#KogiDecides: Stop Wada At All Cost, Jonathan Tells PDP Leaders
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly asked leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to stop Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State from emerging as the candidate of the party for the November 21 governorship election in the state.
An aide to the governor reportedly said that Jonathan told the PDP leaders that he would not support Wada on his second term bid, and directed that they do everything to stop him.
The posture of Jonathan is said to be responsible for the last minute postponement of the primary earlier scheduled for Thursday, September 10.
This is despite the claim by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh, attributing the postponement to ‘’logistics issues,’’
“It started like a rumour; but former President Jonathan came out openly today (Sunday) and told the governor that he would not support him. And as I speak with you, he is calling leaders of the PDP in the state not to support the governor in the primary that will take place on Monday,’’ the governor’s aide said last night in Abuja.
“Politicians have no conscience. What has Governor Wada done to deserve all these from Jonathan? Anyway, God is with us; let’s wait and see what will happen on Monday.’’
Investigations revealed that Jonathan and his supporters within the PDP’s organs had blamed the Kogi State’s governor for the party’s poor outing in the state during the last presidential election.
The party was roundly defeated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, including in Wada’s ward and local government area and Jonathan’s men believed it was a deliberate act by the governor.
“Jonathan believed then and he still believes the governor supported the APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, because he is a Muslim; but it is not true. It was Senator Smart Adeyemi and Col. Ahmadu Ali, the former national chairman of the PDP, who misinformed the former president,’’ our source added.
Apart from Jonathan, others PDP’s leaders against Wada’s re-election include: former PDP national chairman, Ali; former Governor Ibrahim Idris; Senator Adeyemi; Senator Tunde Ogbeha and others.