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Different groups within Nigeria are putting immense pressure on President Goodluck Jonathan demanding a response for former President Obasanjo's letter.
The Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) yesterday called on the National Assembly to investigate the letter. Speaking through its National Publicity Secretary of the PDM, Ahmadu Rufai Abubakar, the PDM said , "These are grave and weighty allegations indeed. We read, with deep disappointment, the President’s response or, better still, his non-response to these allegations, through his media aide.
"The decision of the President to ignore these allegations, for now, is quite troubling and unfortunate. It is totally inexplicable and unacceptable that the leader of our nation can assume that the nation can wait until such a time he feels the need to explain these grave allegations, some of which border on treason.
"By his decision not to respond to these allegations immediately, the President is keeping Nigeria and Nigerians in unnecessary and dangerous suspense".
The PDM further called on the national assembly to compel the president to answer to the allegations.
The Northwest Solidarity Forum (NSF) on its part described the silence of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors on the letter as worrisome.
In the statement titled: “Obasanjo’s letter: Where are the PDP governors?” the Forum said it was concerned about the content of the 18-page letter “which borders on issues of governance and exposes details of such other issues which should not have been meant for the public space”.
The NSF urged PDP governors and leaders to speak up.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NCL), who spoke through its Acting General Secretary Chris Uyot said
“The issues raised are weighty enough for the President to respond to. One of the issues borders on national security while another borders on the management of the economy.
"As far as we are concerned, Obasanjo wrote a letter to the President and made those allegations, and Nigerians want the President to respond to this letter. The NLC would respond to the controversy at the appropriate time.
Meanwhile, the faction of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) faction led by Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang described the letter as part of the growth process of the nation and an integral part of democracy.
The Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) yesterday called on the National Assembly to investigate the letter. Speaking through its National Publicity Secretary of the PDM, Ahmadu Rufai Abubakar, the PDM said , "These are grave and weighty allegations indeed. We read, with deep disappointment, the President’s response or, better still, his non-response to these allegations, through his media aide.
"The decision of the President to ignore these allegations, for now, is quite troubling and unfortunate. It is totally inexplicable and unacceptable that the leader of our nation can assume that the nation can wait until such a time he feels the need to explain these grave allegations, some of which border on treason.
"By his decision not to respond to these allegations immediately, the President is keeping Nigeria and Nigerians in unnecessary and dangerous suspense".
The PDM further called on the national assembly to compel the president to answer to the allegations.
The Northwest Solidarity Forum (NSF) on its part described the silence of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors on the letter as worrisome.
In the statement titled: “Obasanjo’s letter: Where are the PDP governors?” the Forum said it was concerned about the content of the 18-page letter “which borders on issues of governance and exposes details of such other issues which should not have been meant for the public space”.
The NSF urged PDP governors and leaders to speak up.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NCL), who spoke through its Acting General Secretary Chris Uyot said
“The issues raised are weighty enough for the President to respond to. One of the issues borders on national security while another borders on the management of the economy.
"As far as we are concerned, Obasanjo wrote a letter to the President and made those allegations, and Nigerians want the President to respond to this letter. The NLC would respond to the controversy at the appropriate time.
Meanwhile, the faction of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) faction led by Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang described the letter as part of the growth process of the nation and an integral part of democracy.