As the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, basks in the euphoria of setting up its own Governors' Forum with the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, as the chairman, elder statesman and politician, Alhaji Tanko Yakassi, has condemned the move, saying it is capable of weakening the party's unity and cohesion.
Speaking exclusively to Vanguard in response to Monday's emergence of the party's governors' forum after a nocturnal meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan, Yakassi noted that it was wrong for the PDP to create factions after remaining under one umbrella for over 14 years.
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