He is one of the highprofile civil servants and military officers who acquired large areas of farmland along the various river basin authorities. Politicians who strengthened, repositioned opposition. Outgoing president olusegun obasanjo had been campaigning for tunde ogbeha to become national secretary of the pdp, which may have been the reason for ogbeha decision, but eventually he gave his support to alhaji abubakar kawu baraje as pdp secretary. A source close to one of the governors told premium times the meeting, expected to have in attendance all members of the national working committee, nwc of the faction, led by abubakar kawu baraje. A chieftain of the all progressives congress apc, abubakar kawu baraje, has suggested that it is all right for the federal government to accede to the demand of boko haram terrorist sect for the release of the abducted chibok secondary school girls.
Tukur declares war on baraje, 7 npdp govs vanguard news. Following pdp candidate goodluck jonathan s victory in the 2011 elections. The abubakar kawu baraje led peoples democratic party, pdp, yesterday examined the 53 years of nigerias independence and came up with a verdict that nigeria as a nation was a crumbling edifice. We address you today as leaders of pdp, who are worried by the increasing repression, restrictions of freedom of association, arbitrary suspension of members and other such violations of democratic principles by a faction of our party led by alhaji bamanga tukur. The group, in the letter signed by abubakar kawu baraje, former national chairman of npdp and olagunsoye oyinlola, its former national secretary, and titled request for redressing of grievances of the former new pdp block within the all progressives congress apc, listed some of the grievances to include none inclusion in governmental. Binta masi garba was appointed the woman leader of the npdp. State, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, spoke with biola azeez on the. Former acting national chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, has called for dialogue among various interest groups, individuals, governments and security agencies on how best to solve nigerias seemingly intractable security challenges, lamenting that the unabated security problems and mass killings of innocent citizens are becoming too worrisome. She later joined all progressives congress apc alongside governor murtala nyako and other governors. The former chairman of the new peoples democratic party npdp, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje has said that members of the party and the supporters of the senate president, dr bukola saraki have.
The party also declared that it is united under the leadership of its state chairman, hon. The experience of the peoples democratic party pdp. I thank pdp for taking us back npdp leader kawu baraje. And i know, by the history of this country, that there are cattle routes. The defunct abubakar kawu baraje led splinter group of the peoples democratic party, pdp which prior to tuesday had in its fold, the g7 governors, asked president goodluck jonathan to start. The abubakar kawu baraje led faction of the peoples democratic party, pdp, yesterday filed a notice of appeal against last weeks ruling by a federal high court, abuja which recognised the alhaji. Jonathan tunde ogbeha is a retired general from kogi state, nigeria, who was administrator of akwa ibom state and then of bendel state during the military rule of general ibrahim babangida 19851993. The meeting was held after the politicians attended a prayer session organised for the late mother of abubakar kawu baraje.
Abubakar kawu baraje said on monday morning that invitations would be sent out to the media on monday afternoon preparatory to the opening of the new secretariat. Pdp suspends oyinlola, baraje, jaja, kazaure continues from page 1 who was last wednesday reinstated as national secretary of the party through a judgment of. Though baraje did not deny having any ambition, he said the incumbent governor should be given a chance to finish the work he has started. After the return to democracy in 1999 he was the elected senator for the kogi west. The all progressives congress apc in kwara state has expressed its total support for the inclusion of alhaji abubakar kawu baraje as a member of the national convention committee of the party. Pdp suspends oyinlola, baraje, jaja, kazaure by vanguard. Abubakar kawu baraje, new factional chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp, read this public annunciation speech at a press conference in abuja saturday august 31, 20 whatsapp facebook. The splinter group of the party, led by alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, also. The fidau prayer for the late mother of a leader of the group new peoples democratic party, npdp, abubakar kawu baraje turned into a gathering of different p.
The new faction of the pdp was under the chairmanship of abubakar kawu baraje. The peoples democratic party pdp is a major contemporary political party in nigeria. Abubakar kawu baraje baraje came to the political national limelight in 2005 when he served as the secretary to the kwara state delegation at the national political reform conference. A former governor of jigawa state, sule lamido, senator lawal shuaibu, senator barnabas gemade and other prominent political figures were also in attendance at the meeting. Alhaji abubakar kawu baraje archives the sun nigeria. Pdp and the violation of democratic principles, by abubakar kawu. Oyinlola named the plaintiffs in the case to include himself, factional chairman, abubakar kawu baraje, and factional deputy national chairman, sam sam jaja. Analysis anyone who thinks that alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, national chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp is enjoying life at the moment must be joking. He surely has a place of pride in the political history of nigeria.
