There
were indications last night that the peace talks slated for October 7, 2013
between the Presidency and the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party,
PDP, on one hand and the protagonists of the breakaway faction, might not hold
after all.
Vanguard learnt that there were fears that the Presidency was
suspicious that the forces behind the PDP were not sincere in resolving the
crisis.
The
suspicion of the Presidency stemmed from allegations that the faction was
merely trying to buy time to consolidate its position and destabilize the
mainstream party while bracing for the 2015 election.
The
G7 on the other hand is believed to have written off the series of peace talks
as a ploy by the Presidency and the Bamanga Tukur-led faction of the PDP to
distract them from gaining more steam and put the faction in disarray ahead of
the next election.
One
of the G7 governors, who spoke exclusively to Vanguard yesterday,
said they were not convinced that the Presidency was keen on peace.
The
governor made it clear that they might boycott the peace meeting based on
emerging indications that the Presidency was actively working to stall the
peace move.
The
governor said: “We are looking at every evidence emerging from the Presidency
and the party leadership and it may become imperative for us to shun the peace
meetings slated for Monday, October 7, because of the attitude of the
leadership of the Bamanga Tukur faction of the PDP.
“It
is clear to us that the Presidency faction is not genuinely interested in an
amicable resolution of the crisis because of the various actions they have
taken while pretending to be pursuing peace with us. Look at the setting up of
a caretaker committee in Kano by the Tukur faction while they are claiming that
the structures of the party be returned to the governors. As at today, there is
no indication that the party structures in Adamawa have been handed over to the
governor in accordance with the decision in our last meeting. Now they have
even gone ahead and precipitate crisis in the National Assembly, which has
claimed the job of Senator Joy Emordi. Do all these actions suggest to anyone
that these people are committed to peace?” the governor asked.
Vanguard learnt that while the governors had tactically dropped
their opposition to Jonathan’s second term, they were not ready to abandon
Governor Rotimi Amaechi and Murtala Nyako, whose states’ party structures had
been hijacked.
They
are also not willing to concede the victory of Amaechi as the Chairman of the
Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF.
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