The All Progressive Congress, APC, has
described President Goodluck Jonathan’s
planned National Dialogue as diversionary.
The party disclosed this yesterday through the
National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, after the party held an expanded
National Executive Committee meeting at its
National Secretariat in Abuja.
Mohammed stated that the planned confab
should be regarded as an aspect of the on-going
constitution amendment process.
He however said the present federal
administration lacked the credibility to organise
a genuine National Conference.
“We want to make it abundantly clear that we
are not averse to any meaningful and honest
dialogue.
“However, this government has lost focus. They
cannot handle the economy. They cannot handle
education and the welfare of our children; the
country under this administration is on fire and
corruption has developed legs”.
“So we see this planned National Dialogue as an
attempt to run away from the serious issues of
governance confronting the nation,” Mohammed
said.
According to him, more than five months ago,
the party set up a Committee to articulate its
position on the national question.
“We believe that the planned National Dialogue
is diversionary because the President himself
said that the outcome of the confab would be
subjected to the approval of the National
Assembly.
“Therefore what is being planned is not a
National Conference but an aspect of the
Constitutional amendment process
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