by Akan Ido
The controversy trailing the chairmanship election of the Nigeria Governors Forum which saw Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state beating his Plateau state counterpart, Jonah Jang continues to rage on.
The Action Congress of Nigeria today released a statement through its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed condemning President Goodluck Jonathan for throwing his support behind Jang saying the president “has little or no respect for democracy.”
It said the recognition of the losing candidate for the Chairmanship of the NGF has also shown that the President’s spokesmen either do not know the thinking of their principal or have chosen to engage in downright lies in his defence.
will continue to do so.
”’President Jonathan trusts that as true democrats and respected national political leaders, members of the Governors Forum will quickly resolve the issues and differences amongst them which emerged yesterday (May 24th) and continue to contribute effectively to national development as a strong, and progressive body’.
”But it is now clear that the presidency’s statement is not worth the paper on which it is written, that in the Nigerian presidency, words do not carry their exact meanings and that the spokesmen for the President speak for no one but themselves. When viewed in the context of similar deceitful statements by the presidency in the past, especially on the health of the First Lady, one can see a growing pattern of a lying presidency, a presidency that likes to hide behind one finger. This is sad, because without credibility, a President cannot govern successfully,” ACN said.
”This President is daily cementing his unenviable reputation as the most divisive President in the history of Nigeria. By raising partisan politics to a pedestal higher than national interest, he has divided the country along religious, ethnic and political lines more than any of his predecessors.
”Then the President all but put an end to the fight against corruption, which is widely acknowledged as a canker worm that is fast destroying the fabric of our society, and now he has destroyed the NGF.This is not an enviable legacy for any President,” it said.
Why is it that ACN does not see anything good in whatever the President does they are always castigating him both for what he’s done and what he’s not done. If given a chance they won’t do better than what Jonathan is doing today.Whether they like it or not Jonathan is still their president
God da see all of una.