PDP crisis beyond redemption– APC

Interim National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed

The All Progressives Congress has declared that the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party is beyond reconciliation.

Interim National Publicity Secretary, APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who stated this in Lagos, on Friday, declared that the “PDP has broken into pieces.”

A thunderous “Amen!” greeted the declaration by Mohammed, who addressed a congregation that attended the 8th edition of Town Hall meeting and graduation ceremony of Youth Empowerment and Skills Acquisition Scheme organised by the representative of Lagos-Central senatorial disctrict, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu.

He described the two events that occurred on July 31st and August 31st this year, as a watershed in the history of Nigeria.

He recalled that on July 31st, 2013, the Independent National Electoral Commission announced the birth of the APC while exactly a month later (August 31st), seven governors and other political bigwigs within the PDP staged a walk out from the party’s special convention in Abuja and announced the “New PDP”.

The August 31 saga, he said, marked the end of PDP’s regime in Nigeria because that would be the first time in the history of the country that seven governors and other party’s stalwarts will walk out on a sitting President.

The governors that staged the walkout included Alhaji Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), Mr. Rabiu Kwankwanso (Kano), Aliyu Babangida (Niger), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) and Mr. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers).

It would be recalled that efforts by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former maximum ruler, General Ibrahim Babangida, former Vice-President, Chief Alex Ekwueme, PDP ex-National Chairmen, PDP Chairman Board of Trustee, Chief Anthony Anenih and other leaders to resolve the crisis hit the rocks.

The Kawu Baraje-led faction of the PDP threatened to form a new party or align with another party if the Bamanga Tukur-faction did not yield to its demands.

The ‘New PDP’ demanded the sacking of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur; adding that President Jonathan forget his re-election ambition. It also demanded the Nigeria Governors Forum and Rivers State crises should be resolved; and the “harassment” of governors by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission should be stopped.