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The All Progressives Congress has accused President GoodluckJonathan of taking political advantage of calamities that havebefallen Nigeria under his watch, saying giving N5m to each family that lost a relative in the Immigration recruitmentexercise after one year is not only belated but aimed at solicitingvotes.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by its National PublicitySecretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party wondered why it took the President one year to act on the promise he made to thefamilies, adding that but for the forthcoming elections, the Presidentwould have simply ignored the families, in his usual style.

The truth is that this President was forced to act because of theelections. Otherwise, why has it taken one year for the President toredeem his promise to the bereaved families? Why has his Administration not sanctioned those who sent innocent job seekers totheir early graves after extorting them? Why is the Interior Minister, Mr. Abba Moro, who presided over the deaths, still in office, virtuallydancing on the graves of those innocent youths?

Sunday, March 15th, will mark one year since those vibrant youthswere lured to their deaths by a callous federal government that failedthem in all ramifications, including the security of their lives andthe assurance of their welfare, the raison detre of any government. It is therefore utterly reprehensible, immoral and wicked for the sameadministration to seek to make political gains out of the needlesstragedy, it said.

APC said President Jonathan, in his desperation for re-election, hasalso sought to take political advantage of other tragedies, includingthe Buni Yadi massacre of school children and the abduction of Chibokgirls.

After refusing to even visit the families of those school childrenin Buni Yadi and Chibok, the President suddenly woke up and startedsending delegations to meet with them, all this because he needsvotes. As a parent himself, how will the President feel if he had beenso treated? Why must the President put his re-election over and aboveeverything else, including the welfare and security of Nigerians? Isthere no limit to desperation.

It said Nigerians are keenly aware of the fact that this President hassuddenly woken up from his deep slumber and become artificially hyperactive, making repeated visits to regions that he had neglectedin the past six years and doling out hard currencies even at a timethe Naira was taking a beating, all for election purposes.

No one is fooled by the antics of a desperate President, and in thefullness of time, Nigerians will show President Jonathan and hiscohorts that they are not impressed by his pretend governance, APCsaid.

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The All Progressives Congress has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to apologise to Nigerians for the embarrassment he has caused them over his phantom phone conversation with the King of Morocco.

In a statement in Lagos on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said, In our earlier statement on the issue, we gave President Jonathan the benefit of the doubt by asking him to clarify what happened, just as the Moroccan King has done.

Instead, a loquacious spokesman for the President decided to abuse us instead of addressing the issues. That tells us that, indeed, these people have something to hide over the phoney phone conversation.

APC argued that based on the antecedents of the Jonathan administration, which it said had little or no regard for the truth, it was safe to assume that the President did not hold any phone conversation with King Mohammed VI of Morocco.

It added that the party would be glad if Jonathan could prove, conclusively, that he spoke with the King.

The party said, Whereas Morocco was unequivocal in denying that its King had any phone conversation with President Jonathan, saying Morocco is surprised at the incredible twist given by Nigeria to an alleged phone conversation that never took place between HM King Mohammed VI and Nigerian President, the Nigerian presidency has been less forthcoming, instead opting to engage in shadow-chasing.

Because of this unnecessary controversy over a phone discussion, Nigerians have now been branded liars. This is very serious, considering Nigerias standing in Africa. We therefore expect that any serious administration would not have hesitated to come clean on what really transpired, instead of dissipating its energy on abuses.

APC noted that while its earlier, measured statement was borne out of patriotism, rather than partisanship, the Presidents increasingly-rabid, leading attack dog frittered away the opportunity to convince Nigerians that his principal did not just conjure up the idea of speaking with the King.

It added, In the true tradition of the Jonathan administration to ignore the message and attack the messenger, those who should bury their heads in shame for dragging their nation to the realm of the abyss simply engaged in their usual pastime.

It is indeed those who have disgraced Nigeria locally and internationally that lack patriotism. The incompetent and clueless presidency has now further transformed to a lying presidency.

