The crises of interests in the PDP
are set to get worse, with senators and governors vowing not to yield an inch
in their bitter struggle for the senatorial tickets of their respective states
ahead of 2015.
No fewer than nine governors are
bidding for Senate tickets – a move that has infuriated many senators who plan
to return. The senators took their case to President Goodluck Jonathan after a
two-day work-to-rule in the last two weeks.
The President was said to have promised
them 40 tickets, which they now claim may have been withdrawn after a meeting
of governors with the President on Tuesday night.
In fact, the Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, has
warned that the PDP might implode, should tickets be conceded to senators.
Suswam want to take over from
Senator Barnabas Gemade, he’s vowed not to step down for him.
According to Vanguard, PDP senators
may renew their work-to-rule. The PDP Senate caucus met for over two hours on
Wednesday after which a source said “firm decisions were taken on a number of
issues, including our fate in 2015”.
The emergency closed door meeting
was said to have been held after plenary to review the outcome of the Villa
parley. The lawmakers resolved to renew their battle with the Presidency and
the party, following information that the party and the Presidency may go back
on the agreement to give automatic tickets to no fewer 40 senators.
It was learnt that PDP governors at
a meeting with Jonathan on Tuesday insisted that he and the party’s top
leadership should immediately take another look at automatic tickets for
senators.
The governors reportedly said that
instead of granting 40 automatic tickets to senators, the governors
should be allowed to take up the issue and review it on a state-by-state basis.
A senator said they saw the governors’
stand as a fresh move to outwit them but vowed to fight on.
“Senators are not happy and I can
tell you that a number of people are already contemplating ditching the party,”
the PDP senator added.
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