The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has warned the opposition
Action Congress of Nigeria,
ACN, to desist from dragging President Goodluck Jonathan into the ongoing
crisis in the Rivers
State House of Assembly.
The ruling party said
it “condemned in strong terms statement by the ACN in which it is seeking to
drag the name of President Goodluck Jonathan into the recent developments in
the Rivers State House Assembly”.
The PDP Acting
National Publicity Secretary, Tony Okeke, in a statement described the ACN’s
statement in which it also called for the impeachment of the president as
“malicious and the height of political irresponsibility”.
The ruling party
accused the opposition of seeking to aggravate the situation in Rivers State
for selfish reasons.
The PDP said it was
appalling that the ACN would always seek to distort facts to the extent of
trying to link the President to the situation in Rivers state all in a
desperate bid to tarnish his image and bring him to public odium.
“This is malicious and
indeed the height of political irresponsibility on the part of the opposition.
It is highly appalling that the ACN in its usual homage to lies and distortion
of facts will go to the extent of dragging the name of the President into the
issue just to tarnish his image and bring him to public odium.
“President Goodluck
Jonathan has continued to display commitment, candour and sincerity in handling
national issues. It is therefore a sign of frustration, desperation and defeat
for the opposition to call for the impeachment of the President on account of
the issues in Rivers state”, the PDP said in the statement.
The party urged all
members of the River State House of Assembly and indeed all leaders in the
state to exercise restraint and maintain decorum. It also called on all its
members in the state to remain calm.
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