Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, and his Rivers State counterpart, Rotimi Amaechi, have dismissed speculations that they may be compelled to face the Peoples Democratic Party’s disciplinary committee should they fail to honour the October 7, 2013, meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan. In separate telephone interviews with Saturday PUNCH on Thursday, the governors said threats and intimidation could not make them abandon the cause of returning the party to the path of decency. The aggrieved governors, some party leaders and the President held a meeting on September 15, 2013, where all parties agreed to continue discussions and refrain from making public statements that could further inflame passions. It was also agreed that other issues which had not been resolved would be left for further deliberations at a meeting slated for October 7, 2013. ‘Rebel’ governors, who attended the meeting were Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Sule Lamido (Jigawa) Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), Rabiu Kwankwanso (Kano), and Babangida Aliyu(Niger). Sokoto State governor, Aliyu Wamakko was the only governor who has identified with the group but was not at the meeting. Those who represented the Bamanga Tukur-led PDP were: Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) Idris Wada (Kogi) and Liyel Imoke (Cross River). President Jonathan, Vice President Namadi Sambo and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, were also at the meeting. Apart from the governors, other members of the “New” PDP at the meeting were: former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar and former governors Abdulahi Adamu (Nasarawa) Bukola Saraki (Kwara) and Shaba Lafiagi (Kwara). But no sooner had the meeting ended than supporters of parties to the dispute reneged on the ceasefire agreement and began a fresh round of verbal exchanges. Reacting to this issue, Nyako said the arm-twisting tactics being employed by the Tukur-led PDP was bound to fail. This, he said, was because intimidation in situations like this would be counterproductive at the end of the day. Nyako, who spoke through his Director of Press and Public Relations, Ahmad Sajo, said: “Our position in Adamawa has always been that you cannot negotiate with someone by intimidating him. “You try to create an understanding but they are not exploiting this option. All I am saying is that, let us wait and see.” He accused the Tukur-led PDP of behaving as if other options do not exist. He stated, “They are behaving as if Nigeria is PDP and PDP is Nigeria, that is the impression they want to give.” When contacted, Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, said: “No comments.” On his part, Amaechi, who spoke through the Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, Chief Tony Okocha, said it was better for the PDP to use the carrot rather than the stick approach. He explained that it was wrong for the party to threaten to discipline the aggrieved governors if they failed to show up at the October 7, 2013 meeting scheduled by President Goodluck Jonathan. He stated that though the aggrieved governors, including Amaechi, were ready to attend the meeting with the President, they would not be coerced into doing so. Meanwhile, the Presidency has insisted that the alleged one term agreement claimed to have been entered into by President Goodluck Jonathan only exists in the imagination of Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State. The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, said this in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja on Thursday. He was reacting to a fresh statement credited to the governor where Aliyu said that it was moral to stick to agreement. 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Make sure your internet connection is active and check whether other applications that rely on the same connection are working. comments powered by Disqus celtics1 I had so much respect for rear admiral muritala Nyanko while he was a governor and chief of naval staff. I guess when they retire and join forces with politicians they loose their common sense, same with Oyinlola, David mark, etc. The kind of politics been played in Nigeria today will ultimately divide Nigeria. Amechi has digged his political grave I have no word for him concerned Nobody need your respect. Beside whether you respect or not, it is not an issue. PDP leaderships crises is normal and for them to regroup them must loss the election woefully. History has thought us that religion and tribal sentiment do not mix with politics. Ameachi has right to support whoever he want just as Yoruba did not support OBJ in 1999 and her daughter in 2011. You do not send a CP after a Governor and expect him to not fight back. As long as the cat and mouse game goes on, only a candidate running 2015 will be the loser. ken “Religion and tribal sentiments do not mix with politics ….. as Yoruba did not support OBJ” . Yorubas rejected OBJ because they believed he was in a wrong party . A party not dominated by the Yorubas . Using yorubas as example is completely senseless