The faction stated this in a statement in Abuja on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze.
The
group said that advice became necessary following the uncovering of a
plot to bribe each member of the House of Representatives with N2.5m.
It
said that the plot was to make the House pass a vote of confidence on
the President and impeachment of Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, and some other
principal officers for their alleged sympathy for the Baraje-led PDP.
According to the faction, the plot is also aimed at endorsing Jonathan to contest the 2015 presidential poll
The group said that the presidential aides should stop portraying the Jonathan administration as promoting corruption.
It
stated, “Information reaching us indicates that the Alhaji Bamanga
Tukur faction of the PDP working in concert with some Presidency
officials have set about to induce members of the House of
Representatives with a view to passing a vote of confidence on President
Jonathan and impeaching their principal officers.
The
group said, “Part of their strategy is to place advertisements in major
national newspapers in the country starting from next week, praising a
non-performing Presidency to the high heavens so as to water the ground
for President Jonathan’s expected declaration for the 2015 presidential
contest. Each member is expected to receive 25,000 USD (about N2.5M) to
sign the advertorial endorsing the President.
“The
plan is to commence the impeachment of principal officers of the House
after the publication of these adverts. We are aware of the identities
of those involved in this shady business being coordinated by an
influential member of the discredited Tukur faction from the Southern
part of the country.”
The
group added that poverty was ravaging the country and students were at
home because of the refusal of the Federal Government to keep the
agreement it reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities since
2009.
“Passing
a Vote of Confidence on President Jonathan and celebrating him in the
papers as these undemocratic elements plan to do is not only insensitive
but also amounts to celebrating the death traps called federal roads
and celebrating darkness after the billions of naira squandered on a
non-functional power sector,” it added.
The
faction said that the impunity associated with the Tukur-led PDP was
another proof that the country was in a desperate situation where
failed politicians were capable of doing anything.
It
stated, “We urge our members all over the world to continue with
fasting and prayers as we collectively seek God’s face on how to resolve
the orchestrated crisis in our great party and thus minimize the heavy
toll which it is taking on the Jonathan Administration.
Efforts
to the Special Adviser to the President, Ahmed Gulak, to react to the
allegation did not succeed as calls to his mobile telephone did not go
through neither did he respond to the SMS sent to him
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