THE pioneering national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Okwesileze Nwodo’s awareness of the original focus of the party can hardly be questioned.

Their Common features Indeed, Jonathan and Atiku have a few things in common. They were both born in the month of November. While Jonathan was born on November 20, 1957, Atiku, his main and primary political opponent, was sired on November 25, 1946.

SENATOR Jonathan Zwingina, former deputy Senate majority leader, was in the Senate between 1999-2007. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, member has incorporated an NGO, the Centre for Development, to engage in capacity building for the legislature at state and national levels.

Alhaji Lam Adesina, a former governor of Oyo State and chieftain of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, is highly optimistic that the Ghana magic that took power from the incumbent and gave it to opposition in the former Gold Coast’s last presidential election will play out in Nigeria in 2011. In this interview, he said among others that any attempt to rig the 2011 elections would be met with trouble and cataclysm. Excerpts:

IN 2007 Comrade Abba Moro was the Benue State coordinator of the Yar’Adua/Jonathan election campaign organization and former leader of ALGON. Today he is Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi and he is currently the Director General of the Senator David Mark’s Re-Election Campaign Organization.