Jonathan’s govt lacks credibility to organise genuine National Conference - APC

The All Progressive Congress (APC) yesterday
declared President Goodluck Jonathan’s
planned National Dialogue as diversionary.
This was disclosed yesterday by the National
Publicity Secretary of the party Alhaji Lai
Mohammed after the party held an expanded
National Executive Committee meeting  at its
National Secretariat in Abuja.
He further stated that the planned confab
should be regarded as an aspect of the on-
going constitution amendment process.
The APC spokesman further said the present
federal administration lacked the credibility to
organise a genuine National Conference.
According to him: “We want to make it
abundantly clear that we are not averse to any
meaningful and honest dialogue.
However, this government has lost focus. They
cannot handle the economy. They cannot
handle education and the welfare of our
children; the country under this administration
is on fire and corruption has developed legs”.
He continued: “So we see this planned National
Dialogue as an attempt to run away from the
serious issues of governance confronting the
nation.”
He said that more than five months ago, the
party set up a Committee to articulate its
position on the national question.
He continued: “We believe that the planned
National Dialogue is diversionary because the
President himself said that the outcome of the
confab would be subjected to the approval of
the National Assembly.
Therefore what is being planned is not a
National Conference but an aspect of the
Constitutional amendment process.”