There are strong indications that
President Goodluck Jonathan might have settled for the Minister of Transport,
Idris Umar.
Incidentally, Umar, an unassuming
but active politician from Gombe State, is the same candidate that the
President’s wife, Patience and the Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson,
are soliciting support for to emerge as the new National Chairman of the party.
The source said, “It is clear that
the post will be given to Umar because of the fact that the President has
already given a nod to his candidature. “Barring any change in the way things
are, Umar will be announced as the new Chairman of the PDP,” the source, who
pleaded anonymity, said. It was gathered in Abuja yesterday that in a bid to
pave the way for Umar to move into the new role, he might be dropped in an
impending cabinet reshuffle to be announced by President Goodluck Jonathan. The
President had even given a hint of tinkering with his cabinet when he told
a delegation of PDP stakeholders from the North-West that the list of new
ministers to be appointed by him would be forwarded to the National Assembly,
which is expected to resume from their Christmas and New Year break next week. Although
it was not clear, who would replace Umar in the event of his being dropped in
order to take up the new challenge, a source said that Jonathan was planning a
major cabinet reshuffle that might sweep away the jobs of no fewer than 25
ministers.
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