Chief Edwin Clark, Prominent Ijaw Leader and former Federal Commissioner of Information who has been a rabid proponent of President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term ambition has blamed former President Olusegun Obasanjo of inciting the current crisis now rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. According to Osun Defenders Clark said, “Obasanjo is the one encouraging them; he is pushing governors (Sule) Lamido and (Rotimi) Amaechi to run in 2015, that’s where the trouble started. “Amaechi thought because Senator Bukola Saraki used the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) chair to contest to be President, he could also use it to become Vice-President and we have said in the South-South that we want President, not Vice-President. So, the group of governors which Amaechi has joined believes only a Northerner can be President.†On the involvement of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in the walk-out and eventual formation of the ‘New PDP’, Clark said, “Abubakar said he is in PDP, not PDM but all his men are in PDM. Is that a loyal member of the party? All his followers have left. PDM was created by Abubakarâ€.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 08:05:23 +0000