The Abubakar Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today alleged that the Bamanga Tukur faction is attempting to pursue President Goodluck Jonathan’s ambition of running for the presidency again by bribing members of the House of Representatives with $25,000 each.
In a statement in Abuja, the group advised President Jonathan to call his men to order so that they do not plunge the country into avoidable chaos and in order to avoid portraying his administration as promoting corruption to high heavens.It said that the advice had become necessary following the uncovering of the plot to bribe the Representatives to get them to pass a vote of confidence on President Jonathan, as well as quickly impeaching Speaker Aminu Tambuwal and some other principal officers for their alleged sympathy for the faction.
The statement was signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze. It further alleged that the Tukur faction is working with some Presidency officials on the scheme.
"Part of their strategy is to place advertisements in major national newspapers in the country starting from next week, praising a non-performing Presidency to the high heavens so as to water the ground for President Jonathan’s expected declaration for the 2015 presidential contest,” it said. “Each member is expected to receive 25,000 USD (about N2.5M) to sign the advertorial endorsing the President.”
It said the plan also includes commencing the impeachment of principal officers of the House after the publication of the adverts. “We are aware of the identities of those involved in this shady business being coordinated by an influential member of the discredited Tukur faction from the Southern part of the country.
"Sadly, this is happening at a time when poverty is ravaging the land and our children are kept at home because of the refusal of the Federal Government to keep the agreement it reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities since 2009.
"Passing a Vote of Confidence on President Jonathan and celebrating him in the papers as these undemocratic elements plan to do is not only insensitive but also amounts to celebrating the death traps called federal roads and celebrating darkness after the billions of naira squandered on a non-functional power sector."
The group added that the impunity associated with the Tukur-led PDP is yet another proof that the party is now in a desperate situation where the failed politicians are capable of doing anything in order to achieve their evil aims, adding, “But they will surely fail.”
It urged its members all over the world to continue with fasting and prayers as they collectively seek God’s face on how to resolve the orchestrated crisis in their great party and thus minimize the heavy toll which it is taking on the Jonathan administration.
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You pple shld go and rest, human being we just complain when the bribe is not coming to us, can you tell Nigerians how many times you collected bribe just to be where you are? All of you are the same pple, selfishness is our major problem...
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ReplyDeleteis a lier when the major of the members of the house of reps are oppositions mostly APC i no they cant do that baraje faction is a faill find anoder thing t
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Baraje,pls you guys should stop making fools of yourselfs. All these stupid drama from you people will not lead you anywhere,we the mases knew long ago that most of you guys in both fanctions of that good for notting party (pdp) are more dangerous than an armed robber. Giving bribe for the aim of achiving someones selfish intrest, am sure is part of pdp‘s idoelogy and i dont think is any big deal to you guys in that stupid party (pdp) because it happened during obasonjo‘s regime on severall occations. It also happened in 2011 when this same jonathan declare his intention to contest and you idiots are in that same stupid party (pdp) and nobody complain or challenged him only now that you were deprieved of your evil and personel intrest that you knew there is bribery and corruption in pdp. I see most of you guys in that evil party (pdp) as mere movie stars or even better drama group. What a shameless and irresponsible human beings we have as leaders, Mtwssss!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Nigerians still listen or read anything about this Criminals ????? The G7 are drowning men,, and they will all be put to shame just in no distance time.
ReplyDeleteThe worst of them all is Rotimi Ameachi,, because people like Aliu Babangida cannot do what Ameachi is doing to their zone...Stroggling to remove his own brother from office... NOT EVEN FOR THE INTEREST OF NIGERIANS BUT FOR HIS SELF.
KANO LGA, NIGERIA'S PROBLEM is not POLITICAL PARTY but, the POLITICIANS themselves. SO PDP, APC, CNN! As long as it is the same old POLICIANS or their god sons. that are members of that PARTY, We shall still get the results. So Kano LGA stop abusing PDP, while promoting APC. Make I no call U MUMU!
ReplyDeleteThis accusation is nonsense, what is $25000 to a member of House of Representatives? .Sometimes these G7 members talk like if something is wrong with their brains.
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ReplyDeleteClueless el-"madman"-matosky again...hope say ur family no get 2 of ur kind cos dat wld be a generational malfunction...u worse I swear...never facing issues..just ranting like a rabid dog..
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