Beware of our political enemies, PDP govs warn Mu’azu Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have cautioned the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, against romancing their political enemies. The governors, at a closed-door meeting with Mu’azu at the Wadata Plaza national headquarters of the party in Abuja on Wednesday, were said to have reminded him of the agreements that brought him to office. The agreements that paved the way for the former Bauchi State governor to the Wadata Plaza include non -interference in the party structure in the state and that he (Mu’azu) should not romance some of former governors who were serving when he was in charge in Bauchi State. Our correspondent gathered that the governors did not mention the enemies during the meeting which a source described as “historical.” The governors that met with Mu’azu were those of Delta, Akwa Ibom, Niger, Cross River, Kogi, Abia, Katsina, Kebbi, Bayelsa, Gombe, Plateau and Kaduna states. Taraba State was represented by its acting governor while Sokoto and Jigawa states were represented by their deputy governors. Those of Bauchi, Enugu, Enonyi and Benue states were however absent. Barely 24 hours ago, one of them, the Akwa Ibom State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Godswill Akpabio, warned Mu’azu to be wary of politicians that he described as “Metropolitan politicians.’’ “Those who have access to the (Presidential) Villa and Wadata Plaza are not those that will get the votes that will put the PDP in power in 2015,”Akpabio had told the PDP national chairman. One of the governors, who was at the meeting confirmed to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, that they reminded Mu’azu of “our deal that brought him to power.” He said, “We know that as a former governor he is still relating with those who were his colleagues between 1999 and 2007. Some of them are our political enemies. “But in doing that, we asked him not to do that to our detriment because we know those former governors would also want to get across to him. “We know he would still be in discussion with some of these men. That’s why we asked him to be careful and tread softly.” He said that Mu’azu promised not to betray them in whatever form and that he urged them (the governors), not to listen to rumours. It is a known fact that some of the serving governors are not in good terms with their predecessors. The governors include Akpabio and his predecessor, Obong Victor Attah; Babangida Aliyu(Niger) and Abdulkadir Kure; Theodore Orji(Abia) and Orji Kalu; Ibrahim Dankwambo(Gombe) and Danjuma Goje; Sullivan Chime(Enugu) and Chimaroke Nnamani. Mu’azu later spoke at the National Working Committee room of the party in Wadata Plaza. He again appealed to the PDP governors to beg their colleagues who defected to the All Progressives Congress to return. Mu’azu said that he would be happy to see the five governors, who had vowed to remain in their new party, back in the PDP. The five governors are Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers); Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); Rabiu Kwakwanso(Kano), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara) and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa). Mu’azu said he was happy with the visit of the governors, which came a day after Akpabio led a delegation of the PDP stateholders in Akwa Ibom State to the Wadata Plaza. He said, “As you know, our governors are our garrison commanders in our various states. We are very happy with them and we are very proud of them. “But we want to appeal to them to particularly be patient at this moment of our history. You will see and hear what you do not like. Rumour mongers are around working but God will always guide us. “Secondly, I want to appeal to you all to continue to appeal to your colleagues that had decided to leave home for an unknown destination to please come back home. Our doors are still wide open and our house is big enough for all of them to come in. “In a family like ours, there is bound to be conflict but the ability to resolve it, is what will stand us out. I, therefore, want to appeal to you, to please speak to your colleagues to come back home.” Earlier, Akpabio had expressed the hope that the five defected governors would return to the PDP. He said, “We are here as PDP governors’ forum to pay a congratulatory visit. We are about 18 and we hope to have more by bringing back some of our members who crossed over to the other side. “The opposition is even happy with your emergence as the national chairman of our great party. We hope that the party will be stronger. We, as field commanders, as
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 04:31:41 +0000
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