According to Pastor Samuel Umaru Paul and a one-time Campaign Director of President Jonathan in 2011, Ambassador Fidelis Tapgun in separate remarks expressed fears that President Goodluck Jonathan will lose the support of the North Central in the 2015 general election.
Paul and Tapgun pointed at the antics of the PDP in the Middle Belt which will create the avenue for the president to suffer defeat in the 2015 presidential election.
Both attribute their predictions on the protracted crises that have rocked the PDP in the zone.
According to them: “All is not well with the PDP as a result of unfulfilled promises to Nigerian since the return of democracy.
“The internal crisis and the dust raised as a result of the controversial primaries in all the states is capable of affecting its chances at the poll.
“There is a group within the ruling party that is greatly working to destroy the PDP due to the blunders committed by some Middle Belt governors to perfect the plan.
“They are making desperate effort to spoil the President’s chances systematically ahead of 2015.”
Paul and Tapgun contended that the current crisis bedevilling the PDP in Plateau, Taraba and Benue States against the backdrop of imposition of candidates by the states governors and the party, is detrimental to the party.
They said: “The Presidency should be wary of the crisis in the Middle Belt zone coupled with the deepening in all the states whereas other states in the country are in dire need of change.
“This will surely make the party lose significantly in the zone.”
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