There are indications that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and nine governors have sent an application to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for the registration of a new political party.
Sources said the documents for the registration of the new party to be known as the Peoples Progressive Movement, PPM, are currently being scrutinised by INEC.
Some of the governors who joined Atiku to form the party include Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors dissatisfied with the leadership style of the Chairman of the party, Bamanga Tukur, and the insistence by President Goodluck Jonathan to go for a second term.
They are Governors Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa).
Others are Garba Umar, acting governor of Taraba State; Abdufatah Ahmed of Kwara State and Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State.
A source close to INEC revealed that the new party should have been registered along with the All Progressives Congress, APC, but INEC delayed the registration “for strategic reasons.’
Other politicians said to be sympathetic to the new party include the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal and some federal legislators.
When P.M.NEWS contacted Atiku’s spokesman, Shehu Garba, on the development, he neither denied nor confirmed it.
He simply promised to get back to us but could not before we went to press.
Atiku recently kicked against the exclusion of his name from the list of PDP delegates from Adamawa State for the party’s national convention on Saturday, 31 August, 2013.
It was not clear if Atiku would actualise his presidential ambition by contesting on the platform of the new party if it is eventually registered by INEC.
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This is what happens when there is no ideology and everybody wants to be leaders under any platform. From PDP to ACN to APC to PPM. Niger politicians sha
ReplyDeleteGreed, Born To Rule Syndrome,,,,, What Nigerians need now is Born To lead not Rule. If APC bring forth Northern Candidate What Will the Atiku Party Bring Forth ?????????????????? Boko Haram cannot remove GEJ...
ReplyDeleteBy 2015 Those who are against GEJ will know that GOD Has Chosen GEJ not Man.
Listen Emex,if God has chosen GEJ nd tnx r like this,it means God really wants to punish Nigerians.apart from security issue,pick one sector nd tell us the one that is viable,is it d high Level inpunity nd corruption,oil theft despite huge amount of money he paid militant to secure oil etc.my own observation is that he is clueless nd doesn't understand act of good governance.he just wakes up nd do what he sees in his dreams or what his political sychophants tell him.Naija cannot continue like this for another 4yrs ,the ship of this country wll totally sink.pple should vote a credible candidate 2015.PDp must go.
DeleteListen Emex,if God has chosen GEJ nd tnx r like this,it means God really wants to punish Nigerians.apart from security issue,pick one sector nd tell us the one that is viable,is it d high Level inpunity nd corruption,oil theft despite huge amount of money he paid militant to secure oil etc.my own observation is that he is clueless nd doesn't understand act of good governance.he just wakes up nd do what he sees in his dreams or what his political sychophants tell him.Naija cannot continue like this for another 4yrs ,the ship of this country wll totally sink.pple should vote a credible candidate 2015.PDp must go.
DeleteMr. Atiku, Mr. Confusion. Gov. Babagida, Sule, Amaechi, Nyako, Kwankwoso and Ahmed fatah. Beware! Bewarne! APC we know.
ReplyDeleteMy dear, u are very correct, everybody wants to be a leader but nobody wants to be the follower.
ReplyDeleteAll of them na Ashawo!!! Runing from one party to another end up wt an unfulfilld political ambition.Shame on all of U
ReplyDeleteIt is a common sense,pple cannot be a followers of those that r still supposed to be followers.GEJ supposed to be still a follower so that he can learn how to govern well nd nt to be clueless.he is just an opportunist,nd the nation is suffering from his kindergatin approach to governance.
DeleteAll of them na Ashawo!!! Runing from one party to another end up wt an unfulfilld political ambition.Shame on all of U
ReplyDeleteAll of them na Ashawo!!! Runing from one party to another end up wt an unfulfilld political ambition.Shame on all of U
ReplyDeletePls, can someone out there simply tell ṁ̭̥̈̅̄ƺ wot is d Real problem of dis guy called Atiku, 2 days ago, ur boss "OBJ" ironically talked abt ur greediness, power hunger n over ambïtiois of power, sir, year respond make ṁ̭̥̈̅̄ƺ know D̶̲̥̅̊ɑ̤̈̊† Ʊ are a big foooool. Anyway, I just wnt ur so called followers n my good 9has ro think b4 jump. This guy is nt d kind of person D̶̲̥̅̊ɑ̤̈̊† can pilot us ro d promised Land. Nt consistence n straight forward. RIP PDP. Scatter scatter.
ReplyDeleteAtiku na atiko! From PDP where he was Vice President for 8yrs to ACN where he was a founding father and later back to PDP now PPM? No ideology? Governors pls beware from a man who lacks vision and focus.
ReplyDeleteWhy not join hand with APC and push dis GEJ out instead of forming anoda party.
ReplyDeleteCan somebody remember me what happen in ondo state election thesame thing we happen to this asawo party come 2015....all of us want to become oga at thesame time and two master can not be in one motor.....it is our too know that is affecting us in this country....
