Jonathan Meets Babangida and Lamido Secretly, To Sack More Ministers

President Goodluck Jonathan is yet to recover from the shock of last Tuesday’s merger of the new PDP and the APC, as he had thought that the governors were too afraid to leave the PDP because of EFCC.

Consequently, the President met with his strategists, key PDP leaders and Senate President David Mark, on the way forward through out the weekend. He wants them to provide him with answers on how to deal with the challenge posed by the now stronger APC.

Some harsh steps were suggested, but David Mark told Jonathan that he can't allow anything to be done that is not in line with the law to avoid crisis. Below is what Jonathan's men finally decided to do...

•engaging those who defected in legal battles to declare their seats vacant;
•sponsoring political dissidents in their states;
•creating legal and political hurdles for anyone with a case or their relations; and
•sacking all Ministers that are perceived to be loyal too the G7 governors.

But a top source said David Mark told them point blank that it would be difficult for him to declare the seats of any senator who have joined the APC vacant since the PDP was already factionalised.

Once Jonathan noticed that David Mark may not help him to deal with those who will join APC in the National Assembly, he called for a meeting of all PDP governors in Aso Rock. The meeting held on Sunday but only 11 governors and 2 deputy governors attended the meeting on Sunday.

Jonathan also hurriedly met with 2 of the G7 governors, Sule Lamide and Babangida Alliyu, who are yet to join the APC. He pleaded with them to give him some more time to settle all the issues in contention because if they should leave now, the PDP will become a monitory. 

Babangida Aliyu was said to have told Jonathan that they can only give him 2 weeks before taking a stand.