The Board of
Trustees of Nigeria’s ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has
appointed a former acting national Chairman of the party, and ex-defence
minister, Haliru Mohammed, as its acting Chairman. Mr. Mohammed’s nomination was endorsed Monday night by the PDP’s
BoT at a meeting at the Aso Rock presidential villa, Abuja. Mr. Mohammed emerged against widespread belief that President
Goodluck Jonathan would be assuming the position as he leaves office Friday.
Outgone Chairman of the BOT, Tony Anenih, had, while resigning
last week, said he was vacating the office to allow Mr. Jonathan to assume the
post though he (Jonathan) has turned down the offer.
Mr. Mohammed served as a Commissioner, Revenue Mobilization
Allocation and Fiscal Commission in 1999, and later as Minister of
Communication in 2001 under the Olusegun Obasanjo government. He later on
became the National Vice Chairman of the PDP, North West Zone. In March 2008,
he became the Deputy National Chairman of the Party and Acting National
Chairman in 2010. Mr. Mohammed was appointed defence minister by President
Goodluck Jonathan between 2011 and 2012. Mr. Mohammed was named in 2007 by German investigators as one of
several Nigerian officials who received bribes from that country’s telecoms
company, Siemens.
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