- Category: REPORTS
- Published on Sunday, 21 June 2015 15:53
- Written by Elombah.com
[Image: Atiku Abubakar]
Former Vice President and chieftain
of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar says it is dangerous
for any individual or group in the ranks of the ruling party to
constitute themselves into an opposition even before the constitution
and take off President Muhammadu Buhari's government.
The former Vice President made the
call against the backdrop of developments in the polity, which he notes
are interplay of forces and interests that are dynamic, but must not be
promoted to the point of being a threat to our democracy and the new
administration.
In a press statement released by his
media office in Abuja on Sunday, 21 June and signed by Mazi Paul Ibe,
the Turaki Adamawa while acknowledging that it is legitimate and
desirable for individuals or groups to seek to pursue their interest, it
must be done with the benefit of sustaining our democracy and promoting
equity, fair play and justice in mind.
"Anything to the contrary may
jeopardise our hard-earned democracy and constitute a clog in the wheel
of the new administration," Atiku said.
He noted that because of the
historic nature of the mandate of President Muhammadu Buhari and the
arduous challenges ahead to deliver on making Nigeria work for all
Nigerians, it is important, especially for members of his own party, to
rally behind him in the quest to enthrone good governance, that will
spur security and stability, economic and social development, job
creation, infrastructure renewal and above all a better life for
Nigerians.
The former Vice President urged
members of the APC to emulate the unity of all the presidential
contestants after the party's Lagos primaries and support the President
to form his government and get to work.
The statement exonerated Atiku
Abubakar of the purported hijack of the party and the National Assembly
towards 2019 as figment of the imagination of those promoting it and
asked Nigerians to ignore all such insinuation.
He notes that the recent outcomes of
the National Assembly election contrary to insinuations are products of
interplay of politics which is itself in constant motion.
"In politics, it is a mistake to
expect fixed outcomes. As the President has done, let's all come to
terms with what has happened in the interest of the system and move on."
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