PDP Crisis: Tukur, Other NWC Members To Resign. The crisis of leadership rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems to have finally reached its peak: the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, is set to resign along with other National Working Committee (NWC) members by Thursday this week. LEADERSHIP also gathered last night that the former Bauchi State governor Ahmed Adamu Mu’azu (Walin Bauchi) may become the next PDP chairman to replace Tukur. Mu’azu was Bauchi govenor between 1999-2007. Tukur’s resignation is coming on the heels of the recommendation of the Anyim Pius Anyim Committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan. The panel recommended the resignation of the NWC members in line with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) report which termed as void the process through which the NWC members emerged. Though Tukur was cleared by the INEC report, LEADERSHIP gathered that if the other NWC members resigned only Tukur and Elder Bolaji Anani, the party’s national financial secretary, would be left and they cannot form the required quorum to stay in office or hold any meeting. The development came just as suspended Sokoto State governor Aliyu Wamakko got the suspension placed on him lifted yesterday following a meeting of the Anyim Committee with Tukur. But the Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi remains suspended. Akwa Ibom State governor Godswill Akpabio said it was due to the sub- judicial nature his case had taken. INEC had, a few months ago, declared that the process through which some of the members of the party’s NWC emerged in the party’s national convention last year was unacceptable and illegal. The electoral umpire condemned the process, noting that the process which produced 12 of the 16-member exco violated paragraph 6.5 (1) of the guidelines for the conduct of the 2012 congresses and national convention and, therefore, void. The rule says nobody should emerge unopposed. INEC had listed the national officers of the party whose election violated the stipulated provision to include: deputy national chairman Dr Sam Sam Jaja, national organising secretary Abubakar Mustapha, his deputy Okechukwu Nnadozie, national publicity secretary Chief Olisa Metuh, his deputy Binta Goje, national youth leader Alhaji Garba Chiza, his deputy Dennis Alonge Niyi, deputy national auditor Senator Umar Ibrahim, national women leader Kema Chikwe, her deputy Hannatu Ulam, deputy national treasurer Claudus Inengas and national legal adviser Victor Kwon. The electoral umpire’s report recognised Tukur, suspended national secretary Olagunsoye Oyinlola, sacked national auditor Bode Mustapha and national financial secretary Elder Bolaji Anani as those duly elected. According to INEC’s acting director, legal, Ibrahim Bawa, “The mode of election adopted for single candidates was not in accordance with the mode of election stipulated in paragraph 6.5 (i) of the guidelines for the conduct of the year 2012 congresses and national convention and, therefore, not acceptable to the commission.” LEADERSHIP gathered that the affected NWC members would tender their resignation this Thursday during the NEC meeting of the party wherein the party would accept the resignations and ratify the date for a fresh convention. Our correspondent further gathered while some NWC members like Metuh, Kwon, Mustapha and a few others will stage a peaceful comeback to the party’s leadership, others like Jaja - who came on the wings of Governor Amaechi -- have been marked to quit. NGF: 16 governors attend Jang meeting In spite of the invitation extended to the 36 state governors, only 16 yesterday attended the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) meeting summoned by factional chairman Jonah Jang. The 16 governors at the meeting were the same people that came for the opening of the new secretariat last month. Jang had summoned a meeting of the 36 governors following a walk-out by the finance commissioners from the states on the minister of state for finance over their dissatisfaction with the handling of the Federation Account Allocation Committee. But the elected chairman of the NGF, River State governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, asked his colleagues to ignore the meeting, warning Jang to stop impersonating him. However, most governors from the ruling PDP failed to honour Jang’s meeting yesterday, even though some ................ -CULLED FROM LEADERSHIP NEWS
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:47:55 +0000
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