"Call Jonathan to Order Now or We'll Dump PDP" – G-7 Governors Tell Obasanjo
It was a very angry G-7 governors team that met behind closed doors with
ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in his private residence in Abeokuta on
Monday. The governors told him point-blank that they were tired of the
"nonsense" going on in PDP under President Goodluck Jonathan and her
ready to leave.
But at the meeting in Abeokuta, which lasted about two hours, Obasanjo pleaded with the governors to give him some time to talk to Jonathan and see if he will reason with him.
Five of the G-7 governors who attended the meeting all drove in one car that was piloted by Rotimi Amaechi, the governor of Rivers State, while police escort followed behind.
Briefing reporters at the end of the meeting, Governor Aliyu, said: “You may recall that when issues started, we consulted our elders; so this is part of the consultation, more so that we are coming to the resolution of the matters."
“We believe that very soon - we’ve been discussing with the president, discussing about these matters and we believe after the lull of the pilgrimages, we are all back, so we needed to consult again to find out if there is any variable that has intervened and we are very happy things are going normal.”
Asked whether they were in Abeokuta to bid Obasanjo farewell preparatory to their rumoured defection to the APC, Aliyu said: “I don’t know about that. It’s just speculation.”
The governors urged Obasanjo to call Jonathan to order immediately otherwise they are living PDP for good.
“The governors have reached a point of no return, what could called crossing the Rubicon. The entire nation has seen that the president and Tukur are not ready for peace but violence...
“I can tell you that the governors and the leadership of the new PDP have made up their minds to call the president’s bluff because he has shown that he has no need for peace and prefers violence; and since we do not think it wise to go that way, the best thing is to avoid all cosmetic peace meetings and prepare for the worst he thinks he can do to stop us.”These were the words of the top member of the new PDP while giving a glimpse of their next move.
But at the meeting in Abeokuta, which lasted about two hours, Obasanjo pleaded with the governors to give him some time to talk to Jonathan and see if he will reason with him.
Five of the G-7 governors who attended the meeting all drove in one car that was piloted by Rotimi Amaechi, the governor of Rivers State, while police escort followed behind.
The meeting with Obasanjo came barely 24 hours after a police DPO
disrupted a private meeting of the G-7 governors held at the Kano
Governor’s Lodge in the Asokoro District of Abuja.
Briefing reporters at the end of the meeting, Governor Aliyu, said: “You may recall that when issues started, we consulted our elders; so this is part of the consultation, more so that we are coming to the resolution of the matters."
“We believe that very soon - we’ve been discussing with the president, discussing about these matters and we believe after the lull of the pilgrimages, we are all back, so we needed to consult again to find out if there is any variable that has intervened and we are very happy things are going normal.”
Asked whether they were in Abeokuta to bid Obasanjo farewell preparatory to their rumoured defection to the APC, Aliyu said: “I don’t know about that. It’s just speculation.”
The governors urged Obasanjo to call Jonathan to order immediately otherwise they are living PDP for good.
