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The intrigues ahead of the 2019 elections continued yesterday in Bukola Saraki, Chairman of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus and other high party dignitaries in Ilorin, in the state of Kwara
. Other participants at the meeting included Alhaji Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa State and aspiring presidential candidate of the PDP; Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers); Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto); Samuel Ortom (Benue); Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara) and the National Secretary of Publicity of the PDP Mr. Kola Ologbodiyan
The meeting is perceived as new movements by some elements within the All Progressive Congress in power (APC), which has since formed a group dissenting, to return
The meeting took place after some of the dignitaries took part on the eighth day of Fidda's prayers for Alhaja Aishat, mother of Alhaji Kawu Baraje, who led the formation of R -APC before joining the PDP a few days ago.
For Secondus, the meeting yesterday was his second visit to Ilorin in five days. He had previously visited the house of the Baraje family on Saturday
. Although the participants were not aware of what was discussed at the meeting that took place at Saraki's home in Ilorin, the spokesman for the PDP, Ologbondiyan as the spirits. "
" It's a fraternity meeting. Our leaders met and shared their thoughts on the future of Nigeria and how to improve the lives of Nigerians and make Nigeria a better place to live.
"It was a convergence of notable Nigerians, let 's not forget that the essence of today was to sympathize with Alhaji Baraje on the death of his mother. politicians meet, they have to discuss politics and improve the standard of living of Nigerians, and it will not be wrong to say that some issues have been discussed, "he said.
When Saraki defected, he said, "I do not know when Saraki and Baraje will publicly declare their defection. I can not talk about it, "he said.
Saraki's media badistants also refused to express themselves, even though they rejected speculation that [the meeting] was to improve the defection plan of the Senate Speaker. Already, Ortom had said that the APC had given him a red card, while Tambuwal would have consultations regarding his expected exit from the APC.
Saraki, on his return to Ilorin, asked Tuesday that it was not
Ortom: Meeting with APC to determine the next move
Earlier in the day, Governor Ortom had declared to reporters that his meeting with the national leaders of the APC would determine his next political movement. He however explained that the final decision had lied to his people which was more important to him.
Ortom told Ilorin speaking with reporters shortly after his visit to Kwara state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed.
At Fidda's prayer, the Grand Mukaddam of Ilorin Emirate, Sheikh Sulaiman Dan Borno, called on believers to be firm and to do good at all times , saying that all that was done was rewarded
. prayers included APC (North) Deputy National President, Senator Lawan Shuaib and his Southern counterpart, Niyi Adebayo; Senators Barnabas Gemade, Shaaba Lafiagi, members of the Kwara State Assembly House, representatives of Emir of Ilorin, the Arewa Youth Advisory Forum and the members of the Kwankwasiyya movement in the state, among others.
Credible sources with the ruling APC said yesterday that Saraki, the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara's president, Tambuwal and former governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, and many others all weighed in the last options before they leave.
The sources said, "For the moment, almost all see the PDP as the last resort because it's the only part with what I can call a semblance of presence here and there."
"But there is a huge problem for many of them, and we all know that politics is local, with the exception of a few, many of them would simply encounter a worse PDP scenario. in their different states and even in the center.You see, you can not eat your cake and have it, "he said.
Another source said, "The PDP had common problems over the last three years, and some people stayed there all the time and suffered the most, and those who come back are friends of bad weather that we could not not to trust. "
APC President in Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida, had said on Monday that Tambuwal had no reason to leave the country not to consider it. send back because he did nothing to justify the ejection.
"We are with him (Tambuwal). There was nothing incriminating on his part, he is with APC 100%;"
In addition, the special badistant Ahmed on Media chief Dr Muideen Akorede also said Monday that his director was still a strong member of the party 19659002] There were innuendo that Governor Ahmed would follow Saraki to the PDP or to another party in the next days, considering that the strong ally of Saraki, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, had jumped into the main opposition party.
Oshiomhole: We can ignore Buba Galadima
The national president of the APC, the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, had badured on July 7 to President Muhammadu Buhari that the party would be victorious in 2019 without members of the R-APC
Oshiomhole who hosted former presidents of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), said that his leadership had begun to meet members who have real grievances.
"We listened to Buba Galadima [chairman of the splinter R-APC] .It is as if a very hungry bird was dancing in the center of the road and that a drummer was not happy in the tambourine bush for him.
"But that does not mean we're not aware that there are challenges here and there, but everything about APC is considered much more than the sum of all the challenges we have in many states. And by the special grace of God, we will overcome them and we will overcome them already.
"I am very confident that we can afford to ignore Buba Galadima.When we see people who have real grievances, we are not ashamed to talk to them.We recognize that democracy is an equalizer and only people who are humble enough to commit can survive and we are committed.
"We met with various individuals and groups who we believe have real concerns about certain issues and we are But when you see people who do not want to say it well, there are a lot of idle people who do not have anything else to do and once they do not have anything to do. do not have access to the national honeymoon, they begin to complain. "Nigerians are wiser, they know that corruption is defending themselves, they also know that President Buhari's determination to fight corruption must generate a counter-force and that the force must attract the some people, "said Oshiomhole
. On Tuesday, APC's National Vice President (North), Senator Lawali Shuaibu met with former Benue State Governor, George Akume, about the badertion of the Governor Ortom according to which a red card had been given to him
. Correspondent that the meeting was in stalemate because the side of Governor Ortom has not yet been heard.
"We think that some of those who claimed they were marginalized are hypocritical people, what more can you give to a president or a president of the Senate, what do you think you can give to a president?" governor for that he be convinced that he is trained? I mean, we should be fair to ourselves and maybe some of them just want President Buhari to leave his seat for that they occupy it.But they can go ahead and challenge it under different platforms, one thing is for sure, it is that you can only have one president at a time, "he said.
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