Aso Rock Blasts New PDP Over Jonathan's 3rd Term Allegation

The Presidency on Wednesday took a swipe at the Abubakar Baraje faction of the Peoples Democratic Party for  referring  to President Goodluck Jonathan’s purported  2015 ambition  as  a “third term from the back door.”
 The Presidency said the New PDP’s position  was based on ignorance and therefore advised  Baraje to consult his lawyers  in order  to understand what the 1999 Constitution says on the tenure of a President.
It also stated that the Baraje faction’s visit to the National Assembly showed that  it  was not ready for peace.
 Baraje, during a visit to the Senate President, Senator David Mark, on Tuesday, said that Jonathan wanted a third term from back door.
 The factional chairman, who was accompanied on the visit by the seven governors in the New PDP, had  demanded “the reversal of the dissolution of the party’s  executives in Rivers and Adamawa states;  conduct of a fresh convention of the party;  removal of Dr. Bamanga Tukur as the  national chairman of the PDP;  and total objection to third term for President  Jonathan from the back door.”
 But the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, told one of our correspondents  in Abuja, that    “Baraje spoke out of ignorance.”
 “He (Baraje) should consult his lawyers so that he can be properly enlightened on what the constitution of Nigeria says on the tenure of the President,” Gulak  said.
The presidential aide  added that he pitied the  New PDP leader’s  predicament because he had allowed himself to be misled by governors who are pursuing personal agenda.
He said, “As a matter of fact, he is not the party chairman and he knows this. There are places and when party chairmen are elected. I pity him because as a stakeholder in the party, he had allowed those pursuing selfish agenda to mislead him. It is unfortunate. My advice for him is to retrace his steps.”
Gulak argued  that the decision of the seven aggrieved governors and other members of the New PDP  to visit the National Assembly despite the  ceasefire announced at the end of their  Sunday meeting with the President,   was a proof that they were not ready to embrace peace.
He  said although they embarked on the visit with a view to scoring cheap political points, they failed woefully in their bid.
According to him, the  embarrassment they suffered at the National Assembly was enough for them to have a rethink in the propagation of what he called their selfish agenda.
He said, “The aggrieved governors led by their leader, Baraje, embarked on that visit to the National Assembly to score cheap political point but they have failed woefully.
“They were told the gospel truth. The President of the Senate (David Mark) told them that he stands by party unity. They embarked on that visit contrary to what was resolved at the Sunday meeting that all parties should stay action.
“They decided to jump the gun. That was a proof that they are not sincerely committed to peace. They are desperate in their bid to drag the people to join their selfish agenda.
“The National Assembly is however an open place. They are free to visit but the embarrassment they suffered there was enough for them to have a rethink.”
But  the New PDP  insisted  on Wednesday that Jonathan’s 2015 ambition was similar to  former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s third term project.
It said through its  National Youth Leader, Timi Frank,  that it  was   sensitising Nigerians to Jonathan’s “third term.”
 The New PDP said,   “What we are saying is that if the President chooses to run in 2015, it will be like the third term which Obasanjo wanted to smuggle into the  1999 Constitution.
 “What we are doing is to sensitise Nigerians. There is no difference between what Obasanjo wanted to do and what  the  President wants to do if he runs in 2015. We are all about good governance, we are not going to be discouraged, we are the authentic PDP. Make no mistake about it. We stand by our terms.”
The group  said the fact that Gulak scored only 35 votes  in the last election  in Adamawa State showed that he lacked political clout.
 The faction said,  “He is always making utterances that will get the President into trouble. He is priming the President against Nigerians because Nigerians today are totally against the policies of the President; they are totally against the President’s style of leadership politically in this country.

“Our leadership that went to the National Assembly  was made up of  credible people; the governors   are respected in Nigeria. Our National Chairman, Baraje .did far better than Tukur  and we expected him (Tukur) to learn from the enviable records of  Baraje, who was  the  chairman of the PDP long before him.”

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6 Comments

  1. Gulak or what do u call ur name,u are talking abt disgrace is it dat man 4rm Bayelsa dat was shouting n behaving lik a thug is disgrace they got or d married woman dat is so shameless fighting is d disgrace by d tym d new pdp of abt 97 rep n 139 APC rep come togeda at lower house n 50 senators of d new pdp n dat of APC come togeda we will know who is been disgrace n who will be begging not to be impeached even d senate president n speakers are against d presidency if not they will not haf allowed d visitations.Let's just wait d end will justify d means

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  2. Dis Raphael can't u just get busy,your comments are pure ignorance and I see u as a boy dat grew up as a destitute. U are serzly seeking relevance like the likes of Amechi. U wil soon quench cos of GEJ,Hahaha. The new pdp are fighting for their own selfish interest. Go to www.sunnewsonline.com and read David Mark's statement 2 dem. If u don't have a job try and create one 4 yourself, na beg I dey beg u cos you are becoming a heavy nuisance.

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    1. Shut up. Ralph is right your jona is behaving like a mad dog.
      Pdp problem is jona and his tukur.

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  3. Dont mind him, he doesnt knw what he's sayin. Badluck family....

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  4. Jonathan need to put on another thinking cap cos I know the 1 is using now has expired

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  5. @Rapheal or whatever he calls his name, is just a disguized name but non of you guyz understands him, but I do.the way and manner he comments alone is enough to tell us who he is!sorry for you cos tym shall tell. 2011's election is enughed to tell you that Nigerians re not fools coz we already knows what the Northerners re up to in this country. If only the few Northerns states left, think they can win election base on all these nonsense that they have inflicting in EGJ' adminisration, we shall see how is going to help them.

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