President Goodluck Jonathan has labelled calls for an Interim National Government in the country as “treasonable”, while disassociating himself from such campaign.

He further said that the idea of an ING is foreign to the 1999 Constitution, as amended, adding that ECOWAS will not accept that should the military toy with it.

The President, who spoke at the opening mass for the plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral, Garki, Abuja, therefore warned those linking him with such plan to beware that it is treasonable.

He also assured Nigerians and the international community that elections will hold on the rescheduled dates of March 28 and April 11 as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

“‎There is no way Goodluck Jonathan elected by people with clear mandate will now go and head an interim government. The only interim government anybody can constitute is that of the military government, which of course will not be accepted.”

“ECOWAS, AU, UN won’t accept it. And Nigeria will not be a pariah state. Clearly, the insinuation of interim government to me is treasonable. Elections will be conducted as scheduled by INEC.”

According to the President, the election postponement was a blessing in disguise, saying the casualty figure in the February 14 Gombe State attack would have been worse if the election went ahead.

“Look at what happened in Gombe on February 14th, if the elections had been held, the casualty figure after that attack in Gombe would have been great. It is better for us to conduct elections that will not be contested, ‎elections that are credible, free and fair.”

“We believe no criminal element can come and prevent us from conducting our elections. I will not do anything because of personal interest that would jeopardize the interest of this nation.”

President Jonathan described the theme of the conference as unique, noting that ‎even the bible acknowledges that if the foundation is not right, the righteous cannot do much.





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