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Wednesday 4 September 2013
57 reps, 20 senators back New PDP
Fifty-seven out of the 204 members of
the House of Representatives on the
platform of the embattled Peoples
Democratic Party have declared their
support for the Alhaji Kawu Baraje-led
New PDP.
This endorsement is coming barely 24
hours after about 20 senators on the
party’s platform took a similar
decision.
The 57 lawmakers include the son of
former President Shehu Shagari,
Aminu and the former Chairman,
House Committee on Education, Alhaji
Farouk Lawan.
The statement by members of the
House of Representatives was made
available to newsmen in Abuja, on
Tuesday.
Although the statement, which was
issued by Ali-Ahmed from Kwara State
did not contain the federal
constituency of signatories, it was
evident that most of them come from
the seven states where the aggrieved
PDP governors hail from.
The statement read, “We, the members
of the House of Representatives under
the platform of the New PDP, hereby
congratulate our leaders on the
emergence of the new party:
“Although a sizeable number of our
members who could not append their
signatures because of their
unavailability in the country will do so
immediately on arrival, we the under
signed salute and appreciate the
courage, sacrifice and resilience and
patriotism of our leaders namely:
former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
GCON, and the Governors of Kano
State, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso;
Aliyu Wamakko, (Sokoto); Murtala
Nyako (Adamawa); Sule Lamido
(Jigawa); Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu
(Niger); Abdul Fattah Ahmed (Kwara);
and Chibuike Amaechi (Rivers), and
other well-meaning and eminent
Nigerians for leading the way for the
emergence of the New PDP.
The lawmakers also condemned
alleged attempts by “some agents of
the Federal Government to use state
apparatus to persecute their leaders.
“As members of the House of
Representatives, we call on the
security agencies and other anti-graft
bodies to be professional in their
activities and not allow themselves be
used by anybody no matter how highly
placed for their political ambitions.
Remember how you want history to
judge your tenures.
“We won’t hesitate however to use all
instruments of law within our powers
as provided by the Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as
amended), to stop this and bring
anybody found wanting to book.
“We wish to state that by this
statement, we pledge our loyalty and
support to the New PDP under the able
chairmanship of Alhaji Abubakar
Kawu Baraje, the Deputy Chairman, Dr
Sam Sam Jaja, National secretary,
Prince Olagunsoye Oyinola and other
members of the National Executive
Committee.
“We congratulate them and wish them
the very best as they steer the affairs
of our party to provide level playing-
field for all Nigerians.”
Those who signed the statement
include Abdullahi Balarabe;
Abdulmumin Jibrin; Ali Ahmad;
Abdullahi Wamako; and Abdullahi
Muhammed Rico.
Others include Abdulmalik Cheche;
Adamu Bashir; Ahmanpatigi Aliyu;
Ahmed Zerewa; Aishatu Binani;
Aiyedun Olayinka and Alhassan Ado
Garba.
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