President Goodluck Jonathan is making efforts to pacify
chieftains of the Peoples ’
Democratic Party in Delta State bent on ensuring that Emmanuel Uduaghan, who was recently sacked as the state governor, does not contest the rerun election expected to take place in
the next three months.

Mr. Jonathan is reportedly talking to Edwin Clark, a foremost Ijaw leader who is allegedly bent on truncating the re-election bid of Mr. Uduaghan.

The former governor who was in Abuja on Wednesday to meet Mr. Jonathan told journalists at the Presidential Villa that he had come to, “brief President Jonathan, the leader of our party, on the political development in my state.” He later met with the
president in the evening, and Mr Jonathan was said to have assured him of his support.

Gbawe:

Surprise , surprise !!! Shocking to see "democratic" Jonathan working for the ambitions of an undemocratic election rigger who should be in jail if , according to Femi Falana, Nigerian Courts have the integrity to invoke relevant clauses that would ensure election riggers are punished and disqualified from contesting further elections. Next , the fans of Jonathan will come here to say he is strenghtening our democracy when Nigerians only see desperate actions from a man determined to be President in 2011 by all means possible!!!

Phate07:

It is called 'the game of politics' bro. Politicians normally only does that which will further their political careers and that of their allies.

Woke4all:

^^
Seriously i know GEJ is in support of Clark!

He's just giving Uduaghan hope.

babasoty:

Its not in GEJ's place to invoke whatever clause to probe Uduaghan, GEJ is not EFCC, Uduaghan just like GEJ is a party man, both belong to PDP if PDP should say Uduaghan is their candidate its not in GEJ's place to not support him, in as much as I see Uduaghan as a rogue, let's set the record straight, if Edwin Clarke has facts to nail him he should direct it to EFCC to prosecute Uduaghan, if Femi Falana has facts to nail Uduaghan as an election rigger he should take it up in the courts not bash GEJ for supporting someone who is his party's candidate.

Gbawe:

Surprise , surprise !!! Shocking to see "democratic" Jonathan working for the ambitions of an undemocratic election rigger who should be in jail if , according to Femi Falana, Nigerian Courts have the integrity to invoke relevant clauses that would ensure election riggers are punished and disqualified from contesting further elections. Next , the fans of Jonathan will come here to say he is strenghtening our democracy when Nigerians only see desperate actions from a man determined to be President in 2011 by all means possible!!!

I refuse to be a part of the a s s licking jonathan supporting crew who are so blinded while the misgivings of GEJ are obvious and so plain for many to see. Please be advised that Jonathan and neither of the other presidential aspirants have the will or integrity to sort out our problems most especially corruption. In a more sane environment the president of a country will make enough efforts to distance themselves from election riggers and not doing the opposite by receiving them in the state house anyway what do you expect from a man that regularly welcomes mend terrorist into the house for catch up chat

I support your views. GEJ need top show that he means business and is prepared to clean up politics. I total disagree with people who suggest this is a party issue. If Uduaghan lied, cheated and used all sorts of neforious means to occupy govenment house for 3yrs, then he is sgubject to a criminal investigating and should be looked into. The party must distance itself from this well established rigger and political cheat.

I refer you to hthe case of a British MP, who was kicked out because it was found he used lies in his election campaign. The courts kicked him out, and his party swiftly disowned him and kicked him out. Now a new election will be run soon, and I doubt the guy is going to me allowed to run.

Guys, this is what disheartens me about our country. There is an obvious wrong here, but we as a people are quite happy to make excuses for this cheat. If we are serious about clenaing up our act as a people, then all hand must be on deck, we must see wrong and call it so

babasoty:

@monkeyleg

Did the courts say he should be jailed, was he taken to court for a criminal case against him as a person as an election rigger or a case of an election being rigged in his favour, look i'm not justifying his action but right now there is no law to prosecute this kind of activities, unless we as citizens challenge it in court or force it in the electoral bill we would still be experiencing this kind of behaviours from riggers.

Former immigration minister Phil Woolas has been suspended from the Labour Party after an election court[b] found he made false statements about an opponent in May's general election[/b].

Deputy leader Harriet Harman said it was "no part of Labour's politics to try to win elections by telling lies" and the party said it would not support any appeal.

The Labour MP was stripped of his seat and barred from the Commons for three years under the ruling - the first of its kind in 99 years - but said he would seek a judicial review.

Experts said the verdict was a "serious warning" to all politicians that would change the way future election campaigns were fought.

Ms Harman, who is also party chair, said: "The court has found that Phil Woolas said things that he knew were untrue during his election campaign.

"It is no part of Labour's politics to try to win elections by telling lies. We believe in good community relations - in fact that is central to our politics - and Phil Woolas has been suspended from the Labour Party. The legal precedent set by this court judgment raises complex issues, including the dividing line between justified political debate and unacceptable remarks. This is an issue for all political parties, and Labour will ask the Electoral Commission to look at this."

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg welcomed the judgment as a victory for "common sense" and "clean politics".

Mr Woolas announced after the judgment that he would seek judicial review of the decision, But a Labour spokesman said the party "will not be supporting any review or appeal".

The specially-convened election court had heard that Mr Woolas stirred up racial tensions in a desperate bid to retain his seat in Oldham East and Saddleworth.

Liberal Democrat candidate Elwyn Watkins mounted the rare legal challenge over the statements made in a pamphlet and two mock newspapers distributed in the final stages of the election. Mr Woolas won on May 6 by just 103 votes. A fresh election will now be held for the seat.

babasoty:

Now to be honest is that the responsibility of Jonathan or the PDP, does he have the right to sanction any party man, nope he doesn't, the president doesn't even have the right to use EFCC to clamp down on anyone, Blames should be laid squarely at the feet of those responsible, everything shouldn't be heaped on the president.

mbulela:

What is your biz?
It is an in house matter and would be resolved as a family affair.
PDPD is one and they will present a united front in the end.
All that matters is that Uduaghan is loyal to the president and that Mr. President deals with the matter using his legendary wisdom and tact.