Five former
governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who defected to the All
Progressives Congress, APC, last December, yesterday, asked President Goodluck
Jonathan to stop bemoaning their exit but to find urgent answers to the
problems bedevilling his party and Nigeria.
The governors of
Adamawa (Murtala Nyako), Rivers (Rotimi Amaechi), Sokoto (Aliyu Wamakko), Kwara
(Abdulfatah Ahmed)and Kano, (Rabiu Kwankwaso) said they had left the PDP for
good and were not considering returning to their former party because of the
high level of impunity and injustice, which drove them away to APC.
The governors,
who disagreed with the President that they were the cause of PDP’s problem,
advised him and the leadership of the PDP to take their eyes off them and
concentrate on their own party members and issues as they were no longer part
of the PDP.
President
Jonathan, had while addressing a PDP rally in Minna, the Niger State capital on
Saturday, described the five governors who defected from the PDP as the cause
of the party’s problems and said that it was good that they exited from its
fold.
The President,
who also likened the five governors and other defecting politicians to
chameleons, said such politicians should not be trusted, as they continued to
change their platforms.
But in replying
Jonathan, the governors accused him of presiding over a party that adopted
impunity, lawlessness and injustice as a manifesto and treated Nigerians with
disdain all in a bid to satisfy the interest of a few elements within its fold.
The governors,
who spoke through the Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, noted that
Jonathan had through his leadership style and his party done more than anybody
else to make people to turn political chameleons either through direct
inducement or through high level of impunity and injustice.
The governor,
who spoke through his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr. Ahmad
Sajoh, said President Jonathan was pained that he lost five governors at once
to a more responsible party and that the APC was sure of victory in 2015 to end
the 16 years of lawlessness perpetuated by the PDP in Nigeria.
The governors
said, “We want to plead with Mr. President to stop bemoaning over our defection
from the PDP. Indeed, our advise to him is to begin to look inwards and see
what is wrong with his party and Nigeria and find answers to the challenges
rather than continuing to mourn over our departure from a sinking ship called
PDP.
“If we were the
problems of the PDP as the President claimed, we wish him and his party
goodluck now that we have joined forces with the other party to rebuild Nigeria
and meet the needs of Nigerians who have been suffering in the last 15 years
under his party.
“While consoling
him over the loss of governors and other party members to the opposition, we
plead with him to act as the leader of Nigeria by treating all Nigerian
citizens with respect irrespective of party platform, tribe or religion
and stop playing politics with everything,” the governors pleaded.
The governors
have ruled out the possibility of returning to the PDP despite repeated pleas
by the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, who disagreed with
President Jonathan’s attack and pleaded with them to return to the PDP.
Oga president is either you are getting confused or you are getting me confused.If you say these 5 governors are the problems of PDP party why where negotiating with them to come back?
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