The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, cancelled yesterday her talks with “warring” governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State.
None of the aspirants was prepared to step down, leading to the intervention of the First Lady.
But the ”Operation Capture Kwara from APC” suffered a setback because most of the aspirants vowed not to honour any intervention by the First Lady.
They insisted on free and fair primaries, instead of imposing a candidate on the party.
But an “anointed aspirant”, Mr. Dele Belgore, said he remained the most popular choice to beat.
A top source said: “While we were preparing to meet the First Lady, the session was abruptly cancelled because of the tension in the state among the aspirants.
“I think they want the aspirants to put their house in order to avoid embarrassing the First Lady. The threats from some of the aspirants might derail the initiative of the First Lady.
“As I am talking to you, we are at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja as part of striking some understanding on the way forward. Some aspirants are, however, adamant on free and fair primaries.”
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