26 Senators Pledge Loyalty To Baraje-LedFaction Of PDP

The Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje-led faction
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has
received the backing of twenty-six serving
Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
who also hailed former Vice President Atiku
Abubakar, six northern governors and Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers state for
storming out of the venue of Saturday’s
Special National convention of the PDP. In a statement yesterday, the senators said
that , “By this decision that no doubt provides
a soothing balm that will calm frail nerves in
the party, you have written your names in
gold and will be remembered in our political
history as men that stood to save the party and Nigeria’s democracy. “We heartily rejoice with our patriots and
eminent Nigerians led by former Vice President
Atiku Abubakar GCON, and the Governors of
Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, Aliyu
Wammako, (Sokoto), Murtala Nyako
(Adamawa), Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Muazu Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Abdul Fattah Ahmed
(Kwara), and Chibuike Amaechi (Rivers), for the
bold, swift and courageous step to reposition
the People’s Democratic Party under a new
leadership. “We congratulate the new chairman, Alhaji
Abdulahi Kawu Baraje, the Deputy Chairman,
Dr Sam Sam Jaja, National secretary, Prince
Olagunsoye Oyinola and other members of the
National Executive Committee for their
emergence as leaders of our great party. “We therefore, pledge our unfettered loyalty to
the Barage-led PDP National Executive.” The senators that signed the statement are the
Senate Chief Whip, Senator, Bello Hayatu
Gwarzo, Kano North; Sen Mohammed Ali
Ndume, Borno South; Sen. Ahmad Zannah,
Borno Central; Sen Abdulahi Adamu,
Nasarawa West; Sen Abdulahi Danladi Sankara, Jigawa North-West; Sen. Abdulaziz
Usman, Jigawa North East; Sen Abdulmumini
Mohammed Hassan,Jigawa South-West; Sen
Umaru Dahiru, Sokoto South; Sen Ahmed
Mohammed Maccido, Sokoto North; Sen
Muhammad Shaaba Lafiaji, Kwara North; Sen Simeon Sule Ajibola, Kwara South; Sen
Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Kwara Central; Sen
Magnus Ngei Abe, Rivers South-East; Sen
Wilson Asinobi Ake, Rivers West; Sen
Danjuma Mohammed Goje, Gombe Central;
Sen Saidu Ahmed Alkali, Gombe North; Sen Ahmed Hassan Barata, Adamawa South; Sen
Bindowo Umar Mohammed Bindiwo Jibrilla,
Adamawa North; Sen Aisha Jummai
Alhassan, Taraba North; Sen. Ibrahim
Abdullahi Gobir, Sokoto East; Sen. Bashir
Garba Mohammad,Kano Central; Sen. Abdulaziz Usman, Jigawa North-East and Sen.
Isa Galaudu, Kebbi North. It was also learnt that Senators Dahiru Kuta,
Niger East and Zainab Kure, Niger South, have
thrown their weights behind the Baraje-led
PDP in solidarity of their governor, Aliyu
Babangida.