Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has taken a swipe at the
ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying even if a party wins
through propaganda, it can not govern with it.
Speaking when he received leaders of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital, on Friday, Jonathan
said the APC had failed to fulfil its promise to
Nigerians.
He also charged the PDP to work towards ending the reign of the
APC in 2019.
“I believe that PDP will return to power in 2019 if we continue
to build confidence especially as the ruling party has failed to
meet up their promises and give hope to the people,” he said.
“Propaganda may help you win elections but can’t help you govern
and that is what APC has seen in the last 32 months.”
He also expressed support for the amendment of the sequence
of 2019 elections.
On Wednesday, the senate adopted the amended timetable for the
elections after the house of representatives changed the order.
This created a rancour, with some APC senator saying President
Muhammadu Buhari might be the target.
But Jonathan advised the APC to see it as a “patriotic act”.
“Holding presidential election first will affect the quality of
persons that will emerge in other polls because of the bandwagon
effect,” Jonathan said.
“The ruling party the APC should see it from national and
patriotic interests since laws are not meant for persons in power
at a particular time.”
Earlier, Uche Secondus, chairman of the PDP, told Jonathan that
the leadership of the party is working to rebrand with the aim of
regaining power in 2019.
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has taken a swipe at the
ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying even if a party wins
through propaganda, it can not govern with it.
Speaking when he received leaders of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital, on Friday, Jonathan
said the APC had failed to fulfil its promise to
Nigerians.
He also charged the PDP to work towards ending the reign of the
APC in 2019.
“I believe that PDP will return to power in 2019 if we continue
to build confidence especially as the ruling party has failed to
meet up their promises and give hope to the people,” he said.
“Propaganda may help you win elections but can’t help you govern
and that is what APC has seen in the last 32 months.”
He also expressed support for the amendment of the sequence
of 2019 elections.
On Wednesday, the senate adopted the amended timetable for the
elections after the house of representatives changed the order.
This created a rancour, with some APC senator saying President
Muhammadu Buhari might be the target.
But Jonathan advised the APC to see it as a “patriotic act”.
“Holding presidential election first will affect the quality of
persons that will emerge in other polls because of the bandwagon
effect,” Jonathan said.
“The ruling party the APC should see it from national and
patriotic interests since laws are not meant for persons in power
at a particular time.”
Earlier, Uche Secondus, chairman of the PDP, told Jonathan that
the leadership of the party is working to rebrand with the aim of
regaining power in 2019.