How Jonathan handed aggrieved govs the excuse they needed
It was an opportunity and they grabbed it with both hands.
The aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, (G-7) wanted a reason to dump their party and they were handed one by no other person than President Goodluck Jonathan himself.
And although some of the seven governors explained that they all knew that Jonathan was not prepared to meet with them and resolve the issues that gave rise to the crisis, given his body language and the sustained acts of impunity arising from the party leadership, they waited for the appropriate time.
PENGASSAN petitions Jonathan on kidnap, killing of oil workers
ABUJA—PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, PENGASSAN, has petitioned President Goodluck Jonathan over increasing kidnap and killing of oil workers in Niger Delta Region especially in Rivers State, threatening to withdraw members from the region should government fail to take urgent steps to protect workers.
Bode George drums support for President Jonathan
A former Deputy National Chairman, PDP-South, Olabode George, has urged members of the party to drop their grievances and unite in the interest of the party and the nation.
Jonathan promises cheaper loans for farmers, targets rice sufficiency by 2015
*Launches Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme…
ABUJA—President Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday, promised to provide very low interest loans to farmers. He made the promise while declaring open the 19th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, where he also launched the Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme, YEAP, designed to attract more youths into the agricultural sector.
Rebellion, panic engulf PDP as Jonathan meets rebel governors, others
*Obasanjo urges Baraje faction to return
*They are jokers — Babatope…
ABUJA—The Bamanga Tukur-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was thrown into panic, Sunday, a day after seven governors on the platform of the ruling party broke out to form a parallel executive of the party. The panic was being fuelled by reports of the rebellion swelling to include party officials disenchanted with the outcome of last Saturday’s convention.
PDP:The path to disintegration
The ‘evil’ omen had for long clouded the party, but no one really expected the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to split on its 15th anniversary.
