover on May 29.</div>
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They said the President should either allow internal democracy or else they may split the PDP by forming a new party.</div>
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Apart from being the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the PDP, Jonathan has also taken over the National Working Committee (NWC) with his trusted ally, Prince Uche Secondus, as the acting National Chairman.</div>
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A top source, who spoke in confidence, said most outgoing governors and the remaining PDP governors are uncomfortable with the hijack of the party's structure  by Jonathan.</div>
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"We are all waiting for May 29 when the President would have handed over to the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to talk about the future of the PDP.</div>
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"When the President does not have executive powers to direct the party anyhow, we will all be on the same page and tell ourselves the home truth.</div>
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“So, the governors are also laying ambush for Jonathan to step down from power before striking and drawing a line on how to reshape the PDP. Their demand is simple: The PDP must be reformed through internal democracy.</div>
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"If there is no internal democracy, then the party may split as long as Jonathan sticks to the control of the structure of the party.</div>
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"Nobody has ever owned the PDP and none can own it. Where Jonathan is in total control, we will opt for the realignment of forces in the polity and a new national party will emerge. Then, Jonathan can then become the PDP’s undertaker.</div>
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An outgoing governor said: "On the reformation of the PDP, you should wait till after May 29''.</div>
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There had been speculations that the governors are pushing for either Governor  Sule Lamido of Jigawa State or Governor Ibrahim Shema as the next National Chairman of the party.</div>
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While Lamido was once a National Secretary of the defunct Social Democratic Party(SDP), Shema was a former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP.</div>
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But Jonathan's camp was said to be in favour of young politicians leading the party.</div>
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The FCT Minister, Sen. Bala Mohammed, and the Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil, are being considered to lead the PDP by the Jonathan group.</div>
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Meanwhile, indications emerged last night that the President struck a deal with members of the National Working Committee(NWC) to force the ex-National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, to resign.</div>
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Part of the deal was a pledge not to sack the NWC alongside Muazu.</div>
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It was gathered that the sealing of the deal made Secondus to declare that NWC members would not resign now.</div>
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A highly-placed party source said: "There was an understanding with the presidency that Mu'azu would go, but NWC members would remain for strategic reasons. Having fulfilled our own part of the bargain, the President is also keeping to it.</div>
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"This was the context in which Secondus spoke at the Presidential Villa on Thursday when he said NWC members would not resign. It is part of politics; there is nothing we can do.</div>
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"The alternative is for all the NWC members to go in one swoop which will create a big vacuum in the party".</div>
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Responding to a question, the source added: "If the NWC members have their way,  they will want to serve their full term in office before leaving. Or else, the party will be faced with litigations which may threaten its survival".</div>
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Anenih Steps Down For Jonathan As PDP BoT Chair

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<b>The Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Anenih, has said his resignation Wednesday, was to allow President Goodluck Jonathan take over the position.</b></div>
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Mr. Anenih had earlier resigned his position citing the current state of affairs in the party as his reason.</div>
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In a one-page letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, the leader of the party, Mr. Anenih said his decision to quit would enable the President to effectively assume the chairmanship of the BoT.</div>
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The letter dated May 20, 2015 was titled: "Notice of my decision to step down as Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party".</div>
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Mr. Jonathan leaves office on May 29 following his defeat by his All Progressives Congress (APC) challenger, Muhammadu Buhari, in the March 28 presidential election.</div>
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The letter reads: </div>
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Your Excellency will recall that in a conversation I had with you a few weeks ago, I had offered to step down from the office of the Chairman of our party's Board of Trustees and proposed to hand over to you as its new Chairman in a ceremony that would have taken place on the 23rd of May, 2015. I had also repeated this position in our subsequent meetings.</div>
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As a follow up to the above proposal and in view of the current state of affairs in our party, I have decided to formally put my offer in writing to enable you effectively assume the Chairmanship of Board of Trustees or approve a process that will enable any other member of the BoT who is considered competent, to assume the position.</div>
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Kindly accept therefore, this letter as notice of my decision to step down from the position of Chairman of the BoT of our party with effect from today, the 20th of May, 2015.</div>
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I am happy to inform you that, I remain a loyal foundation member of our great party and will continue to pray for the prosperity of Nigeria, our party, and for you and your family.</div>
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Your Excellency, kindly accept the expression of my highest regards.</div>
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Mr. Anenih's resignation followed a similar decision by <a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/05/just-in-pdp-chairman-adamu-muazu-throws.html">the party's chairman, Adamu Mu'azu, who also stepped down on Wednesday</a> as the ruling party faces its gravest crisis in its 16-year history.</div>
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The PDP has been in turmoil since it lost the presidential election which held March 28.</div>
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The party also lost most of its states especially in the north to the APC.</div>
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The APC has also snatched the majority number of seats in the two chambers of the National Assembly.</div>
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Top members of the party, including governors, have been calling on the NWC members to resign their positions for leading the party to its most disastrous outing since 1998.</div>
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Already, <a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/05/pdp-nwc-orders-review-of-fani-kayodes.html">the party has ordered the investigation of one of its top members, Femi Fani-Kayode</a>, for criticising its leadership.</div>
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In a sign the party's crisis may be far from over, officials on Wednesday questioned why the PDP hastened to announce that it had accepted the resignation of Mr. Anenih, when the former BoT chairman's letter was addressed to President Jonathan.</div>
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The disclosure by Mr. Anenih that President Jonathan would likely become the next BoT chairman, has a precedent in the party.</div>
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On the eve of his exit from office, former President Olusegun Obasanjo had caused the PDP Constitution to be amended to reserve the chairmanship of the party for past president.</div>
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The constitution was, however, altered during the 2012 Convention to open the position for others.</div>
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Mr. Anenih, who had been the PDP BoT chairman before Mr. Obasanjo, was reappointed into the position when the former president resigned in April 2012.</div>
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<a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/02/breaking-obasanjo-dumps-pdp-tears.html">The former president said he resigned to have more time</a> to develop his Presidential Library and to mobilise and encourage investments in Nigeria and Africa.</div>
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<a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/02/update-obasanjo-dumps-pdp-tears.html">He left the party in February this year</a>.</div>
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