January 15, 2014

Tukur's Fate Sealed, SEE Who Will Replace Him

At last, the fate of the embattled national chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has been sealed as governors elected on the platform of the party last night pointedly told President Goodluck Jonathan that only his exit would guarantee peace in the party.

As a result, the former governor of the old Gongola State and chairman, African Business Roundtable, will resign as Chairman of the ruling party today. In his place, his deputy, Uche Secondus will act pending the election of another national chairman in March this year.

His resignation will come on the heels of series of meetings in the last one week following a vote of no confidence passed on him by majority members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) at a meeting presided over by Jonathan.

Apart from the NWC, the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), National Caucus as well as 34 state chairmen of the PDP had passed verdict of guilt on Tukur, a development that had compelled Jonathan to ask Tukur to throw in the towel or face the wrath of the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC).
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