By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor


ABUJA — The Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, working in league with
elements in the presidency has
commenced moves to remove five
governors who recently defected to
the All Progressives Congress, APC, it emerged last night. The move Vanguard learnt, was the
outcome of deliberations by close
associates of President Goodluck
Jonathan who are working to weaken
the opposition against a possible
second term for the president. At the centre of the move Vanguard
learnt last night, is a court action aimed
at removing the five governors
through an exparte court order to the
effect that the seats occupied by the
governors belong to the party and not the governors as individuals. On
obtaining the court order, it was learnt
that the governors would immediately
be removed from office pending the
outcome of appeals that they might
lodge. Rotimi Amaechi and Goodluck Jonathan Rotimi Amaechi and Goodluck
Jonathan The legal team to press the case is
aiming to use as a precedent, the legal
dispute between Governor Rotimi
Amaechi and former Governor
Celestine Omehia. Gov. Nyako carpets alleged move Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa
State, one of the five governors who
left the PDP flayed the alleged move
yesterday as he accused the PDP of
double standards and clear violation
of the law. The National Publicity Secretary of the
PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, however, flatly
denied the claim yesterday saying that
the PDP would not want to jeopardize
ongoing peace talks with the
governors recently rekindled by the president. PDP assembles legal team However, multiple sources close to
some of the governors affected
confirmed the move yesterday with
the assertion that the presidency and
the PDP had assembled a legal team
comprising 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs to lead the charge. The
legal team it was learnt is led by a
senior SAN from the South-South.
Contacted on his participation in the
legal move the SAN blurted yesterday
“who told you, who told you” before cutting off the phone. Besides Governor Nyako, the other
governors being targeted by the legal
action include Governors Amaechi of
Rivers State, Rabiu Kwankwanso,
Kano; Aliyu Wamakko, Sokoto; and
Abdulfatah Ahmed, Kwara. It was learnt that the legal team was
yesterday shopping for a friendly
judge to give an exparte order to the
motion being prepared to the effect
that the seat occupied by the
governors belong to the party and not to the governors as individuals. The
task of the team it was learnt would be
to use the Supreme Court order on
which Amaechi came to power in
October 2007 where the court held
that it was the party that was elected into office and not Omehia. That case
arose from internal dispute over the
validity of the party’s candidate for the
election. Flaying the move yesterday, Governor
Nyako held that the Supreme Court
had laid the precedence in 2007
following the defection of Atiku
Abubakar from the PDP to the former
Action Congress Nigeria, ACN, that somebody elected to executive office
cannot be removed on the basis of his
defection. PDP accused of double standard Governor Nyako accused the PDP of
double standards to the effect that the
party had encouraged opposition
party governors to defect to the PDP in
the past in the knowledge that there is
no legal encumbrance to such moves. The governor who spoke through his
Director of Press, Ahmad Sajo cited the
case of Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi
State who in 2009 defected from the
All Nigerian Peoples Party, ANPP, on
whose platform he was elected to the PDP without suffering any legal injury.
He also cited the case of Governor
Mahmud Shinkafi of Zamfara State who
left the ANPP to the PDP also without
any legal obstacle. It was also held that the PDP had
ironically used the Supreme Court
judgment on Atiku to defend the
defection of Shinkafi and Yuguda to
the PDP. Gov. Yuguda and ANPP “The ANPP gave him (Yuguda) a
platform and when he became
governor, they came around and
wooed him and he changed party to
PDP, they didn’t go to court. So, is it
when people leave PDP that they have committed an offence, but when
people leave other parties and come
to PDP it is not an offence. As far as we
are concerned, that is double standard
and they should know that the
Supreme Court has already ruled on this matter, which is the case of Atiku
Abubakar and the Federal
Government. “The vice-president of the country left
the PDP and went to ACN, he was
taken to court for him to lose his seat
as vice-president, but the Supreme
Court ruled that he (Atiku) cannot lose
his seat simply because he left PDP and went to ACN, and he completed his
tenure as vice-president. “They have no case, but what we are
worried in this matter is the double
standard. If they can condone other
governors leaving their parties for the
PDP, they should be prepared to
accept the fact that people are going to leave their party for other parties.” Metuh speaks Claiming ignorance of the move
yesterday, Metuh, the PDP national
publicity secretary said yesterday: “I
am hearing it for the first time from
you. But remember that the president
is discussing with the governors and the party cannot take any position
until when the peace move is over and
in politics, don’t rule out anything. This
peace move you don’t know how it
will end. “This is the PDP, this is the biggest
party in Nigeria that can accommodate
all national interests, we fight for the
unity of this country.”


