The crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may
have assumed an irredeemable dimension with strong indications last week that
some top leaders have been meeting to discuss plans to form a new political
party.
The plans, Daily Trust on Sunday reliably gathered, are
being spearheaded by the trio of former governor of Kano State and former
Education minister Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, former governor of Jigawa State
Sule Lamido and former Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu.
Others mentioned in the scheme include former minister of
the Federal Capital Territory Senator Bala Muhammed, former deputy governor in
the old Sokoto State Ahmed Muhammed Gusau, former governor of Bauchi State Isa
Yuguda, former governor of Cross River State Donald Duke, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, Senator
Ibrahim Ida, Adamu Maina Waziri, Ibrahim Idris, Aminu Wali, Abba Dabo, John
Odey and Aniete Okon. A former Senate president, Ken Nnamani, is said to be the
interim leader of the group.
Mallam Shekarau was understood to have last week hosted
23 members of the group in his house in Abuja while there had also been
meetings in Nnamani’s office.
“Yes, we are trying to rebrand and weed out bad eggs in
the party and it is the process that will lead to the formation of a new
party,” said aide close to Shekarau. “Initially, we had two options, that is,
whether to rebrand the PDP or form a new party.
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