A jittery secretary of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Wali Jibrin, today
publicly disowned a nephew of his for joining the
Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). Mr.
Jibrin, a former senator, disowned Imrana Jibrin,
a son of his late brother and former military
governor of Kaduna State, Group Captain Usman
Jibrin. The nephew’s sin was to announce over
the weekend in their native Nasarawa State that
he was becoming a member of the CPC.
“Senator Wali disowning his own brother’s son is
an abomination,” said a source who is related to
both men. The source, who asked for anonymity,
added: “I understand that he [Mr. Wali] may be
afraid of losing relevance in the PDP and
influence with President Goodluck Jonathan, but
it is still wrong for him to deny family ties
because of politics.”
In publicly berating his nephew, the PDP’s BoT
secretary affirmed his loyalty to President
Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo. He
also stated that his ten biological children were
loyal to the nation’s two top public officials,
adding that his offspring were under his control.
Another source in Lafia described Mr. Wali as
hungry for power, adding that his action had left
many friends and family shocked and chagrined.
“Why should a man like him go astray simply
because of President Jonathan’s largesse? Why
should he let politics tear his family apart? A
man like him should not drag issues in the family
to the public in this shameful way,” the source
said.
According to the two men’s relative, “We could
not believe this today. Just because Imrana
joined CPC, Wali has gone wild ignoring the fact
that Imrana has [a] right to decide his future and
express his political ideology.”
Mr. Wali’s open statement disowning of his
nephew, which was circulated and advertised in
several Nigerian newspapers, media read:
“My attention has been brought to an article in
yesterday’s Leadership Newspaper’s page 11
titled: ‘PDP BOT Secretary’s son joined CPC.’
Normally I shouldn’t have joined issues with the
so-called son or the CPC itself but for the great
respect I have for some CPC leaders and to keep
the record straight. The Jibrin family is a wider
spectrum of family setup with identified blood
relationship. For example, within the family we
have Walid Jibrin having 10 children, Usman
Jibrin 22 children, Mailafiya Jibrin 12 children,
Abdullahi Jibrin 8 children, Hajia Bamayi Jibrin 1
child, Zaliha Jibrin 1 child, Hajia Jami Jibrin 4
children, Malam Jafaru Jibrin 3 children. The
Imrana Usman Jibrin who is purported to have
joined the CPC is the son of [the] late Usman
Jibrin who died 2 years ago. Even though Imrana
is the son of my brother, I have no absolute
control over him as I have over my 10 children
who are intact and fully under my control.
“Imrana, the son of Usman Jibrin, has allowed
himself to be cheaply used by some desperate
CPC leaders in Nasarawa State to tarnish my
hard-earned name and to damage my honor and
integrity. My only crime used by the opposition
is that I have absolute control of the politics of
our ward, LGA and the state dominated by the
PDP leadership. They are also against my loyalty
to President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice
President Arch. Namadi Sambo.
“I want to assure the general public that the
coning into politics of Imrana, the son of Usman
Jibrin, will only strengthen my faith and support
for the PDP in Nasarawa State and Nigeria in
general. I call on the members of PDP in
Nasarawa State and my Laminga ward in
particular to remain calm as there is no any break
(sic) in the Jibrin family. I will continue to
respect my late brother Usman Jibrin, his four
wives and all his remaining children. Imrana’s
disloyalty and anarchy to me will never change
my attitude towards the family of Usman Jibrin.
The relationship will continue to be stronger with
them.”
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