Jonathan’s adoption by PDP, a shame – Balewa
A presidential aspirant and son of a former Prime Minister, Dr. Abdul
Jhalil Tafawa Balewa has described the recent adoption of President
Goodluck Jonathan as consensus candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP for the 2015 election as shameful.
He also said that the issue of consensus was unconstitutional as it
was unknown to PDP's constitution as amended.
According to him, those behind the decision acted against the general
interest of party men and women.
Balewa spoke in Abuja when the National Association of Niger Delta
Students, NANDS visited to endorse him as their candidate for the
poll.
The aspirant who observed that the country was moving at snail speed
stressed that he was in the race for the presidency because the
country was not being properly managed adding that there was the need
to turn the ship of the state towards the right direction
He maintained that the fact that the country currently generates less
than 4,000 Megawatts of electricity was enough reason for anyone to go
mad.
His words, "The consensus arrangement is very shameful. We used to
blame APC for not having internal democracy but we that have it, if
you look at the people who gave the consensus; they have loads of
baggage behind them.
"Consensus is not in the constitution of the party. I have been a
member of the PDP since 1998 in USA. I am not going to any other
party. I will rather insist on growing democratic principles in the
party
"I have been very active politically within PDP. I have travelled the
length and breadth of this country. I believe I know Nigeria a lot
more than anybody else.
"For me, it is not clamour for power to return to the north. I see
Nigeria diving into the abyss. I can rescue it and will rescue it.
"I do not know what it is that we are transforming but Nigeria is not
moving the way it should. We can have near zero unemployment and
improve education and power. There is no reason why Nigeria, so rich
in coal, should have this kind of energy problem."
He, however, pledged to support President Jonathan if eventually wins
the primaries.
Jhalil Tafawa Balewa has described the recent adoption of President
Goodluck Jonathan as consensus candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP for the 2015 election as shameful.
He also said that the issue of consensus was unconstitutional as it
was unknown to PDP's constitution as amended.
According to him, those behind the decision acted against the general
interest of party men and women.
Balewa spoke in Abuja when the National Association of Niger Delta
Students, NANDS visited to endorse him as their candidate for the
poll.
The aspirant who observed that the country was moving at snail speed
stressed that he was in the race for the presidency because the
country was not being properly managed adding that there was the need
to turn the ship of the state towards the right direction
He maintained that the fact that the country currently generates less
than 4,000 Megawatts of electricity was enough reason for anyone to go
mad.
His words, "The consensus arrangement is very shameful. We used to
blame APC for not having internal democracy but we that have it, if
you look at the people who gave the consensus; they have loads of
baggage behind them.
"Consensus is not in the constitution of the party. I have been a
member of the PDP since 1998 in USA. I am not going to any other
party. I will rather insist on growing democratic principles in the
party
"I have been very active politically within PDP. I have travelled the
length and breadth of this country. I believe I know Nigeria a lot
more than anybody else.
"For me, it is not clamour for power to return to the north. I see
Nigeria diving into the abyss. I can rescue it and will rescue it.
"I do not know what it is that we are transforming but Nigeria is not
moving the way it should. We can have near zero unemployment and
improve education and power. There is no reason why Nigeria, so rich
in coal, should have this kind of energy problem."
He, however, pledged to support President Jonathan if eventually wins
the primaries.
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