ABUJA – The
National Chairman of Labour Party, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu has criticised
Nigerians, especially, those in political circle for being disrespectful to
President Goodluck Jonathan, noting that the president was the most abused ever
in the history of the country.
Chief Nwanyanwu who made the remarks while
receiving the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, led by its
Chairman, Dr. Yunusha Tanko and Secretary, Comrade Peter Ameh at the party’s
national secretariat, expressed concern that Nigerians could freely abused Dr.
Jonathan not minding that the office he is holding is the highest in the land.
Nwanyanwu
who was agonised by the development, said people should respect the office of
Mr. President even if they don’t agree with the leadership style of the person
occupying the office.
According to him, “Nigeria is practising the
presidential system of government; we borrowed the system from the United
States of America, USA. When President Barack Obama was re-elected President of
America, there were little skirmish here and there but all these fiddled out
when he was inaugurated.
“Since no American citizen has insulted Obama,
but here in Nigeria, since inception of office, Jonathan is the most abused and
criticised President and still continue to be.
The party chairman who charged the IPAC leaders
to bring into play the mandate of the organisation by ensuring that politicians
abide by the code of the conduct by desisting from blackmailing and insulting
political office holders in the land.
Nwanyanwu said “we have to move from the name
calling which is dominating our political life. Notwithstanding that so many
people from different political platform are seeking for the same office, we
must abide by the code of conduct of the game so that there won’t be violence.
Source: Vanguard
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