Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Ali, Ciroma Clash over PDP Aspirants


THE controversy over the national convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fixed this Saturday is yet to abate as the National Chairman of the party, Ahmadu Ali and the chairman of the Electoral Panel of the Convention, Malam Adamu Ciroma are divided over the control of screening of aspirants for national offices of the party.

Unrelated though, is the clash of supporters of the Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime and his predecessor, Chimaroke Nnamani yesterday at the PDP secretariat, Abuja. The clash sent workers of the secretariat and national officers of the PDP, including Ali, scampering for safety.

Ciroma had written to Ali that the panel raised an eight-man committee to handle the screening of aspirants after consultation among members. He further said that the essence of the exercise was to add value and to restore confidence of party faithful in the process.

Read the full story here.

This article addresses the recent controversy that has arisen between two key leaders of the People's Democratic Party of Nigeria. According to the article, National Chairman of the party Ahmadu Ali and chairman of the Electoral Panel of the Convention Malam Adamu Ciroma have disagreed about the process that should be taken to screen potential candidates for the national offices of the party. This shows the dissent that can arise between a single political party; the steps taken to resolve this disagreement will show the power that the government and its leaders have especially in resolving conflict. According to Ciroma, the screening of potential leaders is necessary to insure that the best job will be done. This article also addresses the recent disagreement that arose between supporters of Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime and his predecessor, Chimaroke Nnamani. This "clash" sent many individuals running for safety as many people were held hostage. This shows the violence that consumes many people in Nigeria including the leaders of the country.

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