Dialogue: Edo rowdy meeting vindicates us, says APC

October 30, 2013 by John Alechenu


The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday said the disruption of Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s presentation on the proposed national dialogue in Benin on Monday, was a vindication of its position on the issue.

The party said this in a statement by its interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

The party stated that it “strongly condemned the sponsored disruption of Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s presentation” during the meeting of the Senator Femi Okurounmu-led Presidential Advisory Committee on National Dialogue.

It described the act as “despicable and a vindication of the party’s decision not to be part of the proposed conference.”

The statement read in part, “The truth is that, in proposing the conference, the government had no sincerity of purpose, did not believe in engaging in any dialogue with anyone but itself and has only used it to distract the attention of Nigerians from the total absence of governance and sense of direction by the Jonathan Administration.

“This is why we refused to participate in what is nothing but a sheer deceit. We have already been vindicated even before the start of the conference.”

It expressed shock that the governor of a state hosting a meeting of the advisory committee could be so “primitively treated.”

The party also said, “Even if they have no respect for the person of Governor Oshiomhole, couldn’t they have at least shown respect for the office he is occupying?

“If a person in the calibre of Governor Oshiomhole, with his antecedents and prominent role in the national political discourse, cannot be allowed to air his opinion on any issue, what then will happen to ordinary citizens?”

It commended Oshiomhole for “his maturity and decency,” which he demonstrated in his handling of the situation, despite the “indignity meted out to him.”

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IF THE PARTY`S STAND IS NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE DIALOGUE, WHAT WAS ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE DOING AT THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE GATHERING.
LAI`s CONDEMNATION SHOULD BE TO ADAMS FOR DISREGARDING PARTY DECISION AND NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND.

*BUNCH - A - HYPOCRITES*