By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor


ABUJA — The Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, working in league with
elements in the presidency has
commenced moves to remove five
governors who recently defected to
the All Progressives Congress, APC, it emerged last night. The move Vanguard learnt, was the
outcome of deliberations by close
associates of President Goodluck
Jonathan who are working to weaken
the opposition against a possible
second term for the president. At the centre of the move Vanguard
learnt last night, is a court action aimed
at removing the five governors
through an exparte court order to the
effect that the seats occupied by the
governors belong to the party and not the governors as individuals. On
obtaining the court order, it was learnt
that the governors would immediately
be removed from office pending the
outcome of appeals that they might
lodge. Rotimi Amaechi and Goodluck Jonathan Rotimi Amaechi and Goodluck
Jonathan The legal team to press the case is
aiming to use as a precedent, the legal
dispute between Governor Rotimi
Amaechi and former Governor
Celestine Omehia. Gov. Nyako carpets alleged move Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa
State, one of the five governors who
left the PDP flayed the alleged move
yesterday as he accused the PDP of
double standards and clear violation
of the law. The National Publicity Secretary of the
PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, however, flatly
denied the claim yesterday saying that
the PDP would not want to jeopardize
ongoing peace talks with the
governors recently rekindled by the president. PDP assembles legal team However, multiple sources close to
some of the governors affected
confirmed the move yesterday with
the assertion that the presidency and
the PDP had assembled a legal team
comprising 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs to lead the charge. The
legal team it was learnt is led by a
senior SAN from the South-South.
Contacted on his participation in the
legal move the SAN blurted yesterday
“who told you, who told you” before cutting off the phone. Besides Governor Nyako, the other
governors being targeted by the legal
action include Governors Amaechi of
Rivers State, Rabiu Kwankwanso,
Kano; Aliyu Wamakko, Sokoto; and
Abdulfatah Ahmed, Kwara. It was learnt that the legal team was
yesterday shopping for a friendly
judge to give an exparte order to the
motion being prepared to the effect
that the seat occupied by the
governors belong to the party and not to the governors as individuals. The
task of the team it was learnt would be
to use the Supreme Court order on
which Amaechi came to power in
October 2007 where the court held
that it was the party that was elected into office and not Omehia. That case
arose from internal dispute over the
validity of the party’s candidate for the
election. Flaying the move yesterday, Governor
Nyako held that the Supreme Court
had laid the precedence in 2007
following the defection of Atiku
Abubakar from the PDP to the former
Action Congress Nigeria, ACN, that somebody elected to executive office
cannot be removed on the basis of his
defection. PDP accused of double standard Governor Nyako accused the PDP of
double standards to the effect that the
party had encouraged opposition
party governors to defect to the PDP in
the past in the knowledge that there is
no legal encumbrance to such moves. The governor who spoke through his
Director of Press, Ahmad Sajo cited the
case of Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi
State who in 2009 defected from the
All Nigerian Peoples Party, ANPP, on
whose platform he was elected to the PDP without suffering any legal injury.
He also cited the case of Governor
Mahmud Shinkafi of Zamfara State who
left the ANPP to the PDP also without
any legal obstacle. It was also held that the PDP had
ironically used the Supreme Court
judgment on Atiku to defend the
defection of Shinkafi and Yuguda to
the PDP. Gov. Yuguda and ANPP “The ANPP gave him (Yuguda) a
platform and when he became
governor, they came around and
wooed him and he changed party to
PDP, they didn’t go to court. So, is it
when people leave PDP that they have committed an offence, but when
people leave other parties and come
to PDP it is not an offence. As far as we
are concerned, that is double standard
and they should know that the
Supreme Court has already ruled on this matter, which is the case of Atiku
Abubakar and the Federal
Government. “The vice-president of the country left
the PDP and went to ACN, he was
taken to court for him to lose his seat
as vice-president, but the Supreme
Court ruled that he (Atiku) cannot lose
his seat simply because he left PDP and went to ACN, and he completed his
tenure as vice-president. “They have no case, but what we are
worried in this matter is the double
standard. If they can condone other
governors leaving their parties for the
PDP, they should be prepared to
accept the fact that people are going to leave their party for other parties.” Metuh speaks Claiming ignorance of the move
yesterday, Metuh, the PDP national
publicity secretary said yesterday: “I
am hearing it for the first time from
you. But remember that the president
is discussing with the governors and the party cannot take any position
until when the peace move is over and
in politics, don’t rule out anything. This
peace move you don’t know how it
will end. “This is the PDP, this is the biggest
party in Nigeria that can accommodate
all national interests, we fight for the
unity of this country.”


