The Minister may have been fired
for his role in the new political association floated by seven PDP governors.
Although,
the statement was silent on the reason for Mr. Abdul-Kadir’s sack, presidency
sources said it might not be unconnected with his closeness to the governor of
his home state, Sokoto, Aliyu Wamakko.
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The
Sokoto state governor recommended Mr. Abdul-Kadir for the appointment when his
(Abdul-kadir) predecessor resigned to contest the governorship primaries of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2011. Mr. Wamakko was also an aspirant in the
primaries and eventually emerged the party’s candidate before winning
re-election.
A
presidency source claimed that Mr. Abdul-kadir is an interim official of a new
political association, Voice of the People, VoP, floated by Mr. Wamakko and
five other PDP governors; and now seeking the nod of the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, as a party.
It
was gathered that the former minister may have been functioning as the protem
secretary of the new group.
Media
reports on Monday had linked seven PDP governors- Chubuike Amaechi (Rivers),
Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Musa Kwankwaso (Kano), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Babangida
Aliyu (Niger), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara) and Mr. Wamakko, all of who belong to
the faction of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, chaired by Mr. Amaechi- with
the new association.
Apart
from belonging to the parallel faction of the governors’ forum, the governors
are also believed to be opposed to the undeclared second term aspiration of Mr.
Jonathan.
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