ABUJA, July 27, (THEWILL) - Deputy national chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Sam Jaja on Friday said his views on the
disagreement of positions between the Executive and the Federal House of
Representatives on the implementation of the 2012 budget during
Thursday’s press conference in Abuja was seriously misrepresented by a
section of the media.
Jaja explained that the PDP neither said it
would not compel the House of Representatives to drop the impeachment
threat on the president, which does not exist in the real sense, nor
admitted that the president committed an impeachable offence as reported
by one of the several media organisations that covered the briefing.
“I
have noted quite an avoidable misrepresentation of the position of our
great Party as contained in my address to the media yesterday. For the
avoidance of doubt, our position is that the Peoples Democratic Party
was founded on unbending democratic principles and thrives on
irreducible democratic practices that do not conduce to unnecessary
imposition of views,” read a statement signed by Jaja.
“Our
manifesto is crystally clear on our thrust as a broad and issues-based
political party whose essence orbits in the unrestricted, robust debate
of crucial national issues whether in the Parliament or in the larger
Nigerian society.”
The party said its position plays a critical
role in getting the best out of the country’s democracy, expressing its
happiness that the PDP-dominated National Assembly had been sensitive to
this.
“On the other hand,” the statement continued,” President
Jonathan’s unimpeachable deference to market place of ideas as
demonstrated in his unequaled commitment to the separation of powers and
the unabridged rights of Nigerians to unhindered electoral choice —
demonstrated in successive governorship elections — stem from a resolve
of a leader that the foundation of good governance must not be assailed.
We are indeed proud.”
According to the PDP, the issues bordering
on the implementation of the 2012 budget are simply that of
reconcilable grey areas. It maintained that the PDP-led House of
Representatives had never tabled an impeachment motion on the matter.
“It
is for this reason that I made it abundantly clear in my statement to
the press that both the president and the House of Representatives have
reasonable positions on the issue of budget implementation, which we as a
party and the guardian of both the Executive and the Legislature can
intervene on, if need be,” Jaja added.
PDP then expressed
confidence in the abilities of the president’s special adviser on
National Assembly to handle the matter, as always. It also urged
Nigerians to disregard the report, saying it was “obviously intended to
cause distraction from the firm confidence of the PDP in the synergy of
the two arms of government” which it fully controls, in implementing its
manifesto and delivering on its electoral promises to the people.
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