Outgoing president olusegun obasanjo had been campaigning for tunde ogbeha to become national secretary of the pdp, which may have been the reason for ogbeha decision, but eventually he gave his support to alhaji abubakar kawu baraje as pdp secretary. From baraje, a sermon on apcs travails, survival the. We are aware that a number of sarakis aides and close allies have left apc for the peoples democratic party pdp. A chieftain of pdp and former acting chairman of the party, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, has called for dialogue among various groups. The peoples democratic party is a political party in nigeria. The peoples democratic party and governance in nigeria, 1999 2007 pdf. Most of these leaders not only delivered their states to the apc at the elections, some of the governors were also assigned specific responsibilities to ensure that other states were also delivered to the apc in the 2015 elections.
Below is the full text of a speech by the new factional chairman of the peoples democratic, abubakar kawu baraje, at a press conference in abuja. In the first place, it still boggles ones mind why and how abubakar kawu baraje and his cohorts had come to the erroneous conclusion that carrying their burden of partisan politicking to the two chambers of the national assembly, which comprise the pdp and nonpdp members alike, would provide the panacea for whatever perceived or imagined. Alhaji abubakar kawu baraje who gave the partys position lamented that some elders who. Abubakar kawu baraje news latest breaking stories and top. As a patriotic group that cares about the present and future of our great country and that wants president goodluck ebele jonathan to succeed, the abubakar kawu baraje led.
Okwesilieze nwodo secretary general alhaji abubakar kawu baraje founded. She served as chairperson, adamawa state chapter of all progressives congress and she is the first female state chairperson of a registered major political party in nigeria. Con alhaji abubakar kawu baraje national chairman national secretary. Recent events, first with the orchestrated crisis in the nigeria governors forum, suspension and expulsion of pdp leaders, including serving governors without fair hearing and. Vice president, alhaji atiku abubakar and a number of party leaders broke. Former protem chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp and leader of the npdp that merged with five political parties to form the all progressives congress apc alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, says dialogue remains the only panacea to solve increasing insecurity in nigeria. Presidency and politics of rotation nigerian voice.
It was reported that highlights of the programme include presentation of meritorious awards to sen. The abubakar baraje led faction of the party, backed by seven governors, former vice president atiku abubakar, and more than three dozen serving federal lawmakers, asked a lagos court on monday to. All 26 other candidates, including egwu and anyim, withdrew in favor of ogbulafor. The group who were led by former acting pdp national chairman, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, while speaking to journalists at the party headquarters over their discussion with apc national chairman chief john odigieoyegun on the issue said it.
Remember how you want history to judge your tenures. I like to share one or two things that will probably summarise the former president jonathan. In the political history of our dear country since independence in 1960, the pdp is the only party that has united nigerians across all the geopolitical zones. Recent events, first with the orchestrated crisis in the nigeria governors forum, suspension and expulsion of pdp leaders, including serving governors without fair hearing and complete.
He said the adoption of campaign slogan, otoge which. News agency of nigeria nan reports that highlights of the programme include presentation of meritorious awards to sen. Alhaji kawu baraje, alhaji bamanga tukur and alhaji ahmadu adamu. I later met with prince oyinlola and alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, the national secretary and chairman respectively. Evidence of non involvement with thuggery, association with cults, ethnic militias. I have always read a lot about nigeria and in fact, many, many years ago, i was a school teacher in kenya in the 70s. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Must be published by a flatheaded man, go to kwara nd u will see obas. Spread the lovefor former deputy governor of osun state, titi laoyetomori and prince michael ponle, their marital status changed when they married a few days ago. Apcs horsetrading, intrigues to keep npdp blueprint. Abubakar kawu baraje news latest breaking stories and.
Must demonstrate capacity and history of respecting contending views. Vicepresident atiku abubakar to declare a new pdp with alhaji abubakar kawu baraje as its chairman. The peoples democratic party pdp is a major contemporary political party in nigeria. Senate president bukola saraki said yesterday that former president goodluck jonathan was not prepared for leadership. The progressive governors forum pgf welcome the pdp split of august 31, 20 and the emergence of abubakar kawu baraje led pdp as a necessary and inevitable result of repressive rule of the pdp. Expdp members in apc spoiling for a fight the national chairman all progressives congress apc national headquarters abuja.
And on september 9, 20, i was announced as the national publicity secretary of the new pdp. I have been a student of africa and african history for a long time. Binta masi garba born 17 april 1967 is a nigerian politician, businesswoman and administrator, serving as the senator of adamawa north senatorial district of adamawa state since 2015. The group, in the letter signed by abubakar kawu baraje, former national chairman of npdp and olagunsoye oyinlola. Political parties and intra party conflict in nigerias fourth republic. Alhaji abubakar kawu baraje handed over the mantle of leadership of the ruling pdp to alhaji bamanga tukur on tuesday. Vicepresident, alhaji atiku abubakar and a number of party leaders broke.
The affront, last week, on president goodluck jonathan and the leadership of the ruling peoples democratic party, pdp, was, perhaps, the most tendentious action ever driven by any. When alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, then acting national chairman of the ruling peoples democratic party pdp led some serving governors and other prominent members of the party away from their. The abubakar baraje led faction of the party, backed by seven governors, former vice president atiku abubakar, and more than three dozen serving federal lawmakers, asked a. Pdp plunges into deeper crisis as peace effort fails. Dialogue necessary to end insecurity in nigeria baraje. Bola tinubu, alhaji sani zangondaura and alhaji abubakar kawu baraje among others. List of 57 house of rep members who broke away from pdp. Kawu barajes npdp appears again, issues 7days ultimatum. Unilorin committed to conserving ilorin cultural heritage.
