Sabotaging Members to be Sacked By PDP, Set to Have Jonathan as Leader

Following the embarrassing defeat at the polls, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun talks of re-organizing the party to prepare itself for the battle up ahead of the 2019 presidential polls. Strong moves are said to be currently underway to silently sweep away ‘moles’ within the executive echelons of the party.

One of the outgoing honorable ministers intimated our correspondent that the leadership of the party is aware of the roles played by many of the members of the national working committee [NWC] during the period leading up to the presidential elections and during the elections. The honorable minister pointed to the easy going nature of President Jonathan as largely responsible for the shenanigans that soiled the present PDP. “There were too many APC members inside our NWC, even the national chairman of the party is a mole that we know” stated the honorable minister who went on to add that the party will rebuild and become an even greater party. “I will remain a member of the PDP. I am going no where. I am a real Nigerian“.

The honorable minister indicated that talks and meetings are being held by the movers and shakers of the party to initiate the explosion of a larger part of the NWC – and to flush out the moles – and double agents in the party who were afraid of offending the APC. The minister pointed accusing finger at the image maker of the PDP as one of the officials of the PDP that let the party down. “Our image maker refused to criticize the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), he kept making overseas trip to Europe“.

Confirming the revelations of the minister was an executive aide to the vice president. The aide to vice president Sambo confirmed that the party have compiled a list of names of party officials who were believed to have engaged in anti-party activities during the presidential polls. The list, according to the aide, will be put to use immediately the swearing-in and handover have been completed.

"We want Jonathan as our leader and not Obasanjo," said the top aide who also indicated that most of the members of the PDP are not willing to have Obasanjo back to the party. He explained that the PDP will allow a former president who defaced the PDP on national television to return to the leadership ranks of the party. "He torn his membership card on national television. He is no longer with us. We will not miss him."

The aide continued that the PDP will not lack funds as the south south states remain with PDP. “We will mount a very stiff opposition to the APC“.

But not all members of the PDP agree that the NWC should be flushed out. Members of the Minister of Education, Malam Shekarau political camp believe that the NWC ought to be retained and punished rather expulsion. They reasoned that the PDP must grow beyond retributive stands. One of the members stated that "PDP is bigger than the pettiness of going after the members of the NWC".