ALL EYES ON OBASANJO AS PDM LAUDS FACTION

 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo stayed away from yesterday’s convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Obasanjo, who was the immediate past chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party, may have stayed away owing to the perceived disagreement between him and President Goodluck Jonathan over party issues.

Some of his loyalists, including former national secretary of the PDP, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, his former Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs, Senator Andy Uba, are currently having it rough with the leadership of the party.

While Uba is currently on suspension from the party, Oyinlola who lost his position as national secretary of the party has joined the parallel PDP chaired by Alhaji Abubakar Baraje.

The Baraje faction announced its breakaway from the PDP yesterday with notable figures like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Dr. Sam Sam Jaja, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa West) in the train.

Seven serving governors elected on the platform of the PDP have also crossed over to the parallel faction. They are:Rotimi Amaehi (Rivers); Musa Kwankwaso (Kano); Murtala Nyako (Adamawa); Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); Babangida Aliyu (Niger); Sule Lamido (Jigawa); and Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara).