ADVERTISEMENT
  • The Membership Club
  • #EndSARS Dashboard
  • PT Hausa
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Premium Times Nigeria
  • Home
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • COVID-19
    • News Reports
    • Special Reports and Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • #EndSARS Dashboard
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • #PandoraPapers
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
  • Home
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • COVID-19
    • News Reports
    • Special Reports and Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • #EndSARS Dashboard
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • #PandoraPapers
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
Premium Times Nigeria
BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad
ADVERTISEMENT

Chairman, PDP Caretaker Committee, Sen Ahmed Makarfi, speaking to party faithful, at the PDP Secretariat after the supreme court upheld his position as the authentic leader of the party in Abuja on Wednesday (12/7/17). With him are Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State (L) and former Special Adviser to the President on Inter-party Affairs, Sen Ben Obi 03482/12/7/2017/Ernest Okorie/ICE/NAN

PDP convention: Crisis rocks North-west caucus over imposition of candidates

bySani Tukur
December 8, 2017
2 min read

Ahead of tomorrow’s elective national convention, the North-west caucus of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been rocked by crisis over alleged imposition of candidates by leaders of the party.

The meeting of the caucus which held at the Abuja residence of a former ambassador and minister, Aminu Wali, ended in disarray forcing the immediate past vice president, Namadi Sambo, to storm out of the meeting.

The PDP will on Saturday elect national officers that will run the affairs of the party for the next four years.

The North-west geopolitical zone was allocated the offices of National Secretary, National Woman Leader, Deputy National Treasurer and Deputy National Legal Adviser.

The caucus meeting which began Thursday evening lasted up to early morning on Friday.

It was attended by prominent politicians of the party from the zone.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that some top members of the PDP from the zone, led by Mr. Wali, decided for for the emergence of consensus candidates for all the positions allocated to the zone.

One of the aspirants to the office of deputy national legal adviser, Sani Mashi, said most of the attendees insisted that, “the days of impunity in the PDP are over and the internal democracy must be allowed to prevail”.

Mr. Mashi said all aspirants, who had already bought, filled and return their forms and were also successfully screened insisted that they will rather be defeated at Eagle Square than step down for any preferred candidate.

“They did not consult the aspirants, but will only call you with regimented finality to drop your ambition. That you either drop it or you can do what you want,” Mr. Mashi said.

He said the “authoritarian imposition” led to a stalemate in the meeting which subsequently ended in a deadlock.

“The immediate past Vice President Namadi Sambo eventually stormed out of the venue in protest,” he said.

Those who attended the meeting apart from Mr. Sambo include, former governors Ibrahim Shekarau, Attahiru Bafarawa, Sule Lamido, Ibrahim Shema and Ramalan Yaro.

Others include, Kabiru Turaki, Bello Halliru, Danjuma Laeh, Bello Hayatu Gwarzo,Ibrahim Sharu, Ibrahim Tsauri, Nenadi Usman and Baraka Sani among others.

It was also gathered that following the disagreements, the “hawks” in the meeting failed to impose a former senator, Ibrahim Tsauri from Katsina, over Abubakar Mustapha and Nenadi Usman for the post of National Secretary.

Similarly, Baraka Usman from Kano, who is interested in the position of National Woman Leader was told to step down for an “unknown Mariya Bala Waziri”, but she refused.

“The group also made a futile attempt to impose Wada Masu, an office clerk to Aminu Wali for the post of Deputy National Treasurer over Alh. Aminu Bala, a seasoned geologist and political administrator,” one of the leaders who attended the meeting said.

  • WhatsApp
  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Telegram
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pocket

CITIZEN-FM AD


Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.

For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.

By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.

Donate


TEXT AD: Why women cheat: what every Nigerian man should know







PT Mag Campaign AD

Previous Post

Medical directors sue Abuja area council over ‘illegal charges’

Next Post

Anti-Corruption Day: Publish names, amount stolen by corrupt persons, CSOs urge Nigerian govt

Sani Tukur

Sani Tukur

More News

Isah Ashiru

Updated: Court clears Kaduna PDP gubernatorial aspirant of an allegation of certificate forgery

May 20, 2022
Atiku Abubakar

How my parents migrated to Adamawa State – Atiku

May 20, 2022
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal

Alleged blasphemy: Tambuwal lifts curfew on Sokoto metropolis

May 20, 2022
All Progressives Congress (APC)

Kano lawmaker who defected to NNPP makes U-turn, returns to APC

May 20, 2022
The tragedy called Zamfara State, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

Zamfara PDP denies suspension of it chairman

May 20, 2022
Nigeria map showing Kebbi State

FG resumes Conditional Cash Transfer payments to Kebbi beneficiaries

May 20, 2022
Next Post
EFCC operative used to illustrate the story

Anti-Corruption Day: Publish names, amount stolen by corrupt persons, CSOs urge Nigerian govt

Chidinma and Demola in the film

Singer, Chidinma, makes Nollywood debut

Leave Comment

Search

AUN-PT Ad





Transport-Technology


Stanbic Ad


Access Bank Ad





Glo Ad


Subscribe to News via Email

Enter your email address and receive notifications of news by email.

Join 1,842,622 other subscribers.

Advertisement






netherland biz school Advert



Zenith Advert

ADVERTISEMENT

Our Digital Network

  • PT Hausa
  • Election Centre
  • Human Trafficking Investigation
  • Centre for Investigative Journalism
  • National Conference
  • Press Attack Tracker
  • PT Academy
  • Dubawa
  • LeaksNG
  • Campus Reporter

Resources

  • Oil & Gas Facts
  • List of Universities in Nigeria
  • LIST: Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
  • NYSC Orientation Camps in Nigeria
  • Nigeria’s Federal/States’ Budgets since 2005
  • Malabu Scandal Thread
  • World Cup 2018
  • Panama Papers Game
  • Our Digital Network
  • About Us
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Data & Infographics
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • #PandoraPapers
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Health
    • COVID-19
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • #EndSARS Dashboard
  • Projects
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • Parliament Watch
    • AGAHRIN
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
  • Opinion
  • The Membership Club
  • Dubawa
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

Our website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.