because everybody knows that Yorubas always vote on tribal line . Before the last election the whole yoruba state voted for only one party . Samuel Religion and tribalism problem has not eaten deep into the yoruba’s brain when it comes to politics. I mean Yorubas from southwest, not those from Kwara, kogi etc. Religious sentiment and tribalism remain the problem of the Notherners and especially those from South East. KolapoAhmed In 2011 whom did SS voted for and now that the issue of 2015 is going on where did SS belong to,abeg leave us alone and face your failure president Sam You negate urself. If Yorubas vote in tribal line, they would have support and vote for Obj then. Yorubas are the most civilised and objective group for ur info. Festoo fool, have you forgotten that Olu falae is a yorubaman? Since his party is not that good why did the whole AC governors accept to vote for OBJ 2003? Ben Whonana I dont know why people keep emphasising the fact that Yoruba’s did not support OBJ in 99.The only reason they did not support him was because he was running against another Yoruba man,Olu Falae.The minute this changed in 2003,they all rallied behind him. They also talk about Yorubas not liking Abiola.Who won in the South West in 93,Abiloa or Tofa?.Stop trying to make the Yoruba’s look like they are politically sophisticated.Maybe a few are,like everywhere else.But by and large,they are like other Nigerians.Majority vote along ethnic lines.That is the way the politicians want it,Its their drum beat and we keep dancing to their tune.That is the way it has always been,the way it is presently.We are due a change but are we ready for it? Borny Wanted to kiss u for being so correct but not our culture. Yes, how could they claim such political maturity when Awowolo and Akintola are the two authors of the present day yoruba’s political manifeto. Festoo hahahahahahahhahahaha, that is political savvy. STANDSTILL MENTALITY. shows their intellectualism ended with Awolowo and Akintola. I dey laugh oooo Archym I will believe this crap if u can explain reason why Yorubas massively voted GEJ(except osun state) in the last presidential election. Ben Whonana We are all aware of what went on during the lat presidential elections.Some of you voted GEJ because your tribal leaders told you to do so.The same way they instructed you to vote OBJ in 2003.And you claim to be politically savvy.Most of you claim to love Buhari,so why did you not vote for him.Or better still why did you not vote Gani. Its like you suddenly woke up from you slumber and realized there is an Ijaw man in Aso rock.And now together with the Hausa Fulani you are trying your best to pull him down by any means.Do you expect him to fix,in 2 years, the rot that your ethnic champions have foisted on this nation since independence? Kunbi G Stupidity comes in different colours. Someone just gave you an analysis of the Yorubas voting pattern in 1999 & 2003, and you are asking for reason they voted GEJ in 2011. Very pathetic. If I may repeat the guy’s post, he said that Yorubas preferred Falae to OBJ in 1999, but in 2003, OBJ was the only Yoruba candidate and they went for him. In 2011, you can tell me the Yoruba candidate that contested. Oluwafela Who told him that yoruba preferred Falae to obj or it’s just another village thinking about the yorubas as usual? yorubas did not supported Obj because of his party then. Festoo but they supported his party in 2003? mumu go and examine your brain and read your post before you hit the enter button Oluwafela Festo,a u sure you’re not writing to people from your mental health hospital bed as you urgently needs a brain check?no matter how long you serve in yorubaland doesn’t put you in right position to argue or re-write yoruba history for them.okay! Olowolagba Ben,why can’t you people just argue or tell stories about your own region for once and not telling wrong stories about the yorubas which you people knew nothing about.Yorubas did not supported obj in 1999 because of his party not that they prefered fale to obj.Can you tell us what happened to abiola’s wife under NPN in 1979 to UPN candidate in lagos?Yorubas are politically sophisticated whether you happy or sad about it. Festoo Yesooo, sophisticated killers of their own tribe Olowolagba who’s this nincompoop called festoo? Olowolagba Ben,how many times did you see any youth in yoruba land stoning or attacking people like falae,Tinubu,Osoba,wole soyinka and loads of yoruba people for not supporting obj in that 2003 election? Koko nbilo You better leave those fools who thinks they know yorubas more than the yoruba people.all they know is to sit under palm wine tree in the village and waits for one of them that lives in lagos or parts of yorubaland to come and tell them stories about the cities. Festoo the thing I know about the yorubas are that they are mumu follow follow. sold their birthrights to ganja smoking Tinubu Koko nbilo All i know about you festoo is that you and your tribes love to leave your parents behind in the village to serves as domestic servants for that your so called tinubu or how did you know he smoke ganja if you’re not one of his servant as