POLITICS: Old PDP & New PDP Peace Moves Crash: G-7 Moving To APC

“I can tell you authoritatively that the battle line has been drawn with them (the aggrieved governors). They have crossed the line. President Jonathan will no longer meet with them. To give a semblance of listening to them, the President will ask the Vice-President to meet with them (rebel governors). 

"But the President will not do that again. There is nothing new that they can bring again. It is clear with their romance with the leaders of the APC that their hearts are no longer in the PDP."

This is what a Presidency source told Punch about the crisis. 

Already, one of the G-7 governors, Rabiu Kwakwanso of Kano State, has declared that their romance with the All Progressives Congress, APC, is an indication that they are on their way to the APC.

The Presidency source told Punch on Thursday in Abuja that the President is no longer be favourably disposed to further discussions with the G-7 governors and other members of the New PDP.

The source added that rather than wasting his time on those who had made up their minds to weaken the PDP before leaving it, the President and his team would henceforth concentrate on mobilising members whose hearts and souls remained in the party.

He said, “It is also clear that what they want to do is to weaken the party before they will finally leave. Rather than wasting time on them, we will now concentrate on mobilising members whose hearts are still in the party. The truth is that we can no longer trust them.”

Kwakwanso had at a dinner organised by the Progressive Governors’ Forum in Abuja on Wednesday, said the G-7  governors’ romance with APC is very instructive for discerning minds.

“We are happy to be associated with the APC. We are still consulting concerning the invitation sent to us by the party to defect. In fact, our coming here shows that we are on our way to the APC. But as soon as we are done with the consultations, we would let the world know,” he assured.