There are indications that the current crises rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has taken another turn as some top members of the party are said to have met to discuss how to form a new party.
The alleged plan for a new party is said to have been spearheaded by the former governor of Kano State and former Education minister, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, ex-Governor of Jigawa State Sule Lamido and erstwhile Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, Daily Trust reports.
According to the report, others said to be involved in the alleged scheme include, former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Muhammed, former deputy governor in the old Sokoto State, Ahmed Muhammed Gusau, former governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, former governor of Cross River State Donald Duke, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, Senator Ibrahim Ida, Adamu Maina Waziri, Ibrahim Idris, Aminu Wali, Abba Dabo, John Odey and Aniete Okon.
The newspaper also claimed that a onetime Senate president, Ken Nnamani, is the interim leader of the group.
Mallam Shekarau was understood to have last week hosted 23 members of the group in his house in Abuja while there had also been meetings in Nnamani’s office.
A source closed to Shekarau who spoke with the newpaper said, “Yes, we are trying to rebrand and weed out bad eggs in the party and it is the process that will lead to the formation of a new party,”
“Initially, we had two options, that is, whether to rebrand the PDP or form a new party.
“Arguments are in favour of the formation of the party, hence resolution of our bigwigs. The direction now is the formation of a new party but we will definitely draw for the resources of the PDP to make headway.”
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