Senate, David Mark; and a former Chairman of
the Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmadu Ali, on
Tuesday lashed out at a former Minister of
Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, for dumping
the PDP for the All Progressives Grand
Alliance.
While Jonathan described Maku's action as
anti-party, Mark said the former minister was
a liar while Ali described him as an ingrate.
They spoke at the Lafia Township Stadium
during the PDP presidential rally.
Jonathan said there was no truth in the
former minister's claim that he (the President)
encouraged him to join APGA.
The President said he could not be involved in
anti-party activities.
Jonathan said he did not at any time have any
discussion with him. He said he did not
encourage Maku to join another party.
He said the PDP did not encourage anti-party
activities and he, as the leader, would never
flout the party's rules and regulations.
Mark, on his part, said Maku had to apologise
and retrace his steps before he could be
accepted back to the party.
"Don't be deceived by any son of yours that
says he has been put in another party to run
for the governorship. Mr. President is the PDP
from top to bottom," he said.
The Senate President said the North Central
was solidly behind the President and would
vote for him because he had brought
democratic dividends to bear on the region.
Ali also described Maku as an ingrate, saying
that despite using the platform of the party
to rise to stardom, he jumped the ship because
of greed.
He said the President had never asked
anybody to join any party to canvass votes for
him. He said Maku's intention was to smear the
image of Jonathan and portray him as a
religious bigot.
He accused Maku of dropping the name of the
President in his bid to realise his ambition,
which he insisted would never happen because
he lacked the required integrity.
Ali said Maku's people now treat him with
disdain because he did not portray leadership
qualities.
Also at the rally, Jonathan said the person
that would succeed him would be younger than
him.
The President said that he was close to 60
years, adding that a younger person would
succeed.
"Obasanjo was president at 70, Yar'Adua at
60 and me, close to 60. So, the next president
must be younger than I," Jonathan said.
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