Labaran Maku, a former Minister of Information, has given the Peoples Democratic Party one week to correct the anomalies in the party’s governorship primary in Nasarawa State.
Maku gave the warning on Saturday while addressing youths in Wakama Village of Nasarawa-Eggon Local Government Area of the state.
He said that he had already written a petition to the appeal panel set up by the national headquarters of the party challenging the outcome of the primaries.
He mentioned the irregularities that occurred during the primary to include changing of delegates names in many LGAs, intimidation and threatening of delegates, among others.
According to him, the fraud committed in the recent PDP governorship primaries in Nasarawa State is worse than the one committed at party’s primaries in the state in 2007.
He said that he would take a decision and seek for people’s mandate directly if steps were not taken to correct these anomalies in the next one week.
Maku said: “Since they think they can shortchange the names of delegates and intimidate them, we will see how they can shortchange and intimidate the members of the public.”
He vowed to move on with his ambition to contest the governorship seat of the state in 2015 and advised all those who thought they could deny the state of good leaders to have a rethink.
Maku promised that he would restore peace in the state within six months and reposition the state for total transformation if elected as governor in 2015.
He, however, urged all his supporters to support the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 for consolidation of development of the country.
Maku said that Jonathan was one of the best presidents the country had ever produced using all parameters of developments.
He called on his supporters to remain calm and law abiding, stressing that he would make decisions known publicly in the next week.
Maku has also said his political ambition to become the governor of Nasarawa State come 2015 is still on course.
Maku stated this while addressing members of different ethnic groups that paid him Christmas visit in his country home, Wakama, in Akun Development Area of the state.
He said that no amount of intimidation from any group would stop him from becoming the governor of the state in 2015.
He said: “It is the people of the state that called me to contest for governorship seat in order to rescue them and bring peace to the state and I have answered their calls.
“But what went on in the primaries of our party, the PDP, was uncalled for and everybody is aware of that.
“I want to tell you that there is no going back on my gubernatorial ambition come 2015.
“Those who are thinking that my political ambition is stunted should start having a rethink.
“My 2015 governorship ambition is still on course.
“I want to call on you to continue to support me and vote for me during the 2015 general election.
“When the victory comes, we will all celebrate together and I want to advice you not to give up on my 2015 gubernatorial ambition but to preach my gospel for governorship.”
Maku called on Christians to use the Christmas period to pray for peaceful co-existence among the diverse ethnic, religious and political groups in the state and the country at large.
The former minister said that no nation progresses in an atmosphere of rancour and crisis, noting that the security challenges facing the state and the country has negatively affected human lives and the socio-economic development of the country.
Maku urged the people, especially the youths, to be law abiding, respect constituted authority and engage in meaningful ventures in order to be self reliant.
He said that this would enable the country to experience speedy development.
Earlier, Francis Namo, who spoke on behalf of the different groups, said that they were in Maku’s house to felicitate and celebrate with him on the occasion of Christmas.
Namo assured the former minister of their continued support in his bid to become the next governor of the state.
The different ethnic groups that visited him include Eggon, Alago, Mada and Hausa-Fulani.
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