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  • Why S/West lost PDP National Chairman – Makarfi

    Why S/West lost PDP National Chairman – Makarfi

    Former caretaker chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has disclosed that the Southwest did not have any consensus candidate that why they lost the chairmanship position of the party.

    The PDP had on Saturday elected Prince Uche Secondus from the South South as the party’s new National Chairman.

    Speaking to Channels TV on Monday, the former Kaduna State governor said a damaging campaign led by an unnamed individual affected the South West negatively.

    “Somebody signs on behalf of other candidates and say ‘we now have a consensus candidate and please support him’ and another going round and saying ‘no, we don’t have a consensus candidate’.

    “The whole issue of the south-west was its inability to put itself in order in good time. And then allowing some characters that cannot stand up in terms of credibility to occupy the political and media landscape; all kinds of abuses.

    “And we cautioned them that that negative campaign by one individual was damaging them as people and members of the PDP and they needed to call that person to order. Still, they never called him to order.”

  • Bode George should be next PDP National Chairman – Ebenezer Babatope

    A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Ebenezer Babatope, on Sunday gave credence to the chairmanship ambition of the former deputy chairman of the party, Bode George.

    Mr. Babatope, a former director of organisation in the defunct Obafemi Awolowo’s Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that he was fully in support of Mr. George’s ambition.

    He described the former chairman of Nigerian Port Authority as the best man for the vacant chairmanship slot of the PDP based on his fatherly figure.

    “We will struggle hard to produce a strong, effective and result-oriented party chairman, in fact, the Supreme Court’s verdict has affirmed Ahmed Makarfi as the real power house of PDP.

    “We are now expecting another chairman and we are going to get that. I am giving my full support for the chairmanship position to George because he is the most experienced.

    “George being my choice does not, however, have overriding opinion over other members of the party, everybody is welcome to support the candidates of their choice.

    “I am picking George because of his experience as a party faithful who will ensure reconciliation of all aggrieved members of the party. Experience is the best teacher,’’ Mr. Babatope said.

    Mr. Babatope, also a former Minister of Transport and Aviation during the late General Sani Abacha’s administration, advised that whoever emerged as the PDP chairman should ensure full reconciliation of all the members.

    “Whoever emerges as the chairman of PDP must ensure the full reconciliation of all the members. We need a full house now to fulfil the yearnings of the party.

    “The chairman should be a rallying point who will be father to all and I know George very well, he is up to the task.