By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor


ABUJA — The Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, working in league with
elements in the presidency has
commenced moves to remove five
governors who recently defected to
the All Progressives Congress, APC, it emerged last night. The move Vanguard learnt, was the
outcome of deliberations by close
associates of President Goodluck
Jonathan who are working to weaken
the opposition against a possible
second term for the president. At the centre of the move Vanguard
learnt last night, is a court action aimed
at removing the five governors
through an exparte court order to the
effect that the seats occupied by the
governors belong to the party and not the governors as individuals. On
obtaining the court order, it was learnt
that the governors would immediately
be removed from office pending the
outcome of appeals that they might
lodge. Rotimi Amaechi and Goodluck Jonathan Rotimi Amaechi and Goodluck
Jonathan The legal team to press the case is
aiming to use as a precedent, the legal
dispute between Governor Rotimi
Amaechi and former Governor
Celestine Omehia. Gov. Nyako carpets alleged move Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa
State, one of the five governors who
left the PDP flayed the alleged move
yesterday as he accused the PDP of
double standards and clear violation
of the law. The National Publicity Secretary of the
PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, however, flatly
denied the claim yesterday saying that
the PDP would not want to jeopardize
ongoing peace talks with the
governors recently rekindled by the president. PDP assembles legal team However, multiple sources close to
some of the governors affected
confirmed the move yesterday with
the assertion that the presidency and
the PDP had assembled a legal team
comprising 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs to lead the charge. The
legal team it was learnt is led by a
senior SAN from the South-South.
Contacted on his participation in the
legal move the SAN blurted yesterday
“who told you, who told you” before cutting off the phone. Besides Governor Nyako, the other
governors being targeted by the legal
action include Governors Amaechi of
Rivers State, Rabiu Kwankwanso,
Kano; Aliyu Wamakko, Sokoto; and
Abdulfatah Ahmed, Kwara. It was learnt that the legal team was
yesterday shopping for a friendly
judge to give an exparte order to the
motion being prepared to the effect
that the seat occupied by the
governors belong to the party and not to the governors as individuals. The
task of the team it was learnt would be
to use the Supreme Court order on
which Amaechi came to power in
October 2007 where the court held
that it was the party that was elected into office and not Omehia. That case
arose from internal dispute over the
validity of the party’s candidate for the
election. Flaying the move yesterday, Governor
Nyako held that the Supreme Court
had laid the precedence in 2007
following the defection of Atiku
Abubakar from the PDP to the former
Action Congress Nigeria, ACN, that somebody elected to executive office
cannot be removed on the basis of his
defection. PDP accused of double standard Governor Nyako accused the PDP of
double standards to the effect that the
party had encouraged opposition
party governors to defect to the PDP in
the past in the knowledge that there is
no legal encumbrance to such moves. The governor who spoke through his
Director of Press, Ahmad Sajo cited the
case of Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi
State who in 2009 defected from the
All Nigerian Peoples Party, ANPP, on
whose platform he was elected to the PDP without suffering any legal injury.
He also cited the case of Governor
Mahmud Shinkafi of Zamfara State who
left the ANPP to the PDP also without
any legal obstacle. It was also held that the PDP had
ironically used the Supreme Court
judgment on Atiku to defend the
defection of Shinkafi and Yuguda to
the PDP. Gov. Yuguda and ANPP “The ANPP gave him (Yuguda) a
platform and when he became
governor, they came around and
wooed him and he changed party to
PDP, they didn’t go to court. So, is it
when people leave PDP that they have committed an offence, but when
people leave other parties and come
to PDP it is not an offence. As far as we
are concerned, that is double standard
and they should know that the
Supreme Court has already ruled on this matter, which is the case of Atiku
Abubakar and the Federal
Government. “The vice-president of the country left
the PDP and went to ACN, he was
taken to court for him to lose his seat
as vice-president, but the Supreme
Court ruled that he (Atiku) cannot lose
his seat simply because he left PDP and went to ACN, and he completed his
tenure as vice-president. “They have no case, but what we are
worried in this matter is the double
standard. If they can condone other
governors leaving their parties for the
PDP, they should be prepared to
accept the fact that people are going to leave their party for other parties.” Metuh speaks Claiming ignorance of the move
yesterday, Metuh, the PDP national
publicity secretary said yesterday: “I
am hearing it for the first time from
you. But remember that the president
is discussing with the governors and the party cannot take any position
until when the peace move is over and
in politics, don’t rule out anything. This
peace move you don’t know how it
will end. “This is the PDP, this is the biggest
party in Nigeria that can accommodate
all national interests, we fight for the
unity of this country.”