By douglas anele the worldwide lockdown in response to the novel coronavirus or covid19 pandemic has compelled a signif. A vote of no confidence on alhaji kawu baraje, chairman, nrc board. When alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, then acting national chairman of the ruling peoples democratic party pdp led some serving governors and other prominent members of the party away from their national convention in abuja and formed another faction of the party in november 20, only a few took him serious. Apcs horsetrading, intrigues to keep npdp blueprint. Abdulkadir baraje, son of the former acting national chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje. Kawu barajes npdp appears again, issues 7days ultimatum. In the first place, it still boggles ones mind why and how abubakar kawu baraje and his cohorts had come to the erroneous conclusion that carrying their burden of partisan politicking to the two chambers of the national assembly, which comprise the pdp and nonpdp members alike, would provide the panacea for whatever perceived or imagined. The abubakar kawu barajeled peoples democratic party, pdp, yesterday examined the 53 years of nigerias independence and came up with a verdict that nigeria as a nation was a crumbling edifice. Ilorin the former chairman of the new peoples democratic party npdp, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje has said that members of the party and the supporters of the senate president, dr bukola. Dialogue necessary to end insecurity in nigeria baraje february 6, 2020 editorial iv politics 0 former protem chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp and leader of the npdp that merged with five political parties to form the all progressives congress apc alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, says dialogue remains the only panacea to solve. As speculations are rife that the new peoples democratic party elements within the ruling all progressives congress may quit apc any moment from now, leader of the group, abubakar kawu baraje, has declared that they would make their position known this week. Alhaji abubakar kawu baraje described bamanga tukur and others who might not understand how party politics works, as jokers.
Bamanga tukur con born 15 september 1935 is a prominent nigerian businessman and politician who served as minister for industries in the administration of general sani abacha during the 1990s. In 2011, after the peoples democratic party saw members defect for the action congress of nigeria, some political commentators suspected that the pdp would lose the presidency. From baraje, a sermon on apcs travails, survival the. Meanwhile, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje was elected as national secretary. Baraje loses confidence in pdp, resigns as nrc chairman vanguard. Layi olanrewaju, ilorin a chieftain and former national chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, at. Fiftyseven members of the house of representatives have declared their support for the faction of the peoples democratic party, which has alhaji abubakar kawu baraje. We wish to state that by this statement, we pledge our loyalty and support to the new pdp under the able chairmanship of alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, the deputy chairman, dr sam sam jaja, national secretary, prince. The suspended chairman of the splitter group of the peoples democratic party, pdp, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje yesterday bowed to pressure and resigned as chairman, nigeria railway corporation. Baraje calls for dialogue to solve nigerias security. Recent events, first with the orchestrated crisis in the nigeria governors forum, suspension and expulsion of pdp leaders, including serving governors without fair hearing and complete. Bamanga tukur news newspapers books scholar jstor february. Baraje, a former acting national chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp, who spoke.
New pdp governors, barajeled nwc to hold strategy meeting. Abuja twentysix 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 saturdays 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. Political parties and intra party conflict in nigerias fourth republic. The former national acting chairman of the peoples democratic party, abubakar kawu baraje after casting his vote at baboko ward in ilorin, also boasted that pdp has a strong hold in the state, due to its numerous achievements. For alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, making such moves for now is too early even as he said politicians must allow the political tradition of the state to work. Negotiate with boko haram on abducted girls, baraje tells. Four more senators have also joined the earlier 22 senators on the side of baraje, swelling the.
Abubakar kawu baraje, new factional chairman of the peoples democratic party pdp, read this public annunciation speech at a press. Abujaall is not well with the defunct new peoples democratic party, npdp, bloc in the all progressives congress, apc, as some high profile members of the bloc have dismissed as pure baloney claims of marginalisation by a faction led by alhaji abubakar kawu baraje. The abubakar baraje led board of nrc of sixteen non executive and four. Dialogue necessary to end insecurity in nigeria baraje. Bamanga tukur con born 15 september 1935 is a prominent nigerian businessman and. The progressive governors forum pgf welcome the pdp split of august 31, 20 and the emergence of abubakar kawu baraje led pdp as a necessary and inevitable result of repressive rule of the pdp.
When alhaji abubakar kawu baraje, then acting national chairman of the ruling peoples democratic party pdp led some serving governors and other prominent members of the party away from their. Abuja the suspended chairman of the splitter group of the peoples democratic party, pdp, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje yesterday bowed to pressure and resigned as chairman, nigeria railway. Political observers might have thought that the alhaji abubakar kawu barajeled peoples democratic party pdp could not survive the political mantle given to him by eight governors and former vicepresident, atiku abubakar, when they walked out of the partys convention ground in abuja on 31st august, 20, and held a minuscule convention at the shehu yaradua centre and announced officers. The former chairman of the new peoples democratic party pdp, alhaji abubakar kawu baraje has said that members of the party and the supporters of the senate president, dr bukola saraki have. In the political history of our dear country since independence in 1960, the pdp is the only party that has united nigerians across all the geopolitical zones.
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