usual.? jman Ur comment shows how foolish u portray to be but tell us what wrong if Amaechi support someone else ? Amaechi fought for gej to get on that seat but now gej can only pay him back with insults from cp mbu and dat poly bag wife talk like imbecile. Festoo Amaechi has never supported GEJ, their fight predates 2011 if you know anything about Naija politics. He just had no power to influence the votes DonMascort @Celtics 1, your mouth is running like that of a market woman and your speech betrays your ignorance. A man like Gov Amaechi that has become a positive moral force in Nigerian politics in your opinion is “digging his political grave”. Show Nigerians your credentials both in politics and other spheres of life to warrant you to make such careless utterances about a great politician like Gov Amaechi. Please be guided and be objective in reasoning. Stop hiding under the sentiment of no opposition to Mr President whether he is doing well or not to say nonsense about what you don’t know. Al Pacino No agreement today, no agreement tomorrow! I thought these rebel governors & Barawo AGREED not to attack each other in public? Who is decieving who? ◼ Who’s doing the arm twisting now? ◼ Who’s rubbishing the position of the office of the PRESIDENT & its citizens? ◼ None of you so called “messiahs” flinched when Nigeria was being raped by Abacha, IBB, ABDULSALAM, but are concorting stories every single day. No consistency of purpose, indicating lack of integrity. ◼ Who AGREED to back Jonathan in 2011 but delivered their votes to the opposition, similar to the NGF saga? ◼ What kind of leaders, members of the same party will come out in public and accuse thier leader of massive looting? ◼ Did you ever mention the NASS members earning too much money? ◼ What has been your contribution towards our almajiri children all these years apart from giving them scraps? Is that the Nigerian dream? ◼ You have been DEVIOUS from the onset. ◼ YOU DON’T DESERVE ANY TRUST IN THIS COUNTRY NO MORE & ALL POLITICAL PARTIES & FOLLOWERS SHOULD BE WARY BARAWO & THE SEVEN DEMONS GGFDGGDGH IF YOU WANT NON-STOP 24/7 UNLIMITED INTERNET ACCESS ON YOUR COMPUTER AND YOU RESIDE IN LAGOS, PLS CALL 0703 655 0430 AND GET CONNECTED. Sam Pure rubbish in its entirety has occupied Aso rock for past 5 yrs now and you know that you can only get maggot and stinky oddour from rubbish. That rubbish +its maggots and stink will not persist there beyond 2015. Wait and see. Sense beguiled by little gaari and kulikuli you get frm pdp…that what pdp want you to be. FOR OPPORTUNITY SEEKERS ONLY HOW YOU CAN START EXPORT OF KOLA NUTS, BITTER KOLA AND GINGER IN SMALL SCALE. YOU START ( AS TRAIL ORDER OF 50KG–500KG ) You do not need much to start as trial order, infact you can do as much trial order and make constant income weekly. HINTS : ***The current international price of bitter kola is $20 per kg. *************************************** For more use the contact details below: : Email: moneycov2@yahoo Phone NO : 0805-849-9904 , 0803-945-4675 wovijide What a bogie of threat. Amaechi remains suspended from PDP. With the ruling that Oyinlola’s name should be deleted as national secretary of PDP and to be replaced by Oladipo it is clear that all these grand standing by Amaechi and co would not last for much longer. By the way, no body is saying that Amaechi should not make a fool of himself but that as he does so, there are consequences. DonMascort @Celtics 1, your mouth is running like that of a market woman and your speech betrays your ignorance. A man like Gov Amaechi that has become a positive moral force in Nigerian politics in your opinion is “digging his political grave”. Show Nigerians your credentials both in politics and other spheres of life to warrant you to make such careless utterances about a great politician like Gov Amaechi. Please be guided and be objective in reasoning. Stop hiding under the sentiment of no opposition to Mr President whether he is doing well or not to say nonsense about what you don’t know. wovijide What a bogie of threat. Amaechi remains suspended from PDP. With the ruling that Oyinlola’s name should be deleted as national secretary of PDP and to be replaced by Oladipo it is clear that all these grand standing by Amaechi and co would not last for much longer. By the way, no body is saying that Amaechi should not make a fool of himself but that as he does so, there are consequences. Sholasholdings Sholasholdings POLITICIANS MUST BE CAREFUL ABOUT SETTING WRONG PRECEDENTS IN THIS COUNTRY AND LEARN TO RUN THEIR AFFAIRS AS STIPULATED BY THEIR PARTY’S CONSTITUTION AND CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA THEY SHOULD COPY ONLY GOOD EXAMPLES YOU DO NOT RUN A COUNTRY ACCORDING TO ANY AGREEMENT THAT IS AT VARIANCE WITH THOSE PROVISIONS WHY DO MEN ASK FOR THIS TYPE OF AGREEMENTS IN THE FIRST PLACE? IN 1983, SOME MEMBERS OF THE DEFUNCT NPN FROM THE SOUTH WEST MADE SUCH SENSELESS LAUGHABLE CLAIMS AGAINST THE THEN PRESIDENT SHEHU SHAGARI IT MADE NO SENSE THEN AND MAKES NONE NOW IT IS UN NECESSARY WE GAIN NOTHING BY PROMOTING SECTIONAL /SELFISH INTERESTS IN THIS COUNTRY DAPO SHOGBOLA, LAGOS, NIGERIA mathew