January 9, 2015 – Members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State has warned President Jonathan about impending loss of Taraba state to the opposition unless urgent steps are taken to reverse the situation.
In an open letter, entitled , Save the Soul of PDP in Taraba State addressed to President Goodluck Jonathan and the PDP National Working Committee (NCW), the aggrieved members alleged that the party’s imposed governorship candidate, Dairus Ishaku cannot win the state for the PDP.
The letter signed by Chairman PDP Concern Members Taraba State Mr. Peter Shadrack and his Secretary, Barr. Bilyaminu L. Maihanchi said a gubernatorial candidate in Taraba State must be very popular in order to deliver the state.
“To the surprise of many PDP supporters in Taraba State the ticket for governorship was given to an un-popular candidate who cannot deliver.
“Our analysis of the voting strength towards the 2015 election reveals that with two candidates from the southern zone will equally share the votes between them. Unfortunately the Southern Zone has the least number of eligible voters 396, 506 from five LGA’s compared against the northern zone with 532,037 from Six LGA’s which is the highest followed by the Central Zone with 446,892 from five LGA’s.
“There was mass decamping from Southern Taraba including a former PDP Gubernatorial Aspirant with his supporters. In a similar development there’s only one Senator left in PDP now with Three (3) Hon. Members of the House of Reps. By this the PDP is in serious disaster in Taraba State. As if it is not over some powerful members of the Taraba State House of Assembly are already in opposition. And the decamping continues by day.”
“It is an open secret that there is strong relationship between one of the PDP stakeholder and the strong opposition Governorship Party candidate in the forth-coming 2015 elections. However, our great party the PDP, always down plays the dangers we have foreseen, as if the PDP sacrifices Taraba State to the opposition.
The core PDP members urge the NWC to intervene and ask the National Leadership of the Party to re-consider its decision on the gubernatorial candidate by bringing an acceptable popular candidate or risk losing the general election to the opposition party.
