Jonathan, Mark disown Labaran Maku
(Nigeria) The Director-General of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Sen. Ahmadu Ali, on Tuesday described
former Information Minister, Mr Labaran Maku, as a dangerous person, even as President Goodluck Jonathan and Senate President, David Mark, disowned him.
Ali, who stated this at the PDP presidential rally in Lafia,
Nasarawa State, explained that the former minister had benefited from the
PDP-led Federal Government only to defect to another party.
He said Maku's action was capable of denying PDP candidates
in Nasarawa State some votes in the Feb. 14 and 28 general elections.
``We have a young man who from nowhere was a Deputy Governor
of this state for four years, from nowhere he was made a Minister at the
federal level for six years, decided to leave the party for another party and keep
telling lies that by being in that party, he is helping us.
``He is only going there to reduce our votes. He is a
dangerous boy. We must make sure that now that he has shown his colour, he will
continue failing for the rest of his life unless he retraces his steps back to
the elders like us and we will forgive him.''
Ali then urged the electorate in the state to vote for
President Goodluck Jonathan and other candidates of the party at both federal
and state levels
In his remarks, President also denied lending any form of
support to Maku's gubernatorial aspiration under the platform of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
Jonathan said lending such a support to the former minister
would amount to anti-party behaviour.
He, therefore, expressed his support for all the PDP
candidates in the state in the Feb.14 and 28 general elections.
``We are told and everybody spoke about that the former
Minister of Information that is in another party and saying that it is the
President who asked him to go to another party. Definitely I cannot play
anti-party.
``PDP is my party and all those who want to help us should
come to PDP and work for PDP, so that PDP will be in control of Nasarawa State
so that government of PDP in Nasarawa State and the Federal Government that
will be in the hands of PDP can work together to move Nasarawa State forward.’’
Also speaking , Senate President David Mark urged Maku to
desist from dropping the name of Mr President in his quest to achieve his
political ambition.
He advised him to apologise to the PDP ''if he is willing to
return to the party'', saying that the PDP would wholeheartedly accept him into
its fold.
``People of Nasarawa State don’t be deceived by any
ungrateful son of yours, who goes round saying he is in another political party
because Mr President has put him there. That is absolute lie, you must never
believe it. We said so few days ago and we are emphasising it again. And we
want to emphasise it; (the) President is body and soul PDP.
``He can’t, therefore, put somebody in another political
party to be campaigning on behalf of another political party. How can you be in
APGA and be campaigning for the PDP presidential candidate? Return to PDP with apology because before we
even take him he has to apologise to all the good people in PDP.’’
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