The crisis rocking the
People’s Democratic
Party (PDP) seems to
have finally reached a
climax with the G-7
governors resolving to
join the opposition All
Progressives Congress
(APC). This comes barely
24 hours after President
Goodluck Jonathan chose
to ignore a planned
meeting with the
governors which was seen
as a make or break
meeting between them
and the President.
Following Jonathan's
decision to postpone the
meeting and the set up of
a disciplinary committee
by PDP, the G7 governors
met behind closed doors
in Abuja on Monday night
and take strong decisions.
The strategic meeting,
which ended around
12:30am on Tuesday was
very frank and the
governors all agree that
staying in the PDP will
not do them any good.
Six of the governors voted
in favour of dumping the
PDP and joining the APC,
now that they still have
enough time to win more
converts in the states and
in the National Assembly.
Governors Sule Lamide of
Jigawa State is however
not in a hurry. He believes
Obasanjo and a few men
in the North can still do
something and compel
Jonathan to respect his
agreement to serve only
one term.
But a large number of
Senators and majority of
House of Reps members
are ready to follow G7
governors.
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