National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, yesterday survived the bid by party stakeholders to remove him from office.
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This came as President Goodluck Jonathan, also yesterday, slammed plans by opposition parties to unite against the PDP. President Jonathan said the party was set to increase its number of governors.
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He spoke at a meeting of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party in Abuja, where Tukur survived intrigues mounted against his continued stay in office.
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Also at yesterday's NEC meeting, an endorsement of President Jonathan's stewardship of the country was approved following a vote of confidence moved by Senator Ibrahim Mantu.