The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the presidency has been greatly diminished by its decision to throw decorum to the wind and engage former President Olusegun Obasanjo in a hot exchange of words in what may now be described as ‘lettergate’, the latest in a series of scandals to hit the Jonathan presidency.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said while it is not interested in joining the fray over the issues contained in the letters written by both men, the decision by the President to go personal in his reaction crossed the threshold of decency and brought the presidency – and indeed the country – into disrepute.
It said in other climes, the President would have simply issued a terse response to such a letter denying the allegations that border on national security, if any; as well as saying the former President’s observations have been noted, and that the government would study them and then engage with the former President in private, while assuring that the ship of state is on course.
”Instead, the President’s response read like the stuff of gossip magazines, and the exchange of words felt like what one would have expected in a beer parlour. At the end of the day, the Presidency allowed Obasanjo to take the higher moral ground by simply insisting on the allegations he made in his letter and saying he would not respond to the presidency’s reply
”The President, who accused Obasanjo of doing him a great injustice, has himself done a great injustice to the Presidency, which is an institution in which he is only a tenant. In the end, the President of Africa’s most populous nation, the leader of the foremost black nation on earth and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria simply desecrated his own presidency and allowed those who can only be likened to gravy train passengers, rascals and knaves to seize the initiative from him.
”This is what happens when a President is surrounded by self-serving, boot-licking and dishonest people, at the expense of seasoned technocrats and veteran policymakers, who would have reminded the President that while critics can afford to fire all sorts of darts at him, as the custodian of the presidency at this point in time, he cannot afford to respond in kind because, in doing so, he would be debasing the presidency as an institution,” APC said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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APC...let a sleeping dog lies...you've intimidated all his(GEJ) supporters to join your party and the only thing that remains(his voice)...you still want to take that away from him? i'm sure he wouldnt want to disgrace himself come 2015...so pls leave him alone and let him finish his only tenure
ReplyDeleteGod save us from all these politicians. They are all thief.
ReplyDeleteAPC. Can u ever see anything good in dis administration. Must u critize every thing. Since u have Nigeria at heart. R there no areas GEJ shd be applauded?
ReplyDeleteU people we just coment as if you did not think at all and i dont think u have smth upstairs.....APC is shoutin PDP government is bad and the majority and competent people in the party are PDPs...am telling you this GEJ will contes and win this election come 2015 and there is nothing anybody we do am not a politiicians but i hate deceivers like APC...rubish and useless people did anytin change before GEJ took over the govt so what are we talking about which miracle this APC want to perform if they take over government the next 4yrs what they will be telling us os story lets waite and see
ReplyDeleteLiar Lie mohammed, Nigerians now know that APC and OBJ are joining hands together to frustrate GEJ even though for different reasons. When OBJ threw cautions to the wind and wrote an open unsubstantiated allegations against the institution of the highest office in the world most populous black nation, all your likes were clamouring for a reply, now that he has reply in same fashion to expose your deceit, you are now condemning him while applauding OBJ for his courage to write the presideny openly ab nitio. You only succeeded in explosing your insincerity and selfishness in your effort to wrestle power from PDP comes 2015. You only a spokeman for APC and not NIGERIANS. We know better and by the grace of God, your party as presently constituted,. cannot assumed leadership of the country cos that would signalled the multiplication of corruption and nepotism in the country. God forbids!
ReplyDeleteThat mr Lie Mohammed has suddenly transmuted to obasanjo's mouthpiece is indeed imstrutive and suficiently suggestive of the ultimate intention. Lie has now become spokeperson. How time changes. The villain of yesterday has suddenl,y become the saint of today.Mind you we are mot fools. Let your master reply president Jonathan' letter..
ReplyDeleteIts amazing how people will stop at nothing in bringing down one whom to their inner man is better. Some human beings have sold their conscience and their entire nature to the devil to be used. And the evil one with merriments is explioting them to the fullest. What a sham. APC is nothing but brats and scallywags who have no initiatives of their own. But seeking relevant in criticizing the President in all things. This is very symptom of failure. What apc does not know is the fact they giving reasons to people to have confidence in the governance of President Goodluck cause they have absolute nothing to offer come 2015.
ReplyDeleteOBJ IS A MILITARY PERSON AND HE IS VIEWING NIGERIA FROM HIS MILITARY PERCEPTION WHILE JONATHAN IS A CIVIL AND VIEWING IT FROM CIVILIAN PERCEPTION. Y ARE YOU GUYS AFRAID OF HIM CONTESTING 2015 GENERAL ELECTION. IF HE FAILS THEN HE WILL BE THE FIRST NIGERIAN PRESIDENT THAT FAIL ELECTION AND IF HE WINS THEN HE WILL BE THE FIRST WIDELY CRITICIZE PRESIDENT THAT WINS A 2ND TERM. I KNOW VERY WELL THAT JONATHAN IS NOT AFRAID OF FAILING NEITHER IS HE OPTIMISTIC THAT HE WILL WIN THE 2015 ELECTION WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT HE WILL SURE CONTEST.
ReplyDeleteI don't think they are afraid, I guess they can't survive the shock cz jonathan fooled them that he won't go for a 2nd term and they believed so I guess this really hurts them anyway that's my take.
DeleteLie Mohamad, your heart does not agree with what your mouth is saying.
ReplyDeleteThanks to u all for ur response, its bin a great one,for d first time u people make bigger sense,thank God we no d truth about APC now,if dey ve better plans for Nigerians dey shouldn't ve bin harbouring dose PDP people dey called bad people and bad governance,what happens if all PDP members join APC?we ll ve APCPDP rite? Does dat make sense for us?its as if APC is removing bad eggs from PDP and adding dem to spoil APC.Good ridance to bad rubbish for PDP.let d defection continues and see where it ll land APC if not in d latrine.
ReplyDeleteI pity those people that are being deceived by APC and lai muhamed
ReplyDeleteAPC, who are ur brains? I doubt if they are reasonable at all.
ReplyDeleteHow can u people not know that berating someone else at every move is a sure way of telling those at earshot that u ar incapable of being good urself?
APC, the earlier u people bury ur pride and embrace the patriotic efforts of Goodluck, the better chances for u people to to purge ur image in the eyes of the people.
TO NIGERIANS, APC IS A BUNCH OF EVIL EYED GREEDY POLITICIANS WHO SEE NO GOOD IN GOOD GOVERNANCE.
I rest my case
A very big SHAME on anyone who calls him/ herself an APC member. Sons & daughters of bitch. Total deceit u are. All the same, ur plans wl crash. Old fools who don't want Nigeria to grow. Imagine u old Buhari wt strong iink to boko & Otta farm CHIMPANZEE Obasanjo
ReplyDeleteOn the contrary I think the president's reply to that trash by our erstwhile president actually showed humility and wisdom. The very type most Nigerians including yours truly did not believe he possessed!
ReplyDeleteAPC and their numerous cohorts should be hiding their faces in shame. They just made Mr President a hero.
Sleeping Dogs cannot lie until we get to the bottom of Jonathan's Greed and support for corrupt Minister's and Officials. He will be judged By the company he keeps should he stand for reelection in 2015 instead of Quietly taking his outrageous wife back to the swamps where they came from..
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