THE
Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has condemned leaders of the
South-South who have supported the call on President Goodluck Jonathan
to contest the 2015 election. The party described the endorsement as
ill-timed and self-centred.
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Rotimi Fashakin, CPC decried the use of sectional meetings to cause disharmony in the polity.
It said: “It is odious and utterly irresponsible for such meetings to be used for overheating the polity.”
At a meeting in Delta State last week, a group under the aegis of South-South People’s Assembly threw its weight behind Jonathan to contest the next election.
While alluding to the usefulness of regional interaction, CPC said: “It is utterly inconceivable that the endorsement of Jonathan for the 2015 election was on agenda in a 2012 meeting. It was ill-advised, flattering and inflammatory.
“The drum beats of America’s presidential election scheduled for November started just a few months ago. Are they saying that Nigeria exists for only elections? We had elections just last year. The performance of the Jonathan administration has not been satisfactory. What cogent, tangible or positive change has he brought?”
The party said the call on Jonathan to contest the next election might have been borne out of hypocrisy.
“Where were they when leaders of other geo-political zones moved to ensure that Jonathan was made acting president?” the statement questioned.
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Rotimi Fashakin, CPC decried the use of sectional meetings to cause disharmony in the polity.
It said: “It is odious and utterly irresponsible for such meetings to be used for overheating the polity.”
At a meeting in Delta State last week, a group under the aegis of South-South People’s Assembly threw its weight behind Jonathan to contest the next election.
While alluding to the usefulness of regional interaction, CPC said: “It is utterly inconceivable that the endorsement of Jonathan for the 2015 election was on agenda in a 2012 meeting. It was ill-advised, flattering and inflammatory.
“The drum beats of America’s presidential election scheduled for November started just a few months ago. Are they saying that Nigeria exists for only elections? We had elections just last year. The performance of the Jonathan administration has not been satisfactory. What cogent, tangible or positive change has he brought?”
The party said the call on Jonathan to contest the next election might have been borne out of hypocrisy.
“Where were they when leaders of other geo-political zones moved to ensure that Jonathan was made acting president?” the statement questioned.
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