The Peoples Democratic Party, Congress for Progressive Change and the Christian Association of Nigeria on Sunday traded words on which party was violent and the private jet gift to Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor.
The PDP dismissed the CPC and the Action Congress of Nigeria’s merger plan, insisting that it (PDP) would be the party to beat in 2015.
It also described the merger plan as double jeopardy as each of them was a one-man party.
The CPC said because of its violent nature, the PDP had earned for itself, an appellation, “nest of killers.”
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin, the CPC faulted the PDP’s claim that it believed in violence.
He listed activities, which had portrayed the PDP and its government, as being violent.
The CPC’s spokesman said the PDP government in 1999 ordered the invasion of Odi, a predominantly Ijaw community in Bayelsa State.
Fashakin noted that the community was not in any secessionist plot against the Nigerian state.
He recalled that in 2001, some communities, including Zaki-Biam, in Benue State were invaded, leading to the death of 300 people.
The national publicity secretary said, “In the eight-year rule of the same administration (1999-2007), the Nigerian polity virtually became a sanguinary with the unresolved assassinations that characterised everyday living.”
But the PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, said no amount of attacks on the President or the PDP would shift the focus of the Federal Government.
Metuh said, “2015 will not be decided by personal insults on those in elected offices nor won on the pages of newspapers.
“It lies in the province of the Nigerian people. No matter their Shenanigans, the PDP remains the party to beat.”
He asked the CPC to address its “consistent trajectory of violence.”
According to him, the ACN is a one-man party, adding that the PDP is not losing sleep over merger plans of the two opposition parties.
He said, “While the PDP is not losing sleep over the merger of the two opposition political parties since it is an exercise in democracy and since both cannot defeat the PDP at elections, it is however not out of place for us to point out the major defects of the merger and why Nigerians will continue to reject it as an alternative to our great party.”
According to him, the ACN is entirely owned by Bola Tinubu and brooks no opposition to his dictates.
Fashakin also criticised President Goodluck Jonathan’s presence, when the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, was presented with jet.
CAN, in its reaction denied that Jonathan bought a plane for Oritsejafor.
The association also stated that contrary to insinuations, the CAN President did not ‘anoint’ Jonathan for the 2011 general elections.
The Public Relations Officer of the 19 Northern States of CAN and Abuja, Mr. Sunny Oibe, made the clarification while reacting to the allegation by the CPC.
Oibe said, “First of all, the allegation is baseless, mischievous and orchestrated by the evil minds to tarnish the soaring and good image of the President of CAN in the person of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor.
The reason for all these attacks on Ayo is not because of the plane but because Ayo has been against Boko Haram and had suggested that Muhammadu Buhari should be arrested.
“That is why the CPC is attacking Pastor Ayo who was the only one who said Buhari should be arrested and in an ideal society Buhari should be locked behind bars.”
(Punch)
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Stupid comment from stupid people why we lock Buhari behind the bar ?
ReplyDeleteYou know that Nigeria society is not ideal.
Is not PDP that turn our land to idealess society .
Sameless people of the highest order.
Anonymous 6.32 plz english is not by force. You better write in your own language so that we can translate it. I gaze that you must be a graduate from the core north.dan shegea
DeleteWhy should it be only Ayo that will say Buhari should be locked behind the bar out of 160 m people.
ReplyDeleteDont deceive us we know our source of problem in this country .
Just know that you people are bunch of rubbish.
When revolution start , none of you will be spared .
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Useless people
U art a very intelligent person, u made a wonderful and unbaised comment. The president show his level of its compromise and complicity in dis administration.and he openly send his stooges to attack other opposition coz he has missed d rulling tactics. Is Ortesjafor a religious or political leader or wot does he represent in Aso rock.... we shal see soon
ReplyDeleteThese people always think that they have it all; the media, the army, the police, the sit of power, the money, the influence, the connnections.... Name it. But what they never sought for is the brains... Ofcourse they had it before but lost it when most of their highly placed personalities thought intelligency is a threat to their continued dominance. Anyway, in the Nigerian context, they remain relevant since they have what matters, MONEY. Lets see how far that will get them.
ReplyDeleteWhat makes CPC to be a violent party? or Bokoharam issue. We need to find out why a courageous, truthful Gen Aziza left NSC as a boss.
ReplyDeleteYou have heard the voice of PDP announcing the result of 2015 election while we are still in 2012.
we are watching and the whole world is watching us.
Anonymous 9:17 check your own grammar as well .
ReplyDeleteThere is different between quest and gaze .
I try to correct you because you mention Northern part of Nigeria .
Evryday we say we don't wanno die, Nigerians are peaceful, when wld naija-areans be knowledgeabl enough to start fighting 4 their rights. U don't wanna die, u want peace, but on a daily basis not less that 200 Naija-areans die from useless issues ranging from BH, Military onslaught, Police brutality, hunger, avoidable sicknesses, etc. When wld we learn? FOOLS. Christians don't know their directon, muslims are totally lost, fools. The useless govt will incite both of u and d next moment u start killing urselves. FOOOOOLS!!!!! Am a christian but I will tell u dat my fellow christians and my brethrens 4rm d islamic hood are all jokers. We shld retrace our steps. In the next election, anynody that votes for our so calld top parties is a stench fool. We need 2 start 4rm the foundation. Let's kill dem all, let's join forces against them.
ReplyDeleteVemola don't give a shit about the wacked external world, they don't know how we feel, they don't care. They shd go and address their own probs, they shd leave our country, they shd leave us alone. Anonymous 6.32, don't defend Buhari, had it been he did his homework well in those days he ws on dt seat, things wldn't be dis bad. Nobody will gv him a second chance. No send them! Anonymous 9:17 AM, this's no time 4 impecable English, Nigerians are crying and u're looking 4 a good English, aaaah, be warned! Nobody shd mind Oritsejafor, he's only a joker who is interested in his tummy. Leave Buhari, when he had the chance he did not sanitize d nation of rubbish and now he wants a second chance. Don't mind ACN, they're but a tool in the hands of Tinubu, APGA are bunch of talkers who don't know the way to go. All of them are same. Show me who's better off than the other. WIPE DEM ALL!!!!!!! NO TIME TO SAY NOTIME.
ReplyDeleteLonglive Good Nigerians!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Our politics in this country is to recycle the same set of leaders.When will our well educated youths have the chance to practice what they have learnt? For decades,the same names are recycled in the corridors of power of this country. Is it not yet clear that there's no future for the youths of this great Nation? No jobs for the youth when they graduate,& their chances of becoming great men are narrowed down everyday. Someone here said that Nigerians are great fools & I support him to say that Nigerian fools are WEAK,DISILLUSSIONED,& THE MOST STUPID SPECIES OF YOUTHS in the whole world. Chris A.
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