Breaking news: PDP rebel governors join APC

Seven PDP governors who have been at political loggerheads with the

leadership of Nigeria's ruling party and President Goodluck Jonathan

today finally dumped the party and joined the opposition All

Progressives Congress, APC.

The announcement was made today at the Kano State Governor's Lodge in

Asokoro Abuja, the Nigerian capital, at a ceremony attended by all the

seven governors and leaders of the APC.

Abubakar Kawu Baraje, chairman of the breakaway faction of the PDP

read the statement which formally switched the allegiance of the group

to the APC.

Both the APC and Baraje group had met for some hours before reaching

an agreement to merge their political forces. And Baraje announced a

statement signed by him and Chief Bisi Akande, interim chairman of the

APC, that the two groups have decided to merge, "to rescue our

fledgling democracy and the nation".

baraje: read the declaration

In attendance were Governors Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Babangida

Aliyu of Niger, Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano, Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara,

Governor Wammako of Sokoto state. Former governors, Bukola Saraki,

Timipre Sylva and Abdullahi Adamu of Nasarawa states were also there.

The interim chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande received the

governors. Also at the ceremony were Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and

General Muhammadu Buhari.

Tinubu, in an interview with newsmen after the declaration said: 'What

has happened today is significant for our country. What is important

is not the numerical strength but the character and commitment of

people committed to change

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

14 Suspected Gay Men Attacked By Mob In Abuja

Image
A mob armed with wooden clubs and iron bars, screaming that they were going to "cleanse" their neighborhood of gay people, dragged 14 young men from their beds and assaulted them, human rights activists said Saturday. Four of the victims were marched to a police station, where they allegedly were kicked and punched by police officers who yelled pejoratives at them, said Ifeanyi Orazulike of the International Center on Advocacy for the Right to Health. Police threatened that the men would be incarcerated for 14 years, he said, the maximum prison sentence under Nigeria's new Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, dubbed the "Jail the Gays" law. Activists have warned the law could trigger attacks such as the one perpetrated in the early hours of Thursday morning in Abuja, the capital of Africa's most populous nation. Mob justice is common in Nigeria and civil rights organizations have been warning for years of an increase in community violence and the government...
Read more

African Gays Now Seek Refuge In Abidjan

Image
Following the declaration of homosexuality as illegal in Nigeria, Uganda and other African countries, the perpetrators of the act are now seeking refuge in countries where their laws are less stringent. One of these nations is Cote d'Ivoire. No kissing, no petting. As gay bars go, this one is pretty well-behaved. But the crowd packing the Abidjan venue is relaxed and happy to be part of this haven of tolerance on a hostile continent. "In a gay club, we are much freer than in straight places," 22-year-old student Jacques tells AFP, looking on as three men sway their hips to Ivorian music on the dance floor. "We get no strange looks. Here we can unwind, feel at ease and let ourselves go." One man gently strokes his companion's neck but displays of affection stop there. The strict social codes prevailing in Ivory Coast apply here too. The patrons include several transvestites, one a 20-year-old teacher who goes by the name Malika, and who has been living as a w...
Read more

Sepp Blatter Found To Have Dated Cristiano Ronaldo's Ex Irina Shayk

Image
Cristiano Ronaldo's ex girlfriend (dated for five years), Irina Shayk has been accused of having an affair with disgraced FIFA President, Sepp Blatter.  A Spanish daily newspaper, El Mundo made the claims above in an article title, 'All the women in Blatter's life' published yesterday, June 4.  According to the paper, the 79-year-old 'had a relationship' with the Russian beauty after dating tennis player Ilona Boguska but before meeting glamorous Linda Barras, 50.  The paper writes that Blatter and Shayk's relationship lasted sometime between 2002 and 2014. Meanwhile Shayk began dating the Real Madrid striker from 2012 until earlier in 2015.  The article was written by El Mundo's Berlin-based correspondent Rosalia Sanchez and after the article became international acclaimed, she said (June5) that the Russian had been named by a 'Swiss source' during her investigation on Blatter's love life.  Headlines about the supposed affair appeared on new...
Read more