The Nigeria Labour Congress has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to stop consulting former President Olusegun Obasanjo on issues of national importance, claiming that Mr. Obasanjo has done more harm to the current democratic process than good.
Speaking with journalists at a session held yesterday at the Labour house in Abuja to celebrate Maurice Iwu's removal as the Independent National Electoral Commission chairman, the labour union's chairman, Abdulwahed Omar, also said that the group will mobilise to resist the appointment of any partisan personality as the new chairman of the electoral body.
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Abdulwahed Omar, NLC President. Photo: SUNDAY ADEDEJI
"We will not dictate to Mr President whom to relate with or whom to consult on matters of national interest, we wish to also categorically state, like many concerned patriots, that we are very uncomfortable with Mr. President's seeming romance with former President Obasanjo," he said.
"If President Jonathan desires the trust and confidence of Nigerians, he must stop hobnobbing with Obasanjo for he represents the most formidable danger to the future of our democracy."
According to the union, "recent media reports which tend to suggest that Mr President is considering the appointment of personalities that are clearly partisan and known card carrying members of political parties or who had served or are still serving the PDP government is disturbing.
"We will not, and Nigerian people will never accept such characters to head our electoral body. We will mobilise to resist any such appointment."
The group also asked Mr. Jonathan to respect Nigerians view on the kind of personality to bring into the office, stating that though his removal of "Professor Maurice Iwu despite the obvious diabolical backing by former President Obasanjo is commendable, we want to make it clear that Iwu's removal is merely the beginning of the journey to credible elections."
It further called for the implementation of the Uwais panel recommendations to ensure that electoral process in the country is credible, while stating the position of an acting chairman in person of Solomon Soyebi should quickly be addressed to assure a good preparation ahead of 2011 elections.
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