Why Fintiri was stopped: the PDP govs’ connection Meanwhile, indications emerged that Fintiri was stopped by the influential PDP Governors’ Forum led by Akwa Ibom State governor Godswill Akpabio, fuelling speculations that his disqualification was deliberate.The governors had made frantic efforts to stop both Fintiri and Ribadu. While they hinged their reason for Fintiri’s as a move aimed at discouraging rebellion from other assembly speakers, that of Ribadu was seen as a yet-to-abate political rivalry. LEADERSHIP had exclusively reported, two weeks ago, that both the Presidency and the national leadership of the PDP were in a dilemma over Fintiri’s ambition. One of the PDP governors who spoke on the Adamawa race last week had warned that Fintiri’s ambition was a possible wrong signal to other speakers.“The ambition of the acting governor is very immoral and uncalled for. Apart from the wrong signals it might send to other speakers, it would alter the equation the party is looking at. It is a case of the devil and the deep blue sea. “But as a sitting governor, there is no way it could be mentioned to him pointedly that he should not run,” he said.Fintiri fights back, mulls plan BBut the acting governor is poised to fight back, it was learnt. In a move seen as plan B, Fintiri has already given indications to nine of the aspirants that he would back one of them. The nine aspirants who signed a protest letter against waiver for Ribadu, Marwa , Gundiri and Modibbo are Dr Umar Ardo, Senator Abubakar Girei, Dr Idi Hong, Alhaji Awwal Tukur and Ahmed Gulak.Others are Aliyu Kama , Jerry Kundisi, James Bawa and Andrawa Shawa. Leadership Sunday gathered that these nine aspirants will leave for Yola today in a chartered flight provided by Fintiri. They are to address the Joel Madaki-led state executive committee of the PDP at 3 pm today. Although details of Fintiri’s plans were sketchy last night, a source close to the nine aspirants confided in our correspondent that the acting governor would facilitate a hasty consensus arrangement that will throw up one aspirant to run against the trio of Ribadu, Marwa and Modibbo.
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 15:25:43 +0000
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