Court sacks PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus

By Sani Tukur, PT

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has sacked the acting National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, from office.

Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus

Justice Huseini Baba-Yusuf Tuesday ruled in favour of a former political adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, who sued Mr. Secondus and the PDP, alleging that he (Secondus) was holding office illegally.

Mr. Gulak said the office of national chairman was originally zoned to the North-east part of the country and could, therefore, not be occupied by Mr. Secondus, who is from the South-South.

Justice Baba-Yusuf Yusuf agreed with Mr. Gulak and directed Mr. Secondus to vacate office and hand over the leadership of the party to either Mr. Gulak or someone capable from the North East within 14 days.

In his prayers, Mr. Gulak said based on the constitution of the party and its zoning principle, he should be the rightful occupant of the office of acting national chairman of the PDP.

The former Chairman of the party, Ahmadu Muazu, who is from Bauchi state resigned his position after the party lost the 2015 presidential election.

When contacted, the spokesperson of the PDP, Olisa Metuh said the party’s National Working Committee would discuss the judgment at its meeting on Wednesday.

“We would come out with a position after the meeting,” he said.

Court sacks PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus

Why Jonathan lost to Buhari – Gulak

…says he will sink with PDP than defect to APC

By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North

Immediate Political Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, has denied ever defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Gulak, who was reported to have openly decamped to APC on Wednesday along with other PDP chieftains in Yola, told Vanguard in Abuja on Thursday that he was not present at the venue of the ceremony and that his name was fraudulently used to score cheap political points.

“I want to say that I will remain a staunch PDP member despite the loss of the presidential election by our great party. Rather than defect to the APC, I will join forces with like-minded Nigerians to make the PDP to bounce back in the years to come,” Gulak said.

The Adamawa-born lawyer, said that even though the PDP lost the presidential election, it was not justified for its members to hurriedly desert the party for the APC, accusing the defectors of betrayal and dishonesty.

Gulak said that he had before now drawn the attention of Mr. President to the fact that many of those who were brought into the PDP as key members were actually enemies and not committed members willing to work for the success of the party.

He said his views were not however taken seriously because of those who were working hard to tarnish him before the government and get him out of sight.

Gulak said the PDP lost the last election because of the unresolved nomination crisis that arose from the imposition of anointed candidates by top officials of the party in all the states of the federation.

The former presidential aide said: “In the first place, the PDP did not see the crisis created in all the states of the federation. The party did not go into that election as a united entity as expected.

“Across the country the nomination process was contrary to the party constitution. You could see that in some states, the candidates were imposed on the party and that alienated party faithful from the party and caused more division for the system.

“As human beings, not many will take time to think. But we have now seen where the party went wrong and we have to return to the drawing board with a view to winning in 2019.

We are going to see who played what role in the current crisis and if need be we may ask those culpable to step aside and new hands will take over to rebuild confidence and enhance its winning power in the next election,” he said.

 

Why Jonathan lost to Buhari – Gulak

APC lied! I am still in PDP- Gulak

Immediate Political Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, has denied defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Gulak, who was reported to have openly decamped to APC on Wednesday along with other PDP chieftains in Yola, told Vanguard in Abuja on Thursday that he was not present at the venue of the ceremony and that his name was fraudulently used to score cheap political points.

“I want to say that I will remain a staunch PDP member despite the loss of the presidential election by our great party. Rather than defect to the APC, I will stay in the party and join forces with like-minded Nigerians to make the PDP to bounce back in the years to come,” Gulak said.

 

APC lied! I am still in PDP- Gulak

I was not fired for incompetence - Gulak

A former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, on Thursday denied that he was sacked by the President as a result of incompetence.

Ahmed Gulak

Gulak said he could not possibly be in office for ever and that he had worked with Jonathan for seven years.

He spoke to journalists in Abuja.

He said, “I don’t believe my leaving office will reduce my popularity and I was not removed from office for any offence. I played my part the way I know it; I have defended the President and I took on anybody who said President Jonathan should not contest.

“I was not sacked for incompetence. I was not sacked for dereliction of duty. I had been with the President for about seven years and I founded the Goodluck Support Group, which spearheaded his campaign in 2011 throughout the country.

“I took on anybody that was against him and his political moves. That was my duty. I did it very well and I think it would be wrong for anyone to say I was sacked ingloriously.”

Gulak insisted that it was in the interest of the country to allow Jonathan to continue for the next four years.

“For unity and continuity there is no alternative to President Jonathan. Nigerians should rally round him in 2015. Jonathan has the Constitutional right to contest; if you don’t want to vote for him, it is a different thing than to say he should not contest.”

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I was not fired for incompetence - Gulak

Gulak should have been fired before now - Junaid Mohammed

By Ehi Ekhator

A second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed has said that the sacking of President Goodluck Jonathan political adviser, Ahmed Gulak has no positive effect on the administration as long as other logoreah elements are there in and out of the President’s administration.

Ahmed Gulak

Mohammed further advised the President to do away with men and women who brings disrepute to his administration while trying to pose as patriotic Nigerians.

Mohammed, a delegate at the ongoing national conference said Jonathan needs to fire other elements who bring his administration down as sacking Gulak alone while others are still there will add minus to his cabinet and would cause more harms than good.

The delegate said Gulak created more problems than good for the President, adding that he should have been fired long before now.

He said: The removal of Gulak is a good step taken at the wrong time: it has been overdue and has already created a lot of problems for the man, who appointed him because he specialised in personal attacks instead of offering solutions when occasion demands.

He also advised the President to distance himself from his elders statesman, Edwin Clark whom he said has been making provocative statements instead of render advise as a statesman he alleged to be.

 

Gulak should have been fired before now - Junaid Mohammed

REVEALED: Why Jonathan fired Ahmed Gulak - PDP Chairman

By Ehi Ekhator

More facts emerged yesterday on why President Goodluck Jonathan fired his political adviser, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak.

Ahmed Gulak

As disclosed by the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, Gulak was sacked for his arrogance and alleged irrational disposition.

The party chairman disclosed this on Wednesday while playing host to selected members of the Akwa-Ibom State executive committee of the PDP.

He added that he supports Jonathan that there would be no space for arrogant officials in the federal cabinet, adding that for them to remain in the cabinet, they must remain focus and committed.

Ahmed Gulak was fired on Tuesday with immediate effect without reasons by the Federal Government.

A source in the presidency, earlier disclosed to the press that President Jonathan was fed up with Gulak’s way of talking, adding that he made problem with some top PDP governors who asked the President to call him to order.

The former political adviser travelled to Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State to inaugurate the Goodluck Support Group last week with some PDP faction in the state.

It was gathered that Gulak’s visit didn’t go down well with the state governor, Godswill Akpabio, saying that he was completely oblivious of the former Presidential aide’s visit.

The governor also alleged that Gulak held meeting with the party faction in the state who he said were against his administration.

Akpabio therefore, appealed to the President to call his political aide to order for undermining him and his supporters, and for inaugurating the GSG without involving him as the Governor of the state.

Speaking with the delegation from Akwa Ibom, the Party Chairman stressed that there will be no automatic ticket for contestants of political office, adding that he was no in the position to help anybody secure automatic ticket.

REVEALED: Why Jonathan fired Ahmed Gulak - PDP Chairman

Breaking: President Jonathan fires Ahmed Gulak

By Ehi Ekhator

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has fired his Special Adviser, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak with immediate effect.

The President thanked him for his services to the administration and wishes him success in his future eneavors

His replacement will be announce in due time

Details later………………..

Breaking: President Jonathan fires Ahmed Gulak