The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party may take a turn for the worse as the Presidency and the Federal Capital Territory Administration intensify actions against “rebel” members of the party.



It was gathered on Monday that while the Presidency was set to remove such rebel members holding board appointments, the FCTA was determined to ensure that more governors sympathetic to the Alhaji Abubakar Barage-led New PDP lose their landed properties in Abuja.

One of the seven governors in the New PDP, Rabiu Kwakwanso of Kano State, had a choice piece of land allocated to him in Maitama District, Abuja, revoked by the FCTA on Saturday.

It was also gathered that the FCTA was also set to remove what it termed “illegal structures on the land” measuring about 2,500 square metres.

The others known as rebel governors are: Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa); Babangida Aliyu (Niger); Rotimi Ameachi (Rivers); Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara); and Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto).

The measures being targeted at the rebel governors by Presidency include the removal of their nominees from boards of federal parastatals and the withdrawal of any form of government patronage.

Members of the New PDP, who currently enjoy government patronage in terms of contracts, are likely to become the worst hit.

A source in the Presidency said that Baraje, who is the chairman of the board of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, would soon lose the job.

The source, who pleaded anonymity because he was not authorised to speak with the media on the issue, said, “This is just the beginning. We have pleaded with them and we have even made concessions but they are adamant. It will soon be their turn to beg.”

Although the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matter, Ahmed Gulak, and the Special Adviser to the FCT Minister, Mr. Nosike Ogbuenyi, who confirmed the revocation of Kwakwanso’s land denied that it had a political undertone, the New PDP disagreed.

Gulak,who said the Presidency was not involved in the fate of the aggrieved governors, said that Kwakwanso’s land allocation was revoked because he built on Green Area and thereby bastardised the master plan of the FCT.

He denied knowledge of plan to sack members of the New PDP serving on the boards of federal agencies, but said the honourable thing he expected the likes of Baraje to do was to resign their appointments before fighting the person that appointed them.

He said, “I am not aware of any plan to sack those of them on boards of government agencies but if I were Baraje, I would have resigned my appointment before fighting the person that appointed me. That is the honourable thing to do.”

The National Publicity Secretary of the New PDP, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze, said the “desperation” being shown by the Bamanga Tukur-led PDP was not different from what obtained during the military era.

He said Nigeria was currently experiencing a military regime under the guise of democracy because party members were being hounded for daring to hold a different opinion.

Eze said ,“This is no longer democracy; we are experiencing a military regime under the guise of democracy.

“It is very unfortunate that while we are crying about democracy to the outside world and the need to entrench democracy here, we are fighting our fellow democrats just because of their political beliefs.”

According to him, those currently at the helm of affairs must realise that no matter the ferocity of their attacks on members and sympathisers of the New PDP, the PDP must be returned to its original owners.

He said, “If revoking the landed properties of our members in Abuja and elsewhere is all they can do, they should look for better things to do.

“If this is the way they want to rule Nigeria in 2015, we will do everything legally possible to ensure that no military exposed mentality will have its way.

“Let them go ahead and use this opportunity to fully expose themselves to the Nigerian people, we must elect people who will truly serve Nigerians and not those who will serve themselves.”

But Ogbuenyi claimed that Kwakwanso’s allocation was revoked because the governor violated the Land Use Act by encroaching on a green area.

Asked if the building on the land would be demolished, he replied, “When we get to that river, we will cross it.”

http://www.nigerianeye.com/2013/10/fg-set-to-move-against-rebel-govs-baraje.html

Nice move GEJ don't allow them to desecrate the green areas of Abuja

Politricks na real dirty game

I think Baraje and co needs a copy of the powers of a C in C of a nation!!!!!

You cannot fight the gods and yet wonder why you are experiencing misfortune in your life. If you are stupid enough to challenge the gods to a fight, then you should be courageous enough to endure the inevitable lashes of ill luck and victimization that fate would assault you with.

manuelzz: I think Baraje and co needs a copy of the powers of a C in C of a nation!!!!!

I thought they said this man is a retardeen!! LOL

It is long over due. Nigeria either sink or swim come 2015.

And you think my GEJ is slow. We'll deal with all of you. Miscreants

And we are suppose to be living in a democracy? Long live generalissimo goodluck ebele jonathan.

Symphony007: And we are suppose to be living in a democracy? Long live generalissimo goodluck ebele jonathan.

Yesooo may he live long.When he was playing by the rules you call him 'clueless' ,'retardeen' now let the games begin

chukwudi44:

Yesooo may he live long.When he was playing by the rules you call him 'clueless' ,'retardeen' now let the games begin

playin what rules? He has been a crook from the beginning. A crook with a harmless persona. Even before his boss died he was already plotting to overtake the presidency. As acting president(not president) he has already started sacking ministers who opposed him as vice president. His wife had started draging land with first lady turia. Played by what rules? The ameachi he is fighting today, did'nt he give him all the support and resources to destroy austin okpara's PDP faction that was supporting atiku in 2010? He will get what's coming to him.

Symphony007: playin what rules? He has been a crook from the beginning. A crook with a harmless persona. Even before his boss died he was already plotting to overtake the presidency. As acting president(not president) he has already started sacking ministers who opposed him as vice president. His wife had started draging land with first lady turia. Played by what rules? The ameachi he is fighting today, did'nt he give him all the support and resources to destroy austin okpara's PDP faction that was supporting atiku in 2010? He will get what's coming to him.

Lol bros cool down naaa.BTW what is comming to him

While I expect the likes of Baraje to resign voluntarily from Board positions based on moral grounds, it is very dangerous for a democratic government to use the powers at its disposal to harass, intimidate and punish opponents.


So many actions of the government towards the New PDP folks are politically motivated: grounding of private jets, sealing of offices including a Governor's lodge, revocation of landed properties, use of police to restrict movement, etc.

Power is transient and and should be used responsibly.

chukwudi44: Nice move GEJ don't allow them to desecrate the green areas of Abuja

Politricks na real dirty game

Bia Chukwudi, I need to rest today. I don't want to laugh too much biko.
@ topic, Baraje is like nza the bird who after eating too much challenged his personal chi to a wrestling competition.
GEJ Is not "clueless" and "without balls " like some people think. The man sabi manifest like ogbanje in ways one least expects.
BTW,fresh air to Nigerians during this Sallah and until 2019!

Kpakam!