ReplyDeleteHmmmm everybody here is right with ur point of view but nigerian political problem has gone very far from the way people are seeing it. In 20011 it were some people that supported the incumbent with the promise that he will not recontest inwhich he d president confirm now he changes his mind to go for second term because of his selfish interest. Take a look at the party people think is for them renders educated fellow useless and embraces the drop out, taout, hooligance etc inwhich these people are making a lot of money from there government and @ d end of the day u see them infront of their favorite musician and be spending d money anyhow cos they don't know d worth. In this same party we find one governor celebrating his birthday with almost 60million or more than that and their state people are living below $2 par day yet people are still praising them cos they don't open people's eyes to what's happening. The rulling party is worst they party that says is for the masses is bad then where to turn to. My conclusion I will rather implore nigerians to keep saying to ourselves that God bless nigeria everyday we wakeup. We are not praying for them but only praying for ourselves let's leave them to continue displaying their stupidity. When its time for them to account for what they are doing they will look for tears they will not get it. One rich man in a very poor family that is all of them are poor.
ReplyDeleteHmmmh. We r yet to undastand wat d bible really teaches abt human ruling themselves. Dts d reason y Jesus Christ encourages us to pray for God's kingdom to come, bcos ds kingdom is d only solution to man's problems. Pls, go nd study d book of first king very well, wen d Israelites demanded for a king frm God tru Samuel. God's reply? Satan is d ruler of ds world. All human govt r his tools. Only those dt strongly bliv dt God is d rightful ruler of ds universe would hv peace nd prospect of enjoyn is richness.
ReplyDeleteIf d'old men had fall us,we need leaders nt abt age but with integrity to pilot the affairs of our abundance resources in our country Nigeria.it nt abt party,because it d'same people wit no direction stil ever wanted to remain in power.bring ur constructive critizm n'contribution to our president n'other Governors n'stay out frm empties struggle for power.Power belong G0D
ReplyDeletei hope these stupid greedy polititians from the north are not gonna splitt the votes from the north again when south-south, south-east and south-west are uniting for jonna.why cant they join APC.THAT WAS HOW THEY LOST IN 2011
ReplyDeleteNigerian youths, can i sugest something? Can we organise all Nigeria Youth forom that is not under any political party & without influence of any politician?
ReplyDeleteMaybe through internet we organise everybody to fight all this criminals in goverment.
Because if we fold our hands & keep on talking talking, fighting for our ethnics, religions & tribes we will remain like this.
If we refuse to fight them because one Senator, Minister, Governor President e.t.c is from my family, kindred, town, L.G.A, constiency or State that means Nigeria will never move forward or may divide. Its only when youths come together & say enough is enough to all this greedy & heartless politicians that we will have a better future for this country. From ONYEMAUCHE ONYEBUCHI
I concur!!!
DeleteNIGERIANS Pls, let join this PARTY(PPM) & make NIGERIA a BETTER COUNTRY.
ReplyDeleteFrom my observations,it's time Nigerians forgot about this party thing & take a critical look at people who prospect to get into leadership positions in this country. In the past,when leadership responsibilities are imposed on people,they weep bcos they know they're to be servants to the people,they know know are nothing but sacrificial lambs to the people they are to lead. This are the virtues that has endeared the MADIBA,Nelson Mandela to his people today. Even in torment he stood his grounds for his people. Today,I don't know how many of you see the real intention to serve in all these people clamouring at the power corridors of this Nation. If I am to speak,I will say the fault is ours the electorate. It is when you know where you're going that you'll know when you 're being misled. A quarter of the things that happen in this country did not happen in countries where there are political unrest today. We swallow everything because we don't even know what we want. No wonder we sell our votes for as low as a bottle of beer,4 cubes maggi & a measure of salt. Our ignorance is the only reason why our politicians play us the way even the football has never been played in the round leather game. Take a litmus test in our political environment,stop a group of people in political rally,ask them to tell you the MANIFESTO of their party & why they think it's going to be beneficial them. You will be stunned at the level of Naivety & ignorance amongst our folks. Our people retain no past,as even convicts & people are obvious social treats come out,contest & win elections in my country. The moral standards of my people can only be compared to that of animals,most animals are even more virtuous than us. Today if you after holding a public office in Nigeria and you didn't steal enough to show for it,your people & the society will almost reject you. So many have been kicked out of office or even framed with grievous offences only because they prevented someone or some people from misappropriating public funds. And even cases that were so open,nobody cares. We all should feel some reasonable amount of guilt to the social & political status of this Nation.
ReplyDeleteWe must somehow forget about collective efforts and make sincere individual efforts to save this Nation. Every effort no matter how small is important. Start by speaking out & acting out the good part of you.....Chris Abara.
The more parties the merrier in a proper democratic setting. However I suspect that these gentlemen may inadvertently hand over power back to GEJ by splitting the bulk Northern votes that may have gone to Buhari and the APC. Lets watch the game.
ReplyDeleteIts about time OBJ gathers his political troops to fight the real political battle of his life because if either Buhari or Atiku wins, hmm I see him cooling off the rest of his natural life in Bama prisons!