The Leadership Newspaper of Wednesday September 4, 2013 and most electronic media, credited to Chief Tony Anenih CFR, Chairman, BOT of the PDP with the above statement. Snippets from the Villa and media suggests that the grievances of the Governors include: •that Mr. President should award the governors, their cronies and family perpetual injunction from EFCC and police prosecution against corruption, embezzlement of public funds and criminal enrichment: This is impunity at the highest level. The International anti-corruption agency – Transparency International (T.I.) rates Nigeria as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. The International Communities and NGOs in Nigeria have been vehement that the President should crush corruption. How then, do these Governors want Mr. President to succumb to their demand? Our stand here, is that Mr. President should empower the anti-corruption agencies to do more. -. •Mr. President should renounce his ambition for 2015 if any or pledge out rightl y that he will not contest: Every past Head of State or President had weakness, but such weaknesses were not sufficient to deny them their constitutional right to vie for a second term. Is it their demand that, President Goodluck Jonathan should not contest the 2015 Presidential Elections on the ground that the late President Umaru Yar’Adua had four more years to go, and therefore, it is the turn of the North to complete the four years? Or, are they just being mischievous that they are not aware of the Provisions of Section 137, Sub-section 1 (b), of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which states: A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if – (b) he has been elected to such office at any two previous elections” The question, therefore, is, has President Jonathan contested two elections as provided for in the Constitution to disqualify him? The answer is NO! Or is it that he has taken the turn of a majority ethnic group to govern? We also note that the gang up by the five governors for Mr. President not to run assumed a notorious dimension after Mr. President presented a sterling Mid- term Report, that was widely acclaimed both locally and internationally as excellent. Also, the five Governors became jittery when Northern minority groups started ctamoring for Mr. President’s second term. Then these aggrieved Governors, remembered some imaginary agreement that Mr. President entered into not to run. We therefore, urge Mr. President to discountenance such calls and be prepared to seek a second term. The Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Bamangar Tukur should resign: The offence of Alhaji Bamangat Tukur is that, he is insistent on party discipline and supremacy. Should a democratically elected Party Chairman resign on account of his loyalty to the party? Accredited members Was the PDP National Chairman not duly and properly elected at a Convention, fully attended by accredited members including the five aggrieved governors. INEC acknowledgdes that the PDP Chairman, was properly elected. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the gang of seven governors, have not stated their main grievances that called for the dismissal or resignation of the National Chairman. Nobody has asked these Governors to drop their party Chairmen nominated by them. The Chairman has now called two NEC meetings and he is living up to expectation. •Olagunsoye Oyinlola, should be reinstated as secretary of PDP: This is a Government that has obeyed all court orders including installing. Governor Amaechi of RiversState as Governor when he did not contest any election. Courts of competent jurisdiction ousted both Oyinola and Rivers PDP Exco and the Governors want Mr. President to commit a contempt of court order. We advise Mr. President not to do this. •that Andy Uba – should be recognised as the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in Anambra State Again, we beg to disagree with this demand. Senator Uba conducted his own State Congress against. his party’s decision. No party can condone such effrontery. Conclusion: From the above, we are at a loss what “Genuine grievances” these Governors have? It is obvious that they want Mr. President out, mainly because they feel he has taken the turn of a Majority Ethnic Group to govern. We urge the Chairman, BOT, Chief Tony Anenih, to remember to tell the so called “Aggrieved Governors” that they owe Nigerians and indeed Mr. President an apology for the way and manner they behaved during the PDP Convention. Finally, Chief Tony Anenih should distance himself from the demands of these so- called “Aggrieved Governors” and join Alhaji Bamatigo Tukur to work for the party in TRUTH and SPIRIT. May God Bless us all and Nigeria. [Sgd.] SENATOR AMEH EBUTE CHAIRMAN”
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:37:24 +0000
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