Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako has cautioned President Jonathan to beware of people like Godswill Akpabio, describing his Akwa Ibom counterpart as a pretender.
Nyako was referring to comments Akpabio made yesterday after the launch of YouWin III which were interpreted as capable of inciting politicians against the G7 Governors in their states.
Akpabio had said, “I believe that you cannot be a good leader unless you’re a good follower and I believe also strongly that leadership comes from God. So the question of rebelling against leadership does not occur because if I rebel against the leadership at the federal level, I should expect somebody also to rebel against my leadership at the state level, maybe from my own local government or thereabouts.
“And it is expected that as a governor state, I should be expected respect the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. So it is not important who occupies the position. I think what is important is to give respect to the institution of the presidency in Nigeria. And that way, the international community can respect also Nigeria.”
Nyako said the statements amounted to an incitement of Nigerians against them and asked Mr. President to take note of the statement.
Nyako said, “Mr. President should be wary of people like Akpabio who wants to chase away other Nigerians from him so that he alone would be seen as a loyalist.
“PDP as presently constituted does not promote justice and equity but constitutes a major setback to democracy. Indeed, the current PDP can best be described as the enemy of democracy.
“The leadership started by substituting its Anambra governorship candidates’ names in Abuja and ended disowning it’d candidate even after INEC had owned up to a dismal election that was seriously sabotaged.
The PDP has lost its voice in democracy and now constitutes an enemy of what is just and honest,” the governors noted.