Ondo guber tussle: Buhari sponsoring Jimoh Ibrahim – PDP chieftain, Babatope

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 A member, Board of Trustees, Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being the brain behind the controversial emergence of business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim, as the candidate of the opposition party in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election.

Babatope claimed that Buhari had manipulated the political events in Ondo State in order to favour Ibrahim and set the state on the path of dictatorship.

He called on Nigerians to resist what he described as President Buhari’s ploy to destroy democracy in the country.

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Speaking with Punch, Babatope said the declaration of Ibrahim as the governorship candidate of the PDP in Ondo State was championed by Buhari and the All Progressives Congress to rig the governorship election.

The former minister of transport warned that the future of the nation’s democracy was fraught with danger with the way the Buhari administration was going about governance.

Specifically, Babatope maintained that the disqualification of Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), whom INEC had upheld as the governorship candidate of the PDP in Ondo, was designed by Buhari.

He said, “President Muhammadu Buhari must be prevented from destroying democracy in Nigeria. The recent declaration in Ondo State has Buhari’s connections.

“The disqualification of Jegede, the Ondo PDP candidate, is designed by President Buhari and the APC to electorally manipulate the Ondo State governorship election.”

In another development, a former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Bode George, has called on President Buhari to ensure that justice prevailed in the intra-party political crisis in Ondo State.

A statement by George on Sunday said disqualification of Jegede was one of the most disturbing interventions in Nigeria’s political space since 1999.

He said, “The decision by INEC to recognise Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim as the PDP governorship candidate in Ondo State is, perhaps, one of the most unsavory and disturbing interventions in our political space since the dawn of democracy. The decision is not only wrong; it is an inexcusable assault upon justice, fairness and morality.

“The Justice Okon Abang ruling which had forced the hands of INEC has now created tension and deep-seated uncertainties everywhere. I appeal to President Buhari as an officer and a gentleman to ensure that justice invariably prevails in Ondo State.

“Though the case is now before an appellate court, the body language of our President is equally important in ensuring the preservation of our democratic tenets. Justice must not only be done in this case, it must be carrie

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Crisis rocks PDP again as Dokpesi rejects zoning

