Tinubu and Makarfi's PDP is expected to make its debut in Nigeria's political circle
- The party is said to already in its formative stage, pushed harder to meet its March 2017 target by the outcome of the Ondo election
Atiku, Tinubu, Makarfi's mega party to debut in March 2017
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Vice-president Atiku Abubakar are said to be leading the formation of the new mega party
The date for the emergence of the proposed mega party being reportedly created by top chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Atiku Abubakar and Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been revealed.
According to reports in Punch on Sunday, December 4, all things being equal, the party should make its debut by the end of March 2017, just about two years before the next general election in 2019.
It quoted a source as saying that the mega party is already in its formative stage and is being seriously worked on following the outcome of the Ondo election where APC’s Rotimi Akeredolu, backed by President Buhari, won the polls.
The source said: “The mega party is still at a formative stage but I can tell you we are making steady progress.
“With what happened in Ondo, you will agree with me that the cabal around the President, including a governor from the North-Central, and some ministers, has hijacked the party structure.
“They have shown more than once that they want to frustrate Tinubu and Atiku out of the APC. These are tested politicians, who have no plans of retiring any time soon.
“The picture will become clearer before the end of the first quarter of next year (March 2017) because some of our people believe that if we come out now, the cabal will use executive powers to frustrate us. Others feel it is better to let Nigerians know but our leaders are meeting at home and abroad. We are waiting for them.”
Punch also quoted a PDP chieftain as saying: “We are working on the plan to form a mega party, but we may adopt any of the existing parties, if the government thwarts our efforts.”
Meanwhile, the APC crisis in Kaduna deepened on Saturday, December 3, after suspended member of the party Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna central senatorial district accused the governor of the state Nasir El Rufai of being behind an attack on his campaign office.
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