The Coalition of United Political
Parties (CUPP) has criticised Senate President Ahmad Lawan, for reversing the
appointment of Festus Adedayo.
Lawan had appointed the columnist
as his special adviser on media but he withdrew the appointment of Adedayo
following protests by some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
They had cited some articles in
which the columnist criticised President Muhammadu Buhari and some of his
policies.
In a statement by Imo
Ugochinyere, its spokesman, CUPP alleged that Lawan “sacrificed competence on
the altar of halleluyah politics” by bowing to pressure.
CUPP said the action of the
senate president has proved that the senate under his leadership will be an extension
of “Buhari-led executive arm of government”.
“We note that immediately the
appointment of this cerebral media practitioner was announced, Buhari
government’s kitchen members, Buhari Presidency supporters, some social media
warriors on the payroll of the ruling All Progressives Congress and the
Presidency went into overdrive and started mounting pressure, faulting the
well-deserved appointment,” the statement read.
“Their grouse was that the
celebrated columnist had many times penned pieces that were critical of
President Muhammadu Buhari who is the head of the executive arm of government
and so cannot be allowed to work with the head of the parliament.
“It is surprising, to say the
least, that the head of another arm of government (Senate President Ahmad
Lawan) succumbed to the pressure from Aso Rock and that of the paid social
media warriors and quickly withdrew Dr. Adedayo’s nomination just for not being
a stooge of the executive arm of government.
“Opposition political parties
view this development as primitive, show of intolerance and sacrifice of
competence on the altar of Halleluyah politics.
“Senator Lawan has, by this
singular act, proved Nigerians right that the Senate under his leadership will
be an annex of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led executive arm of government.”
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