The Unity Party of Nigeria has
called for the resignation of the
five governors who defected
from the People’s Democratic
Party to the All Progressives
Congress, calling their action a
show of shame.
In a statement issued on Friday
by its Publicity Secretary, Bari
Salau, the UPN described the
cross-carpeting by the “PDP-7” as
an immoral act that
demonstrated lack of respect for
the electorate. Among those that
defected from PDP to APC are
Governors Rabiu Kwankwaso of
Kano State, Abdulfatah Ahmed of
Kwara State and Rotimi Amaechi
of Rivers State.
Although recognizing the
individual’s inalienable right to
freely associate and hold and
canvass political opinions as
enshrined in Section 40 of the
Nigerian Constitution, UPN
insisted that politicians who are
elected into office should be
careful at manipulating the
power they hold in trust for the
people.
“If a Governor is elected on the
platform of a political party, the
honourable thing for that
Governor to do is to respect the
mandate given to him by the
people and complete the tenure
under the platform of that party;
or else he should quit the post if
he thinks that he no longer
believes in the party under which
he was elected,” the statement
said.
The party stated further: “The
amalgam of the APC and the
governors of the new-PDP is a
show of shame that calls for
Nigerians to soberly reflect on
Nigerian politics. For elected
governors to cross-carpet to
another party, without respect
for their electorate, demonstrates
political rascality that should not
be condoned in our polity.”
Lamenting that no ounce of
altruism or national interest
featured in the governors’ action,
UPN said it had been about the
aggrieved politicians’ personal
interests.
The embryonic party complained:
“In their negotiations and
merger talk, all issues on the
table revolved around power and
position, with no mention made
of the interest of the people of
Nigeria. With this current
amalgamation, Nigerians now
know that APC and PDP are birds
of the same feather with their
difference akin to only six and
half-a-dozen.”
According to the statement,
when fully registered, the Unity
Party of Nigeria will hold the
feelings of the people and their
mandate sacrosanct.
UPN said that the current hiccups
in the political landscape have
justified the emergence of an
ideological party that, rather than
acquire political power for selfish
ends like PDP and APC, will be
committed to service to the
people.
In UPN’s own words: “The time
for liberation is almost here,
where the people of Nigeria will
have the opportunity to build
UPN as a party of the people by
the people for the people. We
want our people to take solace in
the fact that when they are
pushed to the wall, as they now
are, they can tap into the wisdom
of their heroes past to take their
destiny into their hands. And that
is what UPN is all about."
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pipeline meguard/ political party..... it appears there is low occupancy rate in century hotel... they should start taking in short time guests per hour.

Ameachi is on his way out. The same supreme court that made him governor when Ameachi never contested any election but declared that party affiliation supersedes individual candidacy should be made to rule that Ameachi has thus breached their own ruling.

I no sabi say no be excuse.

Ameachi you will not be in government house anymore by mid 2014.

You will then not have the day to day mundane task of administrating governance in Rivers which will afford you time to pursue your new quest and ambition to be vice president under the APC arrangement. But know that you may still not qualify since the EFCC will be unleashed on you with full force that a conviction will be met before December, 2014 thereby automatically disqualifying you from seeking elective office.
Offcourse you will be free to appeal any conviction but your sentence will have to run concurrently so you will definitely be behind bars come 2015. Your case will be adjourned to dec 2015 for final hearing by which point it will be rejected. You will then serve the reminder of GEJ'S last term not in Aguda House but in dingy mosquito infested cell in Kuje Prison. You will still remain there after GEJ hands power to the first elected female President of Nigeria who happens to be Igbo by the way. Your kinsmen will then lobby for her softside and she will use you to garner more support as a kind soft president. But if you then begin to manifest your ingratitude and selfish desposition , you will be arrainged again on matters bordering on National security.

You hear?

Which one be UPN again? Na wah o, parties full naija o.

na pipeline meguard in the waiting

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