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Mr olodo, na how you post your news like this?
Hope say no be your name dey cause this sha?

Tolexander: Mr olodo, na how you post your news like this?
Hope say no be your name dey cause this sha?

Abi you like,my name

So that means all of the Governors that changed parties within their term in office will now be removed That means The Imo Governor and most of APC new Governors will be dethroned We shall see!

biafranqueen: So that means all of the Governors that changed parties within their term in office will now be removed That means The Imo Governor and most of APC new Governors will be dethroned We shall see!

Thats d only way

Viewing this topic: presher( m), TribalEAST ,
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still una no wan comment

Can't you guys get tired of this Amaechi news, please its getting boring this days

John Frankling: Can't you guys get tired of this Amaechi news, please its getting boring this days

but this is an update

Very Good.

At the center of all this is Rotimi Ameachi whose first tenure in office was determined not by the electorate but by a supreme court ruling which made it clear that Party affiliations supersede individual candidacy since candidates must contest under a political party.

As for Rochas, the PDP will not act since it is none of their business given that he contested on the platform of APGA before defecting to APC.

Amechi has goofed big time!

Only in nigeria will this occur.well its really easy to win this case cos people do vote for an individual not the party.GEJ is a confused person whos blinded by his 2015 ambition,the funny thing abt this lawsuit is that all his SA AND SSA Wont advice or correct him abt his mistake and role

fijiano202: Only in nigeria will this occur.well its really easy to win this case cos people do vote for an individual not the party.GEJ is a confused person whos blinded by his 2015 ambition,the funny thing abt this lawsuit is that all his SA AND SSA Wont advice or correct him abt his mistake and role

Go and get a copy of the Supreme court ruling that made Ameachi a governor without him contesting the election in the first place.

Ameachi deliberately delayed joining APC thinking the court proceedings against his decampment will take longer than 2yrs. But PDP will move fast on this case and Ameachi should also realize that his former Boss and benefactor, Odilli who he is no longer in good terms with has his wife as Supreme Court Judge.

WAHALA Dey ohh !

@Hon Magic ur point is solely based on ameachi,the law suit is against 5 gov not one,if ameachi loses his mandate then fine cos he was voted for,lets talk abt the remaining 4

Bishop Magic:
Go and get a copy of the Supreme court ruling that made Ameachi a governor without him contesting the election in the first place.
Ameachi deliberately delayed joining APC thinking the court proceedings against his decampment will take longer than 2yrs. But PDP will move fast on this case and Ameachi should also realize that his former Boss and benefactor, Odilli who he is no longer in good terms with has his wife as Supreme Court Judge.
WAHALA Dey ohh !

fijiano202: @Hon Magic ur point is solely based on ameachi,the law suit is against 5 gov not one,if ameachi loses his mandate then fine cos he was voted for,lets talk abt the remaining 4

remainin

fijiano202: @Hon Magic ur point is solely based on ameachi,the law suit is against 5 gov not one,if ameachi loses his mandate then fine cos he was voted for,lets talk abt the remaining 4

Then what is good for the goose will be good for the gander as well

But Shinkafi, TA Orji ant the Muazu guy were elected on other platforms before switching to PDP..Infact they should just impeach Amaechi. That will gather him a lot of public sympathy and goodwill and will definitely give the APC lots of votes if they field him as the presidential candidate or his running mate. The truth is Nigerians always sympathise with the oppressed. My thoughts sha.

Tittos: But Shinkafi, TA Orji ant the Muazu guy were elected on other platforms before switching to PDP..Infact they should just impeach Amaechi. That will gather him a lot of public sympathy and goodwill and will definitely give the APC lots of votes if they field him as the presidential candidate or his running mate. The truth is Nigerians always sympathise with the oppressed. My thoughts sha.

If he is chased out of office by a court ruling then he loses his precious mojo immunity.
You can expect CP Mba arraigning him immediately in the nearest magistrate court for breach of peace talk less of EFCC.

Was that how they removed Gov. Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state, when he defected from ANPP to PDP??

donphilopus: Was that how they removed Gov. Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state, when he defected from ANPP to PDP??

If ANPP NO sue do you expect PDP to sue for them?

Bishop Magic:

If ANPP NO sue do you expect PDP to sue for them?

Bishop