Fight breaks out at House of Reps as Baraje, 7 govs meet lawmakers

The meeting by the leadership of the
faction with lawmakers triggered a fight by
lawmakers
A meeting between the seven governors of
the new Peoples Democratic Party faction,
and members of the House of
Representatives has ended after fighting
broke out.
The governors, alongside the chairman of
the faction, Abubakar Baraje, met first with
senate president, David Mark.
A follow up meeting at the House of
Representatives with Speaker Aminu
Tambuwal, and members of the House,
degenerated into chaos with supporters of
the Bamanga Tukur-led PDP jeering at
remarks made by Mr Baraje.
The chaos soon escalated after two
members, Dagogo Peterside and Henry
Ofongo, from Rivers and Bayelsa states
respectively, went up against each other.
Mr. Baraje told Mr. Mark that President
Goodluck Jonathan must give up his
ambition for a new term.

The seven governors of the Abubakar
Baraje faction of the Peoples Democratic
Party are currently meeting behind closed
doors with President of the Senate, David
Mark.
There is also a separate meeting between
chairman Baraje himself and his supporters
at the House of Representatives. Speaker
Aminu Tambuwal is expected to lead the
leadership of the House to the meeting.
The leadership of the faction and its seven
governors last night held a strategy
meeting where they reviewed the outcome
of Sunday’s meeting between the ‘rebel’
governors and the president.
The meeting, our source said, also
considered strategies for strengthening the
faction in the light of last week’s
pronouncement by Justice Elvis Chukwu of
an Abuja High Court regarding the status of
the faction.
The faction, we further learnt, also
discussed the closure of its national and
states secretariats by the police.
Also discussed was last week’s resignation
of the National Treasurer of the faction,
Tanko Gwamna, who subsequently pledged
his allegiance to the BamangaTukur-led
faction of the party.
The faction’s topshots, we learnt, also
worked out modalities for identifying moles
within its rank, our source said.