Gov. Nyako remember your yesterdays in old PDP you have the same mentality that Nigeria is DPD and PDP is Nigerian, but now when you and other rebel Gov. are no more relevant in Old PDP due to your selfish interest make you realize that all these while you have been fool yourself with same belief. The more you criticize the more you mess up yourself. It is better to repent or quite the party. Am not interested in your criticism. Ija lode lorin dowe. (It is fight that make you say all these things). Remember if eventually PDP able to settle the fight all these au trance will be in record against you. Think twice. Sam Foolish opinion and thought. Nigeria is not Pdp and Pdp is not Nigeria nor ever shall be. Rogues, rapist and Cannibals….thats Pdp and going to its grave. So shall it be. ozaluoku 2013..a year of being wasted by selfish politicians..who ended up washing their dirty rags in the public…most of them have been in past regimes looting and acquiring unwanted wealth and still want to hang on forever.this is disgusting and the masses are not cut out for this nonsense any more. PKA (UAE) Youth Unemployment 80 percent, Poverty Level 80 percent, Bad unfastructure, ASUU Strike, where are our schools hospitals, where is our Power Supply, I believe the ones that are happy in Nigeria are few getting from these stolen money from the treasury and now these Barawo are in disunity if u love Nigeria and think Nigerians deserve better if not best pray that the camp of Nigeria enermies will not settle until we are delivered. PDP go we don’t want you again, Jonathan go we don’t want you again. Let Madam Permanent Secretary return to Ministry Dickson will soon appoint her Commissioner of Communication and his Spokewoman Bayelsa Education needs big Grammars like that of Dishonourable Bipi (j)esus. We are tired of u in Nigeria go to Bayelsa they need their PS and Mr. No shoe at home. THEVERYTRUTH Great thoughts, please go on. Nigeria must be librated from treasury looters this time around. Victor Inyang-Edung Oh are you talking about the oil treasury that Hausa people looted during their over 39 yrs of misrule of Nigeria? david London used white Iphone 3GS for sale at N25,000 (negotiable). AM located in benin city, edo state. call me on 08134853335. serious buyers only.. Victor Inyang-Edung Why can’t you suggest seperation, confederacy, true federalism and see if the result will be thesame. FOREX TRADER Do u require the service of a professional FOREX TRADER who can help u trade your forex account for a good daily profit? call 08030797998,.Alternatively, the forex trading software is available for purchase. Sam Show ur account status to show ur expertise and competence as a true forex trader or the efficiency of ur robot. Learn how to trade without the use of a robot or lagging indicators. Try to learn what is called Price Action plus Advanced Price Action Trading Dorokinzo It is their problems. Those evil politicians that are holding Nigeria at ransom will soon be down and will never rise up again. Nigeria – it shall be well with you. London boy Why all peper amaechi…amaechi… amaechi ..why this man forget where his coming from…he will surely pay armrod Kwankwaso said no comment. Pdp exco in his state has been dissolved so he needs not to talk. Amaechi already has been suspended the structure in his state have been handed over to Wike. In Adamawa Turku has constituted another pdp exco in all these actions by Turku both Amaechi and Nyako did not do anything so what is the dare me if you can? Efes Amaechi, please leave the PDP, the PDP has long left you behind. In Rivers state, PDP can only lose some of Amaechi inner caucus members votes in 2015 with GEJ running as president. Anglo Both the rebel governors and Tukur have one agenda, to destabilize PDP so that the north can produced the next president. They are only deceiving themselves. Mota Gur So wrong ! Tukur is an honourable man. I know him right from the N.R C days. nkere How come Alight did not stick to PDPguvnors agreement to support Jang for d NGF Chairmanship which he was party to? A pot calling a kettle black…. john london amaechi thinks he is a big shot.these ewusa/foolani people will kill him soon the way they killed abiola. Victor Inyang-Edung This is the more reason why we southerners want the core North to have their Arewa islamic Republic, so they can have all the good things you have listed by PKA(UAE), since your Hausa people could not give such to Nigeria in their 39 yrs of misrule. Sentiment apart, Nigeria has been a failed state since the time of Lord Lugard. Let’s try seperation, confederacy, true Federalism, let us do something different and see whether the result will be thesame. Bode Oginni Lets wait and see who blinks first, by and large i think these disagreements are healthy as it will spur each Governors to deliver more for their states so as to be able to retain their position as the party leader in their respective states. This is in the face of their disagreement with Oga at the top and his voltrons who are bent of snatching the party structures from the Governors in their states. 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