PDP crisis: Tukur moves to break governors’ ranks

National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has opted to break the ranks of the party’s governors who are currently locked in a battle with him for the soul of the party. He is also determined to move decisively against some members of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) who are unwilling to cooperate with him. The affected NWC members are the National Woman Leader, Dr. Kema Chikwe; the National Legal Adviser, Victor Kwon; the National Youth Leader, Alh. Garba Chiza; and the National Auditor, Chief Bode Mustapha. Party sources said yesterday that Tukur had started reaching out to some PDP governors on the need to give his administration a chance and keep the party united. The rapprochement,it was gathered , is to enable Tukur secure a simple majority of members for the purpose of convening a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) to pass a vote of confidence in him. According to sources, if Tukur succeeds in earning the confidence of the governors, he would have sealed the hope of the sacked National Secretary of the party, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, from regaining his seat. The PDP governors, most of whom are backing Oyinlola, are looking forward to the NEC of the party to take their pound of flesh from Tukur.