The
National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
at its meeting on Wednesday brought the attention of President Muhammadu
Buhari to some disturbing development in the polity which, it said if
not nipped in the bud, might significantly affect Nigeria’s democracy
and stability as a nation.
A statement he issued said “The NWC
notes that this unfortunate development has been the case since the
appointment of the new Director General of the DSS, Alhaji Lawal Musa
Daura, whom we learnt was a critical intelligence stakeholder of the APC
as a card-carrying member of that party during the campaigns.
“This is ungodly and unacceptable. We do
hope that in his new job, the Director General of DSS is not mixing
issues on the APC presidential candidate and the President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, hence the need for Mr. President to rein
him in as the development is capable of eroding the cherished
independence of the judiciary and the electoral commission, a sine qua
non for a virile democracy, which guarantees our unity and stability as a
nation.
“Similarly, we urge Mr. President to
take a critical look at the issue of the appointment of Mrs. Amina
Zakari as Acting Chairman of INEC for which our party has severally
raised some salient issues why she is not suitable for that position.
“It is incontrovertible that Mrs. Zakari
by virtue of her blood relationship with Mr. President cannot preside
over the affairs of an Independent National Electoral Commission.
“Nigeria belongs to all of us
irrespective of political, religious and ethnic affiliation and as a
responsible political party we shall not fold our hands and watch while
our nation drift along dangerous line.
“Furthermore, the NWC commends and
congratulates the PDP caucuses in the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the smooth emergence of the Minority leadership in
the National Assembly.
“We
note that the process was without any interferences whatsoever from the
leadership of our great party in keeping with the dictates of the
independence of the legislature”.
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