THE Presidential Declaration Committee (PDC) is
working on putting up what it terms Mother of all
rallies for the formal declaration of President
Goodluck Jonathan to run in next year’s
presidential election.
The committee, which has selected the Eagle
Square, Abuja as the venue for the event, is
working towards preparing it for a hitch-free
exercise slated for next week Tuesday.
The Nigerian Tribune gathered in Abuja that the
chairman of the 117-member committee, Dr
Haliru Mohammed, has told the members that
they were selected because of their capacity to
pull off the mega rally and has therefore directed
them to suspend anything they might have been
doing in their private capacities in order to
concentrate on the declaration event.
The former acting national chairman of the PDP,
was said to have argued during the last meeting
of the committee that a “suitable platform must
be created for the President to answer the
clarion call from Nigerians to contest the
election.”
A source told the Nigerian Tribune that
Mohammed told the committee members that
“this will be a mother of all rallies, the very
reason for assembling this great cream of
Nigerians, who are successful in their various
vocations to plan for this event.”
It was further learnt that the committee was
mindful of the limited time left, before the
declaration date of November 11 and therefore
wanted members to create time and take the
assignment seriously.
The PDC was set up October 23, following the
one-week ultimatum issued by the PDP for its
aspirants to pick their expression of interest and
nomination forms.
The committee has nine subcommittees
including venue/decoration, mobilisation, media/
publicity, logistics/transportation, finance,
protocol /entertainment, security, event/
programme and medical.
The Nigerian Tribune also gathered that the
security sub-committee has already been
directed to liaise with relevant security agencies
to provide general security around the Eagle
Square prior and during the event and to ensure
orderliness, safety and decorum, during the
event.
The decision to set up the PDC was reached after
a meeting of party leaders and governors elected
under the PDP presided over by President
Jonathan at House 7, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting resolved to set up the committee
with representatives from the six geo-political
zones of the country naming Mohammed as
chairman.
The committee was given the mandate to choose
a date between November 7 and 15 for the
formal declaration.
Aside Mohammed, other members of the
committee are Senator Ken Nnamani (deputy
chairman), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim
(secretary), with Professor Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali;
Julius Imagwe, Dr Baraka Sani as members.
Governors representing zones in the committee
are Liyel Imoke, Cross River (South South);
Theodore Orji, Abia (South East); Olusegun
Mimiko, Ondo (South West); Dr Mua’zu
Babangida Aliyu, Niger (North Central); Ibrahim
Shema, Katsina (North West) and Ibrahim
Dankwambo, Gombe (North East).
National Assembly representatives include
Senator Hosea Agboola (Oyo), Senator Ahmed
Makarfi (Kaduna), Honourable Bitrus Kaze
(Plateau) and Honourable Salmas Badru (Ogun).
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) is
represented by Minister of Petroleum Resources,
Mrs Dieziani Allison-Madueke; Minister of Police
Affairs, Alhaji Abduljelili Adesiyan; Minister of
Women Affairs, Hajiya Zainab Maina and the
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT),
Senator Bala Mohammed.
The PDP also has official party representatives
on the committee, which include the deputy
national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus; Benue
State chapter chairman, Chief Emmanuel Egbo;
national women leader, Kema Chikwe and the
North West zonal chairman, Ambassador
Ibrahim Kazaure.
Other PDP members in the committee are
Senator Stella Umo, Senator Walid Jibirn,
Ibrahim Bunu, Reverend Jolly Nyame, Senator
Aneta Okon, Peter Obi, Mrs Remi Adiuku Bakare
and General A. B. Mamman.
The president also personally appointed Halima
Alfa, Nigeria Ambassador to Netherland; Dr
(Mrs) Nimota Nihinlola Akanbi, Micah Yohanna
Jiba and Sam Ikon as members.



www.tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/20738-pdc-plans-mother-of-all-rallies-for-jonathan-s-declaration

Let's see how this plays out.
It's only normal that some citizens of this country might not like the person of Mr President but the fact is: deep down we all can't deny he'll still be the NIGERIA'S NUMBER ONE CITIZEN for next 4 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS, the shenanigans of his adversaries notwithstanding.

Mother of all rallies.

The fathers na TAN failed attempts abi?

They are sure intimidated by APC mega crowd which wasn't even the last born of all rallies even PDP's father of all rallies na failure...them pay people to come attend ni..

Una no go fear the last born of all rallies in PH?

Come think am, if APC wan plan the mothers of those rallies, dem go wan use sahara desert as meeting ground because no stadium can contain the crowd..

Lets hope buhari's bokoharam don't spoil the party.

Obviously, money won't be an issue for them since they have direct access to the nation's treasury. It's time for us to get our money back

Thieves Among Nigerians(TAN)failed on that.

And in another news, Hiring Crowds Business is booming in Wadata plaza.

yea,buhari will shed more tears come feb 14, 2015 when all sane nigerians will be celebrating GEJ's victory and when people all over the world will be celebrating love.

we go vote for Obong Goodluck jonathan phd

Members enjoined To Leave Whatever They Are doing?

Means they will be paid. Anyway, these are senators etc and they should drop everything? 117 people and 9 committees - na wa o

I can't just imagine what this will cost and the waste of man hours.

Whist BH is killing people, those who should be protecting Nigerians from them, will be guards for a declaration

Does he even need a rally to stay there till 2019?

All we can do is help APC chop their campaign money if at all they have any to offer,Especially this one they are borrowing to buy Presidential ticket.


Sai Ebele Azikiwe.
Ebubedike 1 of Otuoke!!

What's he even going to campaign with?

1. Insecurity?

2. Corruption?

3. Chibok Girls?

4. Dearth of Infrastructure?

5. Unemployment?

6. Poverty Rate?

7. Electricity?

8. Rule Of Law?

9. Polarization of nigeria along ethnic and religious lines?

What does this useless-never-do-well of a drunkard president take Nigerians for? Fools?

Smh!

I hope the number of attendees would surpass that of the mother of all 419 Recruitment exercise they organised in conjunction with Aba Moro/ interior ministry, where the mother of all deaths due to stampede was recorded!!

Shameless bunch of troglodytes.

honestly Jonathan not get manner and senses jonathan is a terrorist its now a 206 days that boko-haram captured chilbork girls how do you think their parent will feel when they see you on tv merry and celebrating

Idiots...... They should take the rally to mubi.......

johnmartus:
honestly Jonathan not get manner and senses jonathan is a terrorist its now a 206 days that boko-haram captured chilbork girls how do you think their parent will feel when they see you on tv merry and celebrating

what are u saying its now 206 days Apc agents of death captured those innocent girl just to use to campaign against oga Jonah but they will be disappointed but d time 2015 election results will begin to come out.

enugwunno:
what are u saying its now 206 days Apc agents of death captured those innocent girl just to use to campaign against oga Jonah but they will be disappointed but d time 2015 election results will begin to come out.

So you know the people that captured those girls and you are not reporting the discovery to the police

Its either you are an accomplice or the people you support arr too daft to arrest them

BrosPeter:
Lets hope buhari's bokoharam don't spoil the party.

Like GEJ started off the wave of bombings last election and blamed all his opponents at one time or the other until he finally became your President?