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Wednesday 29 April 2015

Jonathan Warns Against Formation of Parallel Government Before May 29.

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday warned against the establishment of a parallel government by the incoming administration before May 29.
The Minister of National Planning, Suleiman Abubakar, who briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Jonathan, insisted that Jonathan is still in charge till May 29.
Speaking as a member of the Transition Committee, he said the Jonathan administration is not comfortable with some terms of reference of the incoming government’s transition committee, which tend to create a parallel government.

To this end, he said that all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) have been directed to follow the terms of reference of the present government and not those of the incoming administration.
He also claimed that the magnanimity of President Jonathan does not amount to cowardice.
The minister also urged members of the Council to continue to do their work without any intimidation.
He said: “I’m speaking as member and chairman of sub-committee of transition committee. Council discussed the state of the transition programme and as chairman of sub-committee of transition committee, we were asked to update council on the progress report.
“We did receive from the in-coming government transition committee some terms of reference which we looked at critically. And ‎council did agree that the Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan remains the current President of this country.
“The incoming government should avoid creating a parallel government while the government is still on. We take exceptions to some utterances to some of the terms of reference that look as if the current government is being stampeded or intimidated.”
Continuing, he said: “Council frowned at ‎most of the statements, most of the provisions and council members are advised to work in line with the terms of reference of the current government.

“Council members are also told that the terms of reference as formatted by our transition committee should be strictly complied with.
“When the incoming government take over government they can come out with their programmes, they can come out with their own ‎agenda, they can decide to come out with policies with the way they feel like.
“This government remains resolute to the various programmes and projects ‎it is pursuing and the government will continue to do that until the morning of May 29.”
He said the Council also enjoined members to be steadfast and come out with programmes, projects to be commissioned, and those that need to be inspected.

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