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PDP Governors Forum Condemns Gulak’s Declaration As Party’s National Chairman

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The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has condemned the action of Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, an aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, for declaring himself as the National Chairman of PDP.

Gulak, the former Special Adviser to Jonathan on Political Matters, had earlier in the day at the PDP secretariat,said he had ced to assumed office as PDP national Chairman following a court ruling.

The governors’ position is contained in a Communique issued by the forum after its meeting held late on Wednesday in Abuja and signed by the Director General of the forum, Earl Osaro

“The invasion of the party headquarters on Wednesday by Ahmed Gulak, who reportedly assumed the Chairmanship of the PDP, is regrettable and condemnable.

“We take cognisance of the judgment by the court in Abuja which ordered the acting chairman to vacate office for any other person from the North-East zone of Nigeria.

“Our party constitution has enough provisions for that and the necessary process has been put in motion,” the Communique stated.

It stated that the appropriate organs of the party would meet soonest to elect a national chairman of the party from the appropriate zone.

Credit: Sun

APC Lied! I’m Still In PDP – Jonathan’s Former Adviser,Gulak Fires Back

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Immediate past Political Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, has denied defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Gulak, who was reported to have openly decamped to APC on Wednesday along with other PDP chieftains in Yola, told Vanguard in Abuja on Thursday that he was not present at the venue of the ceremony and that his name was fraudulently used to score cheap political points.

“I want to say that I will remain a staunch PDP member despite the loss of the presidential election by our great party. Rather than defect to the APC, I will stay in the party and join forces with like-minded Nigerians to make the PDP to bounce back in the years to come,”

Jonathan’s Former Political Adviser Ahmed Gulak, Dumps PDP For APC In More Defection Drama

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More PDP heavyweights from Adamawa, Oyo and Ondo states  dumped the PDP For APC. Among them was immediate past political adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak.He was the one who initiated the Jonathan re-election campaign and also  made an unsuccessful bid for the governor of Adamawa state .

Yesterday, Warri billionaire  Ayiri Emami also made the jump.

Two serving senators, Ahmed Hassan Barata and Mohammed Bello  representing Adamawa South and Central respectively, a former Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Jonathan Zwingina, former minister of health, Dr. Idi Hong also jumped ship when president-elect Buhari visited Yola yesterday. Zwingina, who addressed the press on behalf of the defectors, said:

“After careful identification of the best in the current circumstances facing the state, we came to the conclusion that Bindow’s victory will pave the way for the desired restoration and positive change for the peace and development of the state.”