The PDP national vice chairman for the South-
South, Dr. Cairo Ojugboh has joined a long list of
other politicians to blame the loss of the party in
the last presidential elections on former president
Goodluck Jonathan's refusal to allow power
return to the North.
Ojugboh revealed to journalists yesterday that
there was an agreement by the 34 founders of the
PDP to rotate power between the South and the
North for 8 years, Vanguard reports.
According to him, Goodluck Jonathan broke the
agreement by succumbing to pressure from some
governors, party leaders and stakeholders that he
should re-contest the 2015 presidential election
instead of allowing the North to take charfe.
He said the PDP has learnt from the defeat and
will ensure that the party will henceforth respect
its constitution.
He said the North rejected Jonathan and voted
President Muhammadu Buhari, their son, because
Jonathan went contrary to the initial agreement
that he would govern for only four years and
return power to the North.
He said: “So PDP had the first shot, everybody
cooperated, Obasanjo became president. After
eight years, it was the turn of the North to
become president then problem started.
“Some people started toying with the idea of third
term. PDP said no, PDP members of the National
Assembly and other parties said no it will not
work; wonderful. The PDP had to produce a
candidate and that is how Yar’adua came.
“Unfortunately, Yar’adua did not survive so the
North said look this presidency is our own, we
have to utilise our allotted eight years and they
were right".
Meanwhile, the PDP has accused the APC and the
Nigerian police of working together to destabilise
PDP-controlled states,especially Rivers.
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