Mass Defection Looms In PDP: Ex-Gov ‘Plots’ Imposition Of Son As Gov

Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has been accused of plotting to impose his son, Abubakar Idris, as the governorship flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

Mr Idris has equally been accused of plotting to impose Mr Mohammed Audu, son of late Abubakar Audu who died after winning the state’s 2015 governorship election, as PDP’s sole candidate in the Kogi East Senatorial District election in 2019.

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The alleged plot by Mr Idris is said have informed the decision by some PDP members in state to dump the party if the former governor’s alleged move is not quickly checked.

According to emerging reports, another Idris’ son, Mohammed, who was a member of the House of Representatives while his father was governor, is also planning to run for the same seat again in 2019.

The development, according to multiple sources, is causing outrage among PDP members in the state who are of the opinion that the former governor may have turned the political party to a one man business.

“He (Mohammed) lost the primary election in his second attempt despite the fact his father was a sitting governor showing Alhaji Idris’ growing unpopularity,” said a source privy to happenings in the Kogi PDP.

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“Some respected stakeholders of the PDP in the state are already crying blue murder, describing Alhaji Idris’ moves as a wicked plot to run the party aground in that the rival All Progressives Congress is waiting in the wings to poach all the key leaders who are piqued by this new development. The sinister arrangement, according to them, is without regard or respect for other party stakeholders.

“We are all aware of Alhaji Idris’ underground moves, but I can assure you it won’t stand. PDP is not a family business as such he cannot run the party as his own,” said a party leader in the state does not want his name mentioned.

“We will block any attempts to make the party a one-man business in Kogi State. If it succeeds, we will all move to another party where they consider us useful.

“Alhaji Idris is one of those who destroyed the party this much. I think enough is enough,” he said.

Another aggrieved party source said: “Can you imagine that, Mohammed Audu who is coming in to the party with a lot of baggage, that guy is not worth anything in Igalaland again. His father even kept him a bay when he was alive.

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“Mohammed has so many cases against him including that of gun running; Is that the kind of character the PDP should be romancing? I thought the leadership of the party have learnt their lessons from the last defeat and would need a breathe of fresh air to propel the fortunes of the party.”

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