The morals and conduct of our people collapsed to abysmal levels and rampant corruption in all Its forms became the norm while integrity became a subject of derision. The spirit of fair play whether in official dealings or in interpersonal relations was destroyed. The basic African decency of reciprocal regards between the old and young, good neighbourliness between hitherto tolerant communities were blighted by officially sponsored propaganda and media blitz. Consequently, Nigeria is not only highly unstable but also experiencing a serious decline in public morality. This decline in political morality and integrity in public office has eroded the commitment of political leaders to the country and destroyed the faith of common people in any form of political leadership. A politician no matter his quality or length of service cannot win an election today without heavy monetary inducement. The double tragedy of lack of commitment to the country and lack of faith in the leadership has made Nigeria a country from which almost everyone is prepared to take, and few are prepared to give. The Party shall in the selection of candidates for public office and in appeal to the public emphasize ability, commitment to the common man’s welfare and accountability in the conduct of future politics. A new type of leadership must develop. It must be forward looking and it must be inspiring and possessing a sense of mission. In essence, the country must learn once more to choose the honest and not the dishonest, the disciplined and not the erratic, the selfless and not the selfish. These choices are not negotiable. We are committed to fight, by all means necessary, the twin evils of mismanagement and corruption in our national life to restore public morality. We shall urgently restore public law and order, justice and equity and encourage the spirit of reconciliation in both temporal and spiritual matters. (You can be excused if you thought you were reading a vision document authored by Nelson Mandela, Kwame Nkrumah or Julius Nyerere. Actually, you have just read an excerpt from the foundation document of the PDP back in the 1998 or thereabouts. She later built this text as the preamble of her manifesto. She called this her solemn pact and contract with the Nigerian people. Pay attention to the copious references to public morality, decency, ethics, etc. Pay attention to that keyword, INTEGRITY, which career Jonathanians are now overreaching themselves to banish from the English language. They dont want you to remember it as central to the pact that this party said she had with Nigerians when she was founded. You know why... I doubt if anybody in the post-Alex Ekwueme foundational generation in the PDP has ever read this document. That is why they are running around the country splitting hairs between stealing and corruption. That is why they are running around the country reprimanding you for paying too much attention to the minimal, negligible stealing of Jim Nwobodo. And this are people running on a document boasting about public morality, public decency, integrity, ethic, morals, etc. If the PDP is still serious about this document on her website, then Goodluck Jonathan must be suspended for anti-party activities. Your document cannot say that you have a pact of integrity and public decency and morality with Nigerians when your presidential candidate is saying the exact opposite in broad daylight. Either you suspend him or you are guilty as a party fo breach of contract and must be booted out of lives on February 14, 2015)
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:10:19 +0000