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PDP: An uncommon brawl THE Peoples Democratic Party, had prided itself until last Saturday as the only political party to have survived since the advent of the Fourth Republic without altering its identity or name. But not anymore. It all seemed to be going well last Saturday as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP held a special national convention in the Eagles Square. Security concerns arising from the Boko Haram insurgency had been almost adequately addressed with the decision to block traffic on all major roads leading to the Eagle Square. Entry into the square was strict as all entering the square were passed through tough security screening. The impression that the gathering was moving towards success was further given when President Goodluck Jonathan arrived the convention ground that morning in a bus alongside the party’s governors. The governors had converged at the Presidential Villa that morning to join the president as part of his convoy to demonstrat...