Nigeria: North Not Against Jonathan's 2015 Ambition - Arch. Ashiru

20 March 2014

Architect Lola Ashiru, was a chieftain of the defunct ACN and a former senatorial candidate in Kwara South. Having defected to the PDP, he, in this interview with newsmen said the PDP will win in Kwara State inspite of the defection of Senator Bukola Saraki. He also dispelled insinuations that the North is against President Goodluck Jonathan bid for second term in 2015. Chibuzo Ukaibe was there for Leadership. Excerpts: Kwara state is presently in a political turmoil following defections of certain personalities from the People's Democratic Party (PDP), what is your take?

I like that word turmoil that Kwara state is in turmoil because some people defected but I will not sympathize with that word turmoil. There is no turmoil in Kwara with all honesty; the issue really is that a group of people decided for reasons known to them to join camp with All Progressive Congress (APC), but that does not mean the PDP as a party will not remain as it was and, from my own study I can tell you there are two set of people that owns a party- the sympathizers (faithful) and the people call politicians (registered members).

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