No Plan to Force VP’s resignation — PDP
91 viewsOn its part, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday urged those it described as creating an illusionary vacancy in the Presidency to calm down. It also said it was not contemplating any plan to force any office holder to resign his office.
According to the party, rather than the opposition to engage in widespread rumour of plans to force any elected officer to resign, they should be patriotic enough to pray for the peace and stability of the country.
This is coming on the heels of widespread speculations that there are plans to force Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to resign.
The party, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Professor Rufai Ahmed Alkali, said: “for the avoidance of doubt, the PDP wishes to state categorically that the Party is not in any way involved in, neither is it contemplating any move to persuade or force any office holder to resign his or her office under whatever guise as it is being erroneously insinuated in some sections of the media. There is no basis for such a wicked rumour as the circumstances warranting such a speculation have not arisen.
“We also wish to advise those working themselves into a frenzy on the basis of an illusionary vacancy in the Presidency to calm down and pray for the peace and stability of the country rather than dissipate energy on a wild goose chase.
“The Peoples Democratic Party has observed with amazement the hype and tension being deliberately generated by so-called members of opposition parties over the medical checkup currently being undertaken by the President, Alhaji Umaru Yar’ Adua in a Saudi Arabia hospital.
“We consider it particularly shocking that some Nigerians have chosen to over-sensationalise the situation and magnify it out of proportion in order to satisfy their selfish prejudices.
“Under normal circumstances, even in politics, we owe it a moral duty to each other as human beings to wish our fellow human beings well irrespective of the extent of differences that may exist. Regrettably, recent events in the country have shown that for some Nigerian politicians, this is not so.
“We find it utterly unacceptable that instead of demonstrating selflessness and patriotism in moments like this, some politicians are engaged in creating undue and banal sophistry in the name of an imaginary succession crisis in Nigeria.
“Reports reaching us have it that the President is improving steadily and will soon return to continue the good work he is doing.
“We pray for the safe return of the President and pray that the Almighty God touches the hearts of those peddling these rumours to repent from their evil ways”.
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