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The office of the presidency has
reacted angrily to the statement made by the interim national chairman of APC
Chief Bisi Akande, Saturday, dismissing President Jonathan as an
“unserious-minded president” who runs a “kindergarten presidency”.
In his own reaction, the presidency
warns the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Chief Bisi Akande to
respect his age. He advised Akande and APC against defaming the person of the
president and his office as there were laws prohibiting against such. Read the
message below;
“We
have noted with dismay the continuation of efforts by leaders of the opposition
to promote themselves and their party through the irresponsible denigration of
President Goodluck Jonathan and the exalted Office of the President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria,” a statement by presidential spokesperson, Reuben
Abati, said Sunday.
“The
interim national chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande sank to a new low in
this regard yesterday when he rudely and falsely described President Jonathan
as a “kindergarten” leader who treats national issues with levity.
“Chief
Bisi Akande has every right to embark on a flight of fancy about the APC
beating the PDP in the 2015 general elections, but he does no justice to his
age and status when he resorts to propagating falsehood, wilfully insulting the
President of his country, impugning his integrity and desecrating the very
office which his party wishes to take over in 2015 by fair or foul means.
“We
urge Chief Akande and his fellow-travellers to remember that there are laws
against libel and defamation of character in this country even if there are no
legal impediments to indecorous, hypocritical and unpatriotic vituperations.
“It
is certainly rude, ill-mannered, uncharitable and hypocritical for Chief Akande
to falsely and cavalierly allege that a President, who toils tirelessly every
day of the week, evolving and implementing workable solutions to Nigeria’s
problems, is handling national issues with levity.”
24naijanews.com gathered further, that
the statement by Chief Bisi Akande is nothing but to shift the public attention
from the ongoing tussle between M. Buhari and Bola Hammed Tinubu according to
the news source.
“Also,
nothing else but gross ignorance and lack of consideration could have led Chief
Akande to refer to a President who, having served as deputy governor, governor,
vice president and president, has far more experience of governance at the
highest level than him and his preferred “candidates”, as a kindergarten
leader,” the statement continued.
“‘By
his very unguarded and intemperate outburst yesterday, Chief Akande exhibited
not only an unbecoming lack of respect for the person and office of the
President of his country, but also a complete disregard for the patriotic
feelings of the millions of Nigerians who voted for President Jonathan and who
continue to appreciate his sincere efforts to positively transform the nation.
“It
is very sad and unfortunate that unbridled ambition for the office they
constantly impugn and denigrate has blinded Chief Akande and his ilk to the
visible accomplishments of the Jonathan Presidency.
“Certainly,
nothing else but a manic and unscrupulous quest for power could have led them
to make such accusations against a President who, who amongst other significant
achievements, has been praised for his handling of the insurgency in some parts
of Northern Nigeria where he has used a combination of diplomacy and targeted
military force to contain the security threat.”
24naijanews learnt that Chief
Bisi Akande spoke with the journalist in Osun State, where he talked about the
government of President Goodluck Jonathan.
“I
have my reasons not to admire President Goodluck Jonathan. I have not found him
to be a serious-minded leader. Jonathan is Nigeria’s problem today. He is not a
thinking leader.
“I
have had two meetings with him since 2011. I have had a long telephone
conversation with him. I have written him twice discussing the serious
challenges facing the country but he has not found the courtesy to reply. He
has reduced governance to kindergarten level. He is not serious-minded.”
The
statement released by Mr. Abati said the comments smacked of desperation to
bring down Mr. Jonathan.
“Finally,
though President Jonathan has not indicated whether or not he is interested in
a second term, Chief Akande, who has taken stock of his party and seen that
they have no electable presidential material is already trying to be clever by
half by claiming the President is statute-barred from contesting in 2015 saying
it will amount to a “third term”.
“It
is clear that the APC is seeking to bait the Presidency to respond to it to
achieve two purposes. The first purpose is to get their name into the press and
gain name recognition for their party. How pathetic. The second and more
important reason is to divert the attention of the public from the festering
feud between Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu over the overriding ambition of
the two men which is threatening to tear the new contraption which is
mistakenly referred to by the gullible as a party.
“To
the discerning, it is only a matter of time before ambition sinks the APC boat.
It is only 2013 and already the big masquerades in the party are using
undemocratic words like “must”, “nobody can stop” and other military terms in
discussing their presidential ticket.
“Our
advice to the APC is this: treat your party like a democratic association and
don’t mistake it for the Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) that someone used to
force his way to power.”
Hmmm! Can you see that this is serious?
Am absolutely short of words, do you have something to say?
hmmm................
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