The experience of the peoples democratic party pdp. Ahead of 2011 general election, the peoples democratic party pdp seems to be enmeshed in crisis over which geopolitical zone of the country should fly the partys presidential flag. Meanwhile, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje was elected as national secretary. At a press briefing in abuja, abubakar kawu baraje, a former acting national chairman of the pdp, was announced as the leader of the new faction of the party. Fiftyseven members of the house of representatives have declared their support for the faction of the peoples democratic party, which has alhaji abubakar kawu baraje as national chairman. In this piece, bode olagoke looks at the horsetrading and intrigues to keep the group in the apc just like they made history when the group left people democratic. I remember when i was then senator and i came across this issue of fuel subsidy and the way the country was losing close to about n1. Laoyetomori, who was deputy to former governor of osun state, ogbeni raufaregbesola took another shot at marriage after her previous marriage to a professor that produced four kids. Baraje calls for dialogue to solve nigerias security. It won every presidential election between 1999 and 2011, and was until the 2015 elections, the governing party in the fourth republic although in some cases, amid a few controversial electoral circumstances.
Peoples democratic party in the fourth republic of. Mohammed and later kawu baraje were appointed as acting national chairmen. Have a story to tell, or images to share on interesting nigeria news. The fidau prayer for the late mother of a leader of the group new peoples democratic party, npdp, abubakar kawu baraje turned into a. In 2011, after the peoples democratic party saw members defect for the action congress of nigeria, some political commentators suspected that the pdp would lose the presidency. Hakeem baba ahmed has withdrawn his membership from apc, the statement continued. It has won every presidential elections since 1999, and is the dominant party in the fourth republic amidst controversial circumstances. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about abubakar kawu baraje from nigeria and the world on today. I became confused when i was told that other governors and chieftains of the new party wanted to recruit a very visible. Jonathan tunde ogbeha is a retired general from kogi state, nigeria, who was administrator of akwa ibom state and then of bendel state during the military rule of general ibrahim babangida 19851993. One of the books i had to teach to kenyan students was things fall apart by chinua achebe. The mystery of buhari amaechi union and the jonathan. The leadership of the peoples democratic party, pdp, says there was no gangup in the national working committee, nwc, to remove the acting national chairman, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje.
Baraje calls for dialogue to solve nigerias security challenges. Request for redressing of grievances of the former new pdp block within the all progressives congress apc we the members of the all progressives congress apc, who moved over from the. For example, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje has returned to his former home in pdp. Abubakar kawu baraje, new factional chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp, read this public annunciation speech at a press. Pdp and the violation of democratic principles, by abubakar kawu. Its policies generally lie towards the centreright of the political spectrum. In the last one month, the all progressives congress has been polarised by the demands of the faction the peoples democratic party, which formed foundation of the party in the runup to the 2015 general elections. We wish to state that by this statement, we pledge our loyalty and support to the new pdp under the able chairmanship of alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, the deputy chairman, dr sam sam jaja, national secretary, prince. Kindly indulge us to offer a brief reminder of the history of events that led to the victory of the apc in the 2015 general elections and the presidential election in particular. We wish to state that by this statement, we pledge our loyalty and support to the new pdp under the able chairmanship of alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, the deputy chairman, dr sam sam jaja. His latest book, party constitutions and political. The governing all progressives congress apc, and members of a bloc within the party, known as the new peoples democratic party npdp, led by abubakar kawu baraje, will be meeting with the vice president, professor yemi osinbajo, on monday. The way jonathan reacted to oil scams shook me saraki. Jonathan was not prepared for leadership, not desperate.
Pdf political parties and intra party conflict in nigerias fourth. Former acting national chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, has called for dialogue among various interest groups, individuals, governments and security agencies on how best to solve nigerias seemingly intractable security challenges, lamenting that the unabated security problems and mass killings of innocent citizens are becoming too worrisome. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. Working papers nrn working paper no 1 a survey of the muslims of nigerias north central geopolitical zone philip ostien download pdf format nrn working paper no 2 overview of islamic actors in northeastern nigeria muhammad nur alkali, abubakar kawu monguno, ballama shettima mustafa download pdf format nrn working paper no 14 existing. The press briefing was attended by at least seven governors including those of kano, sokoto, rivers, jigawa, kwara, adamawa, and niger. Atiku abubakar archives page 40 of 41 premium times. Pdf i ntra party conflict is one of the features of party politics. Nigeria research network publications oxford department. Patterns and dynamics of party politics in nigerias fourth republic, edition. It was a watershed moment in nigerias political history.
Abubakar kawu baraje said the people of kwara state especially the ilorin indigenes would resist attempt to cede the state to the west in the forthcoming elections. Bamanga tukur con born 15 september 1935 is a prominent nigerian businessman and. Recipient of the posthumous awards also included late alhaja jeminatu isama and late alhaja aishat sulugambari. The immediate past acting national chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp alhaji abubakar kawu baraje has charged the federal government to ensure that about 80. Committee and a former national chairman of pdp alhaji abubakar kawu baraje. Analysis anyone who thinks that alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, national chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp is enjoying life at the moment must be joking.
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