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The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation on Thursday described the President Goodluck Jonathan administration as the most reckless and corrupt in the nations history.

It expressed regret that apart from its corruption and reckless behaviour, the Jonathan administration had achieved an unprecedented distinction in dividing Nigerians along ethno-religious lines.

The APC campaign organisation added that the Jonathans administration had destroyed international relationships that took the country many years to build.

The Director of Media and Publicity of the APCPCO, Mallam Garba Shehu, said this at a press conference in Abuja.

He explained that since President Jonathan took over power over four years ago, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had not recorded a single high profile conviction.

This, he said, was in stark contrast to the EFCCs past record, where former governors and other senior public officials accused of defrauding the Nigerian people were tried and prosecuted.

Shehu said, Thus, we can safely say that President Jonathan has muzzled the EFCC. He has turned one of our countrys most respected and revered institutions into a toothless bulldog without even as much as a bark.

It is startling to see the dexterity with which the President sacked the former chairman of the SURE-P scheme owing to his pronouncement on the desirability of change. Meanwhile, ministers and other senior members of his government who have heavy allegations of corruption hanging on their necks still comfortably retain their positions.

Not only has he bound the EFCC from doing its job, Mr. Jonathan has also reversed some previous achievements of the commission by granting state pardon to erstwhile government officials whom it had uncovered as guilty of corruption.

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The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation on Thursday described the President Goodluck Jonathan administration as recklessness and corrupt.

It expressed regret that apart from its corruption and reckless behavior, the Jonathan administration has achieved an unprecedented distinction in dividing Nigerians along ethno-religious lines and has taken it to a new height by destroying long years of international relationships Nigeria has built over the years.

Director of Media and Publicity of the APCPCO, Mallam Garba Shehu, said this at a press conference in Abuja.

He explained that since President Jonathan took over power over four years ago, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has not recorded a single high profile conviction.

This, he said, is in stark contrast to the EFCCs past record, where former governors and other senior public officials accused of defrauding the Nigerian people were tried and prosecuted.

Shehu said, Thus, we can safely say that President Jonathan has muzzled the EFCC. He has turned one of our countrys most respected and revered institutions into a toothless bulldog without even as much as a bark.

It is startling to see the dexterity with which the President sacked the former chairman of the SURE-P scheme owing to his pronouncement on the desirability of change. Meanwhile, ministers and other senior members of his government who have heavy allegations of corruption hanging on their necks still comfortably retain their positions.

Not only has he bound the EFCC from doing its job, Mr. Jonathan has also reversed some previous achievements of the commission by granting state pardon to erstwhile government officials whom it had uncovered as guilty of corruption.

To make matters worse, at present the EFCC itself is in turmoil. Its chairman is accused by staff of corruption. The commissions staff are also being owed salaries and entitlements, having not been paid for three months.

Nigeria, he said, has remained in an abysmal low on the Transparency International ranking of corrupt countries in the world.

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March 13, 2015 : John Alechenu,Olusola Fabiyi Olalekan Adetayo, Adelani Adepegba, and Toluwani Eniola 23 Comments

The All Progressives Congress and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday berated each other over the diplomatic row between Nigeria and Morocco.

Last week, Morocco said its leader King Mohammed VI, had declined a request for a telephone conversation with President Goodluck Jonathan.

But the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja on Monday denied the snub, saying the two leaders had spoken extensively.

It also denied that the Federal Government was using Mohammed VI to woo Muslim voters in Nigeria.

But on Wednesday, the Moroccan authorities described as a lie, the claim by the Federal Government that Jonathan had a telephone conversation with King Mohammed VI.

The North African nation also recalled its ambassador to Nigeria over what it described as the incredible twist that Nigeria introduced into the dispute.

On Thursday, the opposition APC asked the President to address Nigerians on the cause of the ongoing diplomatic row between Nigeria and Morocco.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said President Jonathan must in, particular,clarify the thorny issue of whether or not he spoke with King Mohammed.

The party said until the President addressed the issue, Nigerians would remain a nation of liars.

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