President Goodluck Jonathan and the party have disowned Ekiti State
Governor, Ayodele Fayose over advertisements in some major newspapers
where he advised Nigerians to choose between life and death, citing
Northern leaders who died in office.
"Nigerians Be Warned! Nigeria ... I have set set before thee Life and
Death. Therefore, choose life that both thee and thy seed may live,"
the advert read.
Speaking on the position of the PDP and President Jonathan on the
advert which has generated several criticisms in the country, the
Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode distanced the
party from the advertisement.
"What I can tell you on our part as the Presidential campaign
organisation is that it does not represents the opinion of the
Presidential Campaign Organisation or indeed the President, it is his
opinion, which he is entitled to and he is somebody that we have
immense respect for, he is a leading member of the party, I have
spoken with him and we respect him but for anybody to suggest that
this is the position of the presidential campaign organisation or
President Goodluck Jonathan, that will be most unfair.
"If we wanted to say something like that we will say it without any
kind of apology but of course, we will never say that because we
believe in the sanctity of life. Age is not a function of how long you
will live.
"It is important that we recognise the fact that age is not an
indication of how long somebody will live. We believe strongly that we
must continue to show immense respect to the person of General
Buhari," he said.
Fani-Kayode however said the party will continue to raise questions on
issues relating to Buhari's health, as it is very important to raise
questions about fact.
--infonaija
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