We Shall All Surrender To The Party's Pathways And Directives - Femi Gbajabiamila

The Femi Gbajabiamila Campaign Organisation has said that they shall all surrender to the party's pathways and directives.

This was contained in a press release signed Hon Yemi Adaramodu for Hon Femi Gbajabiamila Campaign Organisation, in reaction to the abhorrent reference to Hon Nabena's orchestrated statement on zoning which the organization see as a  futile attempt to pull wool in the face of the unsuspecting public.

"The said Hon Nabena is not a member of the National Working Committee, and so could not have authoritatively volunteered the NWC decision, while recent and current events show that the party leadership has spoken and we have all heard and heeded.

Excerpt is the full text of the press release:

It's not a fashionable pastime of the Hon Femi Gbajabiamila's Campaign Organisation to join issues with colleagues or whoever, in the noble and selfless quest to seek for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives.

However, if the ornamented fabrications of the "No retreat, no surrender" diatribe against the parley of April 16,2019, between Mr President, National Working Committee of our party, the All Progressives Congress and the APC House of Representatives Members-Elect are not dilated, exposed and incinerated, the success and gains may be vitiated.

The historic get-together was among other things, to strengthen the political bond between elected members and the leadership of the party, this surely should be a routine engagement of a serious and winning party like the APC.

It amounts to perfidy and egregious chicanery for anyone, who bears the badge of All Progressives Congress to twist the content and outcome of such fraternal assemblage for unbridled self conceited ambition.

It was a notorious fact that Mr President's both spoken and unspoken words did not scold the party Chairman, rather he praised the Chairman for his foresight and ebullient leadership.

Mr President also prayed for a committed, consistent, tested, trusted and God fairing leaders for the National Assembly. So, inventing words and ascribing same to the President is spurious, hollow and uncharitable.

The theme and setting of the press release shows an anticlimax of political paranoia in hibernation. It's a resurgence of the old and perfidious collaborative order.

It's a morbid humour, to demand for how the national Chairman obtained the concurrence of the critical stakeholders on the legislative zoning preferences. The positive and lively reactions of the stakeholders to the zoning pronouncements by the Chairman showed an endorsement of same, an exhibition of a joint decision and the needed unimpeachable testimony that all the strata of the party leadership are properly carried along.

We believe it's a mere accidental spontaneity of the author to struggle with an unnecessary nuances of South West, not being only Lagos or Ogun. He should allow the concerned react. There is no need for mercenaries.

The abhorrent reference to Hon Nabena's orchestrated statement on zoning is a futile attempt to pull wool in the face of the unsuspecting public, the said Hon Nabena is not a member of the National Working Committee, and so could not have authoritatively volunteered the NWC decision, while recent and current events show that the party leadership has spoken and we have all heard and heeded.

Hon Femi Gbajabiamila is actually a candidate for all the zones. His is a JOINT TASK.

We respect Hon Bago, a respected Honourable colleague, whose banner the author of the put-away press release used. We are convinced that the said author acted alone, as we believe Hon Bago is a faithful party man, who is also a good student of history. The sordid experience of 2015 was enough lesson for us, including him to listen to the voice of reason and wisdom from the party leadership.

There could be no retreat, no surrender in our war against corruption and bandits and not against our party and ourselves.

We shall all surrender to the party's pathways and directives. And together we shall take Nigeria, jointly to lofty heights.

Hon Yemi Adaramodu.

For Hon Femi Gbajabiamila Campaign Organisation.

Zamfara Killings: Coalition Calls On The Media To Suspend All Activities With Kadaria Ahmed

The Coalition of National Democratic Watchdog of Nigeria has called on Channels TV, NTA and all television stations collaborating with Kadaria Ahmed to immediately suspend her and desist from using an individual who has thrown investigation, equity and justice to the wind just because of the money released by her sponsors.

In a press release on Sunday signed on behalf of the Coalition, Innusa Tijani, said that for Kadaria Ahmed, a Journalist to have led this lopsided demonstration without doing due diligence in line with the profession's ethics of investigative journalism is indeed an embarrassment not only to Journalists but to all democrats en route balanced reportage with facts.

Excerpt is the full text of the press release:

COALITION NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC WATCHDOG OF NIGERIA

A REVIEW ON ZAMFARA KILLINGS KIDNAPPING AND BANDITRY

We bring you this statement consequent to the protest led by broadcast journalist Kadaria Ahmed who addressed the governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari , describing him as the most useless Governor in the history of Nigeria.

Now, looking security hierarchy in Nigeria, Governors are the chief security officers in their respective states, but do not have any control over the military, police nor any security agency at that. The police commissioner takes orders from the IGP in Abuja and not from the Governor of any respective state. The fact remains that the constitution has not defined authority of power of control by the Governor, rather, it is the President who is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and as such can issue orders and can appoint or sack erring officers accordingly.

While it is evident that the primary responsibility of government is to protect the lives and property of her citizens, the real power to control the security agencies of government does not reside with the Governors but rather with the President who is the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.

Again, it is pertinent to remind Kadaria, her sponsors and her cohorts that Governor Yari has in the full glare of Zamfara people and the security agencies expended billions of naira in the purchase of vehicles, communication gadgets, logistics, etc to enhance the optimal performance of all security agents in Zamfara.

It is saddening to note that the Minister of Defence is from Zamfara state and this reoccurring decimal of kidnappings, cattle- rustling, banditry, etc still persist in Zamfara state. Difference in political interest or ideological variation should not be politicized nor undermine the collective security of the lives and property of the Zamfara people. It is pertinent that citizens in Government should learn to obey the constitution for which they swore to uphold.

Some indigenes of Zamfara who act as informants to the bandits are also contributory to this problem Governor Yari has on several occasions suspended even the traditional chiefs who collude with criminal elements in providing information and protection for bandits.

The porous nature of the Zamfara border is also a major source of concern here. Criminal migrants move in and out of the state unchecked. This is further made worse with the proliferation of small and light weapons across Africa. This has frustrated the sincere and genuine efforts of the Yari administration.

For Kadaria Ahmed, a Journalist to have led this lopsided demonstration without doing due diligence in line with the profession's ethics of investigative journalism is indeed an embarrassment not only to Journalists but to all democrats en route balanced reportage with facts.

Finally, by this medium, we call on CHANNELS TV, NTA and all television stations collaborating with Kadaria Ahmed to immediately suspend her and desist from using an individual who has thrown investigation, equity and justice to the wind just because of the money released by her sponsors.

Thank you.

Signed

INNUSA TIJANI
for the coalition.