Conference of Nigeria Political Parties {CNPP} once more restates the imperative of adhering to Section 145 of the Constitution in the resolution of President Umaru Musa Yaradua's health predicament; consequently we are outraged that the Governors Forum and the Senate met yesterday and wittingly or unwittingly were drumming orchestra of deception, instead of prevailing on President Yaradua to avail himself of Section 145 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
CNPP is not impressed with the bland statement from the Governors Forum that President Yaradua spoke to the Vice President and others nor the Senate position that their hands are tied; we had expected the Governors Forum and the National Assembly, being elective organs, unlike the Federal Executive Council to without fear or favour, rise up to up to the challenge and admonish President Yaradua to avail himself of Section 145of the Constitution; for the overall good of our fledgling democracy, our dear country and the speedy recovery of Mr President.
We wish to place it on record that those who are drumming orchestra of deception with the president's health are the greatest enemy to our fledgling democracy that is dangerously sliding into quasi-dictatorship. It is incomprehensible how those who swore on oath to defend and protect the Constitution are deliberately flouting the constitution.
Otherwise what is wrong with the vice president from the same political party acting for and on behalf of the president pending his recovery; which could have protected the president from distraction of state duties and save us the constitutional crisis that led to a sitting Chief Justice of Nigeria swearing in his successor and the controversy surrounding the doubt over the president's signature of 2009 Supplementary Budget.
We challenge the Governors Forum to get President Yar’adua forthwith to publicly address the nation and publish his latest medical report to convince Nigerians that their president is not indisposed.
STOP ORCHESTRA OF DECEPTION.
Osita Okechukwu
National Publicity Secretary
CNPP
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