There are indications that fresh crisis is brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party over the zoning of its national chairmanship position to the South-West. Already, one of the serious contenders for the position from the South-South, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, has rejected the zoning arrangement and has picked the form to contest the office of the national chairman at the forthcoming national convention. The convention holds in Port Harcourt on August 17. Dokpesi, who was the first person to pay the mandatory N1m for the form, was represented by one of his sons at the party’s temporary national secretariat in Abuja. The son, Raymond jnr., refused to speak with journalists after he paid and collected the form. The leaders of the party from the southern part of the country met in Port Harcourt on Thursday where the decision to zone the office to the South-West was taken. In the meeting attended by governors, National Assembly members and former ministers, the leaders of the part from the Southern Nigeria, also zoned the positions of National Treasurer and Deputy National Publicity Secretary to the South-West. The party zoned the position of first Deputy National Chairman to the South-South. This zone also got the positions of National Legal Adviser, Deputy National Woman Leader and Deputy National Auditor. The South-East got the the offices of the National Organising Secretary, National Youth Leader and Deputy National Financial Secretary. Before the zoning, there were indications that two other persons from the South-South were eyeing the office of the national chairman. They are Prince Uche Secondus and Austin Okpara.It is believed that the two men, who are from Rivers State, have agreed with the decision of the leaders of the party on the zoning and had jettisoned their ambition. In furtherance of the zoning, a former Deputy National Chairman of the party from South-West, Chief Bode George had also picked form to run for the office of the national chairman. George, after picking the form, promised to reposition and stabilize the party. He said, “It takes and experience captain to stabilise a ship hit by tornado. And if you know the crisis in PDP‎, that is the position the party is facing right now. “But I am happy that all is not lost, and the condition has been enhanced, zoning has gone extremely well. I have paid my dues in this party and I should not be afraid of anybody. “Since 1999, I never left the party to anywhere. I met crises and problems. I have been able to resolve them. I have risen meritorious, from vice chairman South-West to deputy chairman (South) and deputy chairman overall. I have been able to resolve problems. “If people vote for me, I look forward to stabilise the party and put it in right position. The ruling party should get ready for serious engagement because we have started a cohesive battle ahead 2019.” He promised to bring back those who defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress, where he said they remain as tenants. “Everybody will have to come on board even those of our friends who were angry and left for the APC. They are tenants ‎there, but they landlords in PDP. If we are lucky and we get the right leadership who is fair and just and committed in the party, they will come back,” he added. Meanwhile, the Board of Trustees of the party has said the party is not for sale and called on its members to vote the right candidate for all offices. Chairman of the Board, Sen. Walid Jibrin, who stated this during the inauguration of the party’s national convention committee in Abuja, said it would be good for the party to elect reliable persons to manage its affairs. He advised aspirants to abide by the zoning arrangement, but said anyone who was not disposed to it was free to contest. Jibrin said, “We must remind all of us that the party is supreme. Therefore, I implore all of us to abide by this principle (of zoning). “Today this party is characterised by court cases. I can count about 15 court cases which is alien to the PDP. We have a constitution that set out procedure for settling grievances and for us to solve our problems internally. “But unfortunately, rather than judging our selves our problems are going out and we are being judged by someone else outside of our constitution. “This party is not for sale. This party must be a party of very conscious people. We are telling every delegate to reject anybody that come with money. “We are an honest and upright person. This party will not want somebody that will come and buy his way into office. The BoT will no longer accept any leadership to be forced on the party.” In his own remarks, Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the party, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, defended the decision to reserve the chairmanship slot for the South-West zone, but said that the despising was not aimed to short changed anybody. Makarfi said, “I recall when we last met here to inaugurate the zoning committee and I mentioned on behalf of the caretaker committee that the convention would be an all-inclusive one and that offices to be contested for would be open to all and sundry, that doesn’t mean people cannot come together to zone offices. “If zoning does not favour you and you still think that you have the best chance of winning, the political landscape is there. It’s up to you to campaign across the country to get enough delegates to support you. “Zoning doesn’t mean you have been excluded, it is meeting of the minds. And it is for every aspirant to assess by himself or herself whether he or she has the capacity to garner more support than. “Collection of people that come together to have a common position. So, I don’t want people to have the impression that they have been excluded from the process. After all democracy is about minority will have their say, majority will have their way. “But in PDP, we have the culture of coming together to be one family so that both minority and majority can work together for the good of the PDP.”

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David Mark Breaks Silence, Reacts On His Election NULLIFICATION

SEN. DAVID MARK

Senator David Mark of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, whose election was yesterday nullified by Appeal court has called on his constituents, supporters and his party faithful to remain law abiding and calm over the court verdict.

The Benue State Election Appeal Tri­bunal yesterday ordered a re-run of Benue South Senato­rial election after it nullified the election which had been earlier upheld by the election tribunal.

Daniel Onjeh of the All Pro­gressive Congress (APC) had appealed the ruling of the tribunal on the basis

Wada, PDP Heads To Court Over Kogi Polls

Cap. Idris Wada, Kogi State Governor

Captain Idris Wada and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has resolved to drag the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and probably the Attorney Genera of the Federation to court over order to the ruling All Progressives Congress to make fresh replacement with the dead Prince Abubakar Audu following in inconclusive election result.

The opposition party prefers a fresh poll.

According to The Nation, a source close to Governor Idris Wada said the PDP candidate will go to court because INEC cannot take a decision on a constitutional issue outside the court.

The PDP and Governor Wada last night concluded plans to head for court.

An aide of the governorsaid: “In the days ahead, there will be a lot of legal fireworks because the issue at hand is purely a constitutional matter. What INEC ought to have done was to approach the court for the interpretation of the situation at hand. Instead, INEC has decided to usurp the powers of the court.

“By the decision of INEC, the electoral body is saying that the votes cast for the late  Prince Abubakar Audu were still valid in death. That is a strange phenomenon when even if a party in a court dies, the case becomes dead.

“We will not accept INEC’s position at all, we will instead go to court for a declaration on this constitutional crisis.

The source added: “We will be asking for the interpretation of three issues: These are:

the validity of the votes cast for the late Abubakar Audu;
whether or not the timeline for primaries and substitution of candidates have not elapsed;
whether or not a fresh governorship election is the proper thing in this peculiar circumstance.