Pro-Sambo PDP In Kaduna Threatens Pro-Baraje Faction With Arrest

Upset with the emergence in Kaduna State of a Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) faction loyal to Abubakar Kawu Baraje, top officials of the
Kaduna chapter of the party who remain loyal to Bamanga Tukur and Vice
President Namadi Sambo are threatening their rivals with arrest.
In a statement released in Kaduna and signed by Ibrahim Mansur, a
spokesman for the pro-Tukur PDP, the group wrote: "It has come to our
notice that a group of self-serving and out of favor politicians
masquerading as members of our great party, The Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), in Kaduna State has resorted to seeking cheap relevance
by declaring loyalty to the illegal and outlawed faction of the party
led by Alhaji Kawu Baraje and his co-travelers. The group of political
opportunists led by a former chairman of the PDP in Kaduna State,
Alhaji Audi Yaro Makama, and a former member of the State House of
Assembly, Yakubu Gideon Morik, is completely on the derailed path as
the Kaduna State Chapter of the PDP remains solidly behind the
leadership of our National Chairman, Alhaji (Dr.) Bamanga Tukur."
Mr. Mansur argued that there was only one PDP, which he named as the
one led by Mr. Tukur, claiming that the issue had been determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction. He dismissed the splinter group,
calling their claims "false and totally criminal, as the party is
intact and united under the able leadership of Dr. Abubakar Gaya
Haruna."
Threatening the pro-Baraje PDP with arrest, the statement by the
pro-Bamanga faction said: "The PDP in Kaduna State remains undivided
and one big family that is committed to the transformation agenda of
our leader, His Excellency President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and his
Vice, Arc. Sambo. Makama and his ilk are known self-centered
politicians who are bent on discrediting His Excellency Vice President
Mohammed Namadi Sambo over their insatiable quest for patronage and
accumulation of wealth.
"Any attempt at creating confusion by political jobbers under the
guise of dirty party politics will surely attract the attention of law
enforcement agencies. We reject the negative ploy by Makama and a
handful of 'food is ready' politicians in his camp aimed at creating
confusion in the party. Makama must be reminded that there is time for
everything; he cannot remain chairman of PDP forever. It is his turn
to follow others just like he was followed during his time."