Ruckus In Kogi PDP As Sen. Aidoko ‘Illegally’ Opens Parallel Atiku Campaign Office

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator representing Kogi East District at the upper chamber of the National Assembly has moved to set up a parallel campaign body for the Atiku/Obi presidential campaigns towards 2019 elections.

According to sources, the PDP 2019 Presidential Campaign Council led by Senate President, Bukola Saraki, had mandated Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, a former governor of Kogi State and also the leader of the party in the state to set up the presidential campaign body.

However, Senator Aidoko was displeased as he felt Saraki was not in support of his return to the senate in 2019.

It was learnt that Alhaji Idris and the entire leadership of the PDP In Kogi East are not pleased with the unusual manner through which Senator Aidoko emerged as the senatorial candidate of the PDP in Kogi East district and his lack of regard for genuine reconciliation.

“As it is, no one is pleased with the manner Senator Aidoko emerged as the senatorial candidate of the PDP in Kogi East. Even worse is his proud disposition that Party members must be loyal without question” a source noted.

Sources have also alleged that Senator Aidoko have perfected plans to make himself the Director-General and install his aides into the presidential campaign council in the state.

“As it stands, if the situation is not masterfully and properly managed, the PDP would be worse for it as Party members are poised to either defect or ply the fifth columnist if Aidoko gets his way. He is said to ride on the experience of his godfather, Dr. Amodu Ali, who is determined to politically obliterate Alhaji Ibrahim Idris,” another source said.

A major stakeholder in Kogi East, stated that, “Aidoko thinks all Igala people are either fools or PDP members. How many Igala people are members of political Parties? In the end it comes to the electorate who have severally rejected him and would reject his Party if need be. Let me tell you, we are not so interested in the Party this time after-all, most of them were at one point members of an opposition party and the heavens did not fall”.

Some respected stakeholders of the PDP in the state are already crying blue murder, stressing that the sinister arrangement by Senator Aidoko is without regard or respect for other party stakeholders and such, may sink the PDP in the state.