The Abubakar Baraje faction of the
Peoples Democratic Party has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to rein
back his men to avoid plunging the country into avoidable chaos.
The faction stated this in a statement in Abuja on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze.
The group said that advice became
necessary following the uncovering of a plot to bribe each member of the
House of Representatives with N2.5m.
It said that the plot was to make the
House pass a vote of confidence on the President and impeachment of
Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, and some other principal officers for their
alleged sympathy for the Baraje-led PDP.
According to the faction, the plot is also aimed at endorsing Jonathan to contest the 2015 presidential poll
The group said that the presidential aides should stop portraying the Jonathan administration as promoting corruption.
It stated, “Information reaching us
indicates that the Alhaji Bamanga Tukur faction of the PDP working in
concert with some Presidency officials have set about to induce members
of the House of Representatives with a view to passing a vote of
confidence on President Jonathan and impeaching their principal
officers.
The group said, “Part of their strategy
is to place advertisements in major national newspapers in the country
starting from next week, praising a non-performing Presidency to the
high heavens so as to water the ground for President Jonathan’s expected
declaration for the 2015 presidential contest. Each member is expected
to receive 25,000 USD (about N2.5M) to sign the advertorial endorsing
the President.
“The plan is to commence the
impeachment of principal officers of the House after the publication of
these adverts. We are aware of the identities of those involved in this
shady business being coordinated by an influential member of the
discredited Tukur faction from the Southern part of the country.”
The group added that poverty was
ravaging the country and students were at home because of the refusal of
the Federal Government to keep the agreement it reached with the
Academic Staff Union of Universities since 2009.
“Passing a Vote of Confidence on
President Jonathan and celebrating him in the papers as these
undemocratic elements plan to do is not only insensitive but also
amounts to celebrating the death traps called federal roads and
celebrating darkness after the billions of naira squandered on a
non-functional power sector,” it added.
The faction said that the impunity
associated with the Tukur-led PDP was another proof that the country was
in a desperate situation where failed politicians were capable of
doing anything.
It stated, “We urge our members all
over the world to continue with fasting and prayers as we collectively
seek God’s face on how to resolve the orchestrated crisis in our great
party and thus minimize the heavy toll which it is taking on the
Jonathan Administration.
Efforts to the Special Adviser to
the President, Ahmed Gulak, to react to the allegation did not succeed
as calls to his mobile telephone did not go through neither did he
respond to the SMS sent to him.
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