{"id":11446,"date":"2013-03-28T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=11446"},"modified":"2013-03-28T11:00:10","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T10:00:10","slug":"2015-president-jonathan-orders-sack-of-pdp-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/2015-president-jonathan-orders-sack-of-pdp-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"2015: President Jonathan Orders Sack of PDP Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contrary to the ongoing reconciliatory\u00a0 Campaign embarked upon by\u00a0 the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of 2015 elections to reconcile\u00a0 its waring members across the country, President Goodluck Jonathan has allegedly ordered the sack of Borno state PDP Chairman Alhaji Baba Basharu with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>The directive was said to have been handed down the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur by the President recently.<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com gathered that state PDP Chairman was said to have uttered\u00a0 some uncomplimentary remarks at a meeting with Borno Stakeholders during the recent state visit by President Jonathan.<\/p>\n<p>Reliable sources disclosed that the outburst\u00a0 of the state PDP chaiman on a security related issue was said to have infuriated the President who allegedly ordered Tukur to perfect ways that will lead to Basharu&#8217;s removal.<\/p>\n<p>Already, the embattled state\u00a0 Chairman is said to be\u00a0 presently\u00a0 running from pillar\u00a0 to post with the aim of meeting some PDP big wigs from the north to intervene on his planned removal.<\/p>\n<p>A PDP stalwart in the state Alhaji Saina Buba told pointblanlnews.com that Basharu has done more harm than good to the PDP in Borno state and should as a matter of urgency start packing\u00a0 his bags and baggages to leave the party.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; I think Alhaji Baba Basharu\u00a0 is the main problem of the PDP in Borno state. He has to a great extent factionalize the party, nothing is moving, our. Supporters are de camping to the rulling All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) In\u00a0 the state. I think this is the worst Chairman the PDP has ever produce in recent times&#8221; Buba said.<\/p>\n<p>Buba added that Basharu&#8217;s poor leadership capability\u00a0 &#8220;contributed immensely to reasons why\u00a0 President Jonathan could not secure 25 per cent vote during the last\u00a0 presidential polls.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; If the Present Basharu led PDP executive in Borno State is not dissolve immediately, the party can not win the 2015\u00a0 elections\u00a0 with the likes of Baba Basharu&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com gathered that\u00a0 the internal crisis rocking the Borno PDP had led to disagreement between the state Chairman of the Party and the Party&#8217;s flag bearer in last\u00a0 governorship election.<\/p>\n<p>The rift sources confirmed is responsible for the division in the state PDP as some members do not communicate with each other.<\/p>\n<p>Piontblanknews.com recalled that the Borno PDP has never won the governorship elections since 1999 due to internal wrangling. 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