Thursday, June 2, 2011

will this work?

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan is wooing the opposition, in a bid to run a successful administration.
He met yesterday with leaders of opposition parties, promising not to play “politics of discrimination”, but run a “collective government”.
Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu warned that the meeting should not be seen as the end of opposition.
At the Presidential Villa, Abuja meeting were representatives of the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ACN, All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), All Grand Progressive Alliance (APGA) and Labour Party (LP).
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) was not represented. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari contested on the CPC’s platform. The party is challenging the result of the April 16 election at the tribunal.
ACN National Chairman Chief Bisi Akande led other party bigwigs, including Senator George Akume, Dr Chris Ngige, the former Anambra governor who is now a senator-elect, to the meeting.
PDP Acting Chairman Haliru Bello led other members of the party.
Victor Umeh led APGA. LP National Chairman Dan Nwayanwu was there. So was ANPP’s Chief Ogbonayan Onu.
The meeting also marked the first official outing of Senator Pius Anyim, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, who took the oath of office on Tuesday.
Before the meeting went into a closed door session, the President said Nigeria’s interest was uppermost on his mind.

ITS A NEW WORLD

President says he plans collective govt

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan is wooing the opposition, in a bid to run a successful administration.
He met yesterday with leaders of opposition parties, promising not to play “politics of discrimination”, but run a “collective government”.
Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu warned that the meeting should not be seen as the end of opposition.
At the Presidential Villa, Abuja meeting were representatives of the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ACN, All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), All Grand Progressive Alliance (APGA) and Labour Party (LP).
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) was not represented. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari contested on the CPC’s platform. The party is challenging the result of the April 16 election at the tribunal.
ACN National Chairman Chief Bisi Akande led other party bigwigs, including Senator George Akume, Dr Chris Ngige, the former Anambra governor who is now a senator-elect, to the meeting.
PDP Acting Chairman Haliru Bello led other members of the party.
Victor Umeh led APGA. LP National Chairman Dan Nwayanwu was there. So was ANPP’s Chief Ogbonayan Onu.
The meeting also marked the first official outing of Senator Pius Anyim, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, who took the oath of office on Tuesday.
Before the meeting went into a closed door session, the President said Nigeria’s interest was uppermost on his mind.