PDP Certificate of Registration Missing, Obasanjo, Atiku, Lamido Fingered: There is confusion in the Presidency over the whereabouts of the registration certificate of the Peoples Democratic Party. The Independent National Electoral Commission issues certificates of registration to all registered political parties. But the Presidency, in the battle to secure its hold on the PDP, has sought, without success, for the certificate of registration of the party. Sources in the Presidency told The Eagle Online that attempts to trace the certificate has been futile. But sources said the Presidency has narrowed the search for the certificate to three political gladiators within the party. They are former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido. However, the source said it is very unlikely that the certificate will be with Obasanjo as he was still in Yola Prison in Adamawa State when the party was registered. It was gathered that the belief in the Presidency was that the faction of the PDP that broke away on Saturday owing to complaints about the handling of its Special National Convention, must be banking on possessing the certificate to win the battle for the ownership of the party. A source said that the decision of President Goodluck Jonathan to pacify the breakaway faction was because of the belief that with the certificate of registration in its possession, winning a court battle would be easy. Abubakar and Lamido are part of the breakaway faction under the chairmanship of Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:11:39 +0000
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