Jonathan’s Kebbi campaign coordinator resigns
The battle between
President Goodluck Jonathan and some northern leaders over the October
1 bombings took a new twist yesterday as the Kebbi State coordinator of
the Goodluck Support Group (GSG), Nasir Abubakar, resigned his position.
In a letter dated
October 6, 2010 and addressed to the Director General of the Goodluck/
Namadi Campaign Organisation, Mr. Abubakar said the President’s actions
following the bomb blasts caused his resignation.
“My resignation is
as a result of the stand of Mr. President on the issue of zoning and
lately his position absolving MEND of responsibility despite their
repeated claim of responsibility for the unfortunate incidence of
October 1st, 2010 in which lives of innocent Nigerians were lost and
several others severely injured,” Mr. Abubakar said.
The Kebbi State
politician said his support for Mr Jonathan “was based on the
circumstances of his first emergence first as Acting President and
subsequently as commander in Chief in strict adherence to the letter
and spirit of our constitution.”
Mr. Abubakar’s resignation is, however, believed to be a fallout of
the ongoing struggle between the Kebbi State governor, Saidu Dakingari
and his predecessor, Adamu Aliero who has since joined the Congress for
Progressive Change, the party under whose platform former Nigerian head
of state, Muhammadu Buhari, is contesting for President.
If the members of the opposition have doled out some cash to you then tell Nigerians and stopped lying that you resigned because of the President’s statement on MENDS. Don’t give us flimsy excuses!