A source at the meeting told The Eagle Online that former local government area chairmen in Ekiti State were at the meeting
Browsing: Dr. Bamanga Tukur
Oyinlola said that he came to this conclusion following the pronouncement of the party that his position as the National Secretary of the PDP was vacant, a position he challenged vigorously in a letter he sent to the chairman of the National Convention Committee of the party
A highly placed source within the party told The Eagle Online on Sunday night that sequel to the pronouncement of the court that the congresses that produced the leadership of the party were null and void, which led to the removal of some national officers, it had become apparent that steps needed to be taken to correct the anomaly
Even when Tukur called him on the telephone to return to the meeting, Amaechi did not heed the plea, it was learnt
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Barrister Godswill Akpabio, emerged as the chairman of the newly-formed group
The governor, who spoke against the backdrop of reports of a crack between the leadership of the party and governors elected on its platform, said issues within the party are usually amicably resolved in the interest of the party and Nigeria in general
A statement by the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, on Monday, said the power to replace Oyinlola, with whom he is believed to be at loggerheads, was vested in him by the constitution of the party
Two of the crises, which came to the fore on Wednesday, were the inability of the party to, in its usual practice, have a consensus candidate for the chairmanship position of its Board of Trustees, and the non-recognition of the congresses held in Adamawa State, which had the blessing of the PDP National Chairman, Dr. Bamanga Tukur
The congresses had seen the old and founding members of the PDP winning in most areas, with the state Governor, Alhaji Murtala Nyako, a new entrant into the party from the All Nigeria Peoples Party, losing his grip on the party
The inauguration of Musa, allegedly fixed for Monday (December 31, 2012), is coming after a failed attempt by Nyako to have his wife, Justice Binta Nyako, approved for the position of the state’s CJ by the National Judicial Council