Twenty-six serving Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
yesterday hailed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, six
northern governors who stormed out of the venue of Saturday’s
Special National convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP
and Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers state for the formation
of a parallel executive of the party with Alhaji Abubakar Kawu
Baraje as national chairman, Dr. Sam Sam Jaja as Deputy National
Chairman and Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as National Secretary.
The senators in a statement yesterday said that , “By this decision
that no doubt provides a soothing balm that will calm frail nerves
in the party, you have written your names in gold and will be
remembered in our political history as men that stood to save the
party and Nigeria’s democracy.
“We heartily rejoice with our patriots and eminent Nigerians led
by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar GCON, and the
Governors of Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, Aliyu
Wammako, (Sokoto), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Sule Lamido
(Jigawa), Muazu Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Abdul Fattah Ahmed
(Kwara), and Chibuike Amaechi (Rivers), for the bold, swift and
courageous step to reposition the People’s Democratic Party under
a new leadership.
“We congratulate the new chairman, Alhaji Abdulahi Kawu
Baraje, the Deputy Chairman, Dr Sam Sam Jaja, National
secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinola and other members of the
National Executive Committee for their emergence as leaders of
our great party.
“We therefore, pledge our unfettered loyalty to the Barage-led PDP
National Executive.”
The senators are the Senate Chief Whip, Senator, Bello Hayatu
Gwarzo, Kano North; Sen Mohammed Ali Ndume, Borno South;
Sen. Ahmad Zannah, Borno Central; Sen Abdulahi Adamu,
Nasarawa West; Sen Abdulahi Danladi Sankara, Jigawa North-
West; Sen. Abdulaziz Usman, Jigawa North East; Sen Abdulmumini
Mohammed Hassan,Jigawa South-West; Sen Umaru Dahiru, Sokoto
South; Sen Ahmed Mohammed Maccido, Sokoto North; Sen
Muhammad Shaaba Lafiaji, Kwara North; Sen Simeon Sule
Ajibola, Kwara South; Sen Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Kwara
Central; Sen Magnus Ngei Abe, Rivers South-East; Sen Wilson
Asinobi Ake, Rivers West; Sen Danjuma Mohammed Goje, Gombe
Central; Sen Saidu Ahmed Alkali, Gombe North; Sen Ahmed
Hassan Barata, Adamawa South; Sen Bindowo Umar Mohammed
Bindiwo Jibrilla, Adamawa North; Sen Aisha Jummai Alhassan,
Taraba North; Sen. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir, Sokoto East ; Sen.
Bashir Garba Mohammad, Kano Central; Sen. Abdulaziz Usman,
Jigawa North-East and Sen. Isa Galaudu, Kebbi North.
It was also gathered that Senators Dahiru Kuta, Niger East and
Zainab Kure, Niger South have thrown their weights behind the
Baraje-led PDP in support of their governor, Aliyu Babangida.
Culled from VANGUARD
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