{"id":321333,"date":"2011-03-19T01:56:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-19T01:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/19\/%e2%80%98why-i-resigned-as-pdp-national-vice-chair-for-north-west%e2%80%99\/"},"modified":"2011-03-19T01:56:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-19T01:56:00","slug":"why-i-resigned-as-pdp-national-vice-chair-for-north-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/19\/why-i-resigned-as-pdp-national-vice-chair-for-north-west\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Why I resigned as PDP national vice chair for North-West\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We learnt that you have resigned your position as the National Vice Chairman of PDP for the North-West Zone. Why?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, it is true. I voluntarily resigned on Friday December, 24, 2010 to contest election for the Senate to represent Jigawa North-West in the National Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n

The National Secretariat of the party acknowledged and accepted my resignation. Following this development, a meeting of the North-West Zonal PDP was held in Kaduna on Saturday January 29, 2011, during which the appointment of a former Minister, Ambassador Ibrahim Musa Kazaure, was ratified as Acting Chairman of the party for the North-West Zone, based on his earlier nomination for the post by the Jigawa State chapter of the PDP.<\/span><\/p>\n

For how long did you serve as the Zonal party chairman?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I was elected on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at a special congress held in Kaduna under the chairmanship of former President Umaru Musa Yar \u2018Adua, who was personally present on the occasion. I formally resigned on December 24, 2010, after a period of three years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Could you name what you consider as your achievements?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We achieved a lot. More than anything else, the prevalence of an atmosphere of peace, unity, stability and steady party progress in all the seven states under the North-West Zone is what I regard as the climax of my achievement. Secondly, I ensured the enthronement of internal democracy and party cohesion in all the states chapters, and at all levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among my outstanding achievements since I took over responsibility as PDP chairman for the North-West Zone was the unprecedented massive membership portfolio, during which we continued to record new membership into the party, at all levels, almost on a daily basis throughout my tenure.<\/span><\/p>\n

This brings to mind the spear\u2013heading and facilitation of the defection of Zamfara State Governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Mahmuda Aliyu Shinkafi from ANPP to the PDP, alongside his entire government at a symbolic event, held on Friday December 5, 2008 in Gusau.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also facilitated the reception into the PDP of senators, members of House of Representatives from Zamfara State, as well as members of Zamfara State House of Assembly, who were all former members of the opposition ANPP.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let me also recall that during my tenure, the senator representing Kano Central, Alhaji Muhammadu Adamu Bello, also defected to the PDP. The list of the achievements recorded while I was the zonal chairman is endless.<\/span><\/p>\n

You could remember also that at a point the election of the Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, was nullified by an Election Petition Tribunal. I personally coordinated the processes for his re-election at the rerun exercise held on Saturday, May 24, 2008 with even higher votes than he initially secured at the first election. I was behind the successful and peaceful conduct of party primaries in Zamfara between Saturday 26, and Wednesday 30, September 2009, which produced party executive committees at state, local government and ward levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

A month earlier, that was on Saturday August 15, 2009, for the first time in the history of PDP in Kano State, congress was held peacefully and successfully, in my tenure, which produced the first ever democratically elected state party executive committee. Even the electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), certified that the conduct of the congress in Kano was the best, compared to those conducted in other states of the federation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The PDP registered a comprehensive electoral victory in Kebbi State on Saturday, December 19, 2009 when the party\u2019s candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Bagudu, won the by-election for Kebbi Central Senatorial seat with over half a million votes.<\/span><\/p>\n

We recorded a historic legal and political victory on Monday October 12, 2009 when the Federal High Court, Gusau Division, ruled in favour of the Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Mahmuda Aliyu Shinkafi, on his wise decision to defect to the PDP. I also ensured the peaceful and successful conduct of party congresses at wards, local governments and state levels in Katsina State from April 20, to 25, 2010, which produced the newly constituted party executive committees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, during my tenure as zonal PDP chairman North-West, the election of governors of Kebbi State, Alhaji Saidu Nasamu Dakingari, Katsina State, Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema and the present Vice-President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Architect Muhammad Namadi Sambo when he was the governor of Kaduna State were all validated by the Court of Appeal. Also, the Court of Appeal validated the election of Senator Bello Hayatu Gwarzo, representing Kano North in the Senate, as well as several other elected party members in the zone, whose elections were earlier challenged by our political opponents.<\/span><\/p>\n

I consider also as important and significant development during my tenure the elevation of Architect Muhammad Namadi Sambo to the position of Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. The development also prompted the elevation of Mr. Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa to the position of substantive Governor of Kaduna State on Thursday, May 20, 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another notable development was on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 when the INEC officially validated and ratified the PDP congress held in Kano, Katsina and Zamfara states in the North-West Zone as having successfully met the required standards of internal democracy, while the electoral body nullified similar exercises in eight other states, Anambra, Kogi, Oyo, Bayelsa, Delta, Plateau, Enugu and Imo.<\/span><\/p>\n

On a final note, the Supreme Court of Nigeria finally upheld the election of the Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko on Friday November 24, 2010 having struck out all the petitions against his re-election for lack of merit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, you are the PDP senatorial candidate for Jigawa North West. What informed your decision to venture into the race?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

So many factors informed my decision to aspire to the Senate seat to represent Jigawa North-West. First of all, I ventured into the race, due to the total neglect of the entire 12 local government areas that make up the senatorial constituency. The people have been abandoned for so long by those they elected in the past to represent them at the National Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you go round the entire constituency, you cannot pin-point anything tangible or verifiable on ground to show as dividend of democracy from the effort of those that have been entrusted with the mandate to represent the people. The neglect has contributed to the stunted progress and development of the people in the various communities in the zone. This has sadly been the situation since the inception of this current democratic dispensation to the present day.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is not only the paramount issue of physical development and empowerment of the people through the provision of constituency projects, there have been no articulation of quality legislation, based on the yearnings and aspirations of the people.<\/span><\/p>\n

It climaxed to the point that even those elected by the people to represent them could not be reached, no any form of formal or informal interaction between the electorate, the masses and those that are supposed to be representing them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Secondly, the entire population were at the cross-roads with all hopes almost lost, against the background of the efforts of others in the National Assembly from other states of the federation who have made, and continue to make great efforts and sacrifices to attract meaningful developments to their constituencies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thirdly and more importantly was the resolve of the people to break away from the shackles of under-representation and under-development when they made various representations to me individually and in groups, urging me to abandon whatever I am doing to contest for the Senate seat, so that we can start all over again, sadly after 12 solid years of our democratic experiment.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can imagine what my people have lost already. Indeed, it was based on the realities on ground in Jigawa North-West Senatorial constituency that prompted me to relinquish my position as the national vice chair.<\/span><\/p>\n

What difference do you intend to make if elected?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Before I answer your question, let me remind you that essentially, the primary responsibility of members of the legislature is to articulate and make laws and conventions that would ensure good governance and provision of basic necessities of life for the people at any given level.<\/span><\/p>\n

This will be possible through constant consultation with the people, which would afford the representative the opportunity to be conversant with the specific needs, yearnings and aspirations of the various communities making up a particular constituency. Without this linkage, there is no way the people can benefit from the election of any candidate.<\/span><\/p>\n

And this is exactly what I intend to give priority to. Even though I am conversant with the issues involved regarding the needs of the people of Jigawa North-West Senatorial constituency, I have already drawn up an elaborate plan and strategy under which the people at the grassroots level would be involved, right from ward levels, through to the local governments for the purpose of establishing an effective communication network to give everyone the opportunity to contribute by way of advise, suggestion and proposals on how best their basic needs can be channeled to the National Assembly through me for prompt solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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