2015: Stop deceiving yourself, you can’t win without us – New PDP tells Jonathan

As the crisis currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, continues to deepen, the ‘New PDP’ has told President Goodluck Jonathan that his 2015 second term ambition remains unrealistic without them. According to them, Jonathan should stop deceiving himself as those behind him are just wolves in sheep clothing, as they can not even deliver their own wards to the president come 2015. The ‘New PDP’ stated this in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze in Abuja on Wednesday. Eze said, “Mr. President should not be deceived by some party leaders who are making him believe that he can do without us. “Most of these leaders currently cannot under a properly organised free and fair elections win their wards. “It is obvious that no presidential election in Nigeria can be won without states like Rivers, Kano, Sokoto, Adamawa, Kwara, Niger States, Jigawa and Kebbi states; and these are states we are controlling. “Check the past general elections and see that some of these media-created PDP leaders have no followers in their states at the moment, let alone making any impact come 2015.” The governors in the New PDP include the Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido; Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko; Governor of Kano State, Mr. Rabiu Kwankwanso; Niger State Governor, Aliyu Babangida; Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed and the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi. However, the inclusion of Kebbi State among other states was not clear at the moment as the governor, Alhaji Seidu Dakingari was yet to make up his mind. Eze also dispelled ongoing rumours that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo was behind the ongoing crisis in the PDP. According to him, “We view this as creating the impression that we are not mature enough to determine our political future and most importantly, it was an attempt to smear the international image of Obasanjo as a distinguished statesman and father of PDP and rubbish his current efforts to restore peace to a party which is being threatened by the undemocratic acts of some of its leaders,” the statement added,” he added.