The Presidency,
Wednesday, May6, 2015 chided the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its claim
that President Jonathan is running the economy aground before handing over,
saying “the allegation is immature, reckless and out of tune with the President’s
desire and patriotic commitment to a peaceful transfer of power.”
Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Prof.
Rufai Alkali, who reacted to APC’s allegation, yesterday, urged the party to
talk less and plan more as the nation moves towards May 29 inauguration date.
Alkali reminded APC that “governance is a serious business,”
adding that “with the sudden and unexpected concession of victory to them, it
appears that the APC is beginning to face the full reality of managing the
great challenges of a complex nation.
“Their recent, frequent and unnecessary attacks on the
President clearly shows that they are losing their nerves and are beginning to
lay foundation to justify their failures in the near future and we want to
remind them that Nigerians are not ready to accept any excuses for their
failure. They promised to bring change, so they must bring positive change to
the well-being of Nigerians and urgently too.
“Nigerians will recall
that shortly after the results of the Presidential elections were announced,
President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated a high powered transition committee to
plan and organise a hitch-free transition programme for the inauguration of the
incoming administration.
Surprisingly, it took the APC more than three weeks to wake
up to its responsibility to constitute its own transition committee. How then
can they turn round to accuse the government of frustrating the transition
programme?
“Since the setting up of the committee, the President and
the entire machinery of the Federal Government have been put on the transition
mood and all government officers have been giving maximum cooperation to the
incoming transition committee.
“By the Constitution
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Jonathan remains in office up to
May 29, 2015 when he formally hands over to the incoming President. The
machinery of government cannot be put on hold or frozen because the country is
in transition
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