Prof. Rufai Alkali
Special Adviser to Jonathan on Political
Matters, Prof Rufai Alkali, in an interview with journalists in Abuja
on Monday, denied the insinuations that the Presidency had been
financing the activities of the various associations and groups asking
for support for the President.
He said the President remained a law-abiding leader.
Alkali said there were several groups
across the country that had been supporting the “transformation agenda
of the Goodluck Jonathan administration “, but that the groups were
being privately funded by their sponsors.
He said most of the identified support
groups voluntarily came to the Goodluck Support Group for proper
coordination and administrative convenience since they all shared common
goal of mobilising support for the achievements of the Federal
Government.
Alkali is the national coordinator of the GSG.
He said, “I want to reiterate that these
groups are completely independent and self-financing and the Presidency
does not in any way foot the bills for the activities of these groups.
“They are voluntary non-governmental
organisations and every Nigerian is aware that these NGOs source their
funds independent of government.”
He also said the President had not declared his readiness to vie for second term in 2015.
The Jonathan’s aide said, “Mr. President
has not even declared yet and campaigns cannot commence unless there is
a formal declaration of intent to contest the 2015 presidential
election.
“Apart from being a law abiding citizen,
President Jonathan is also a true and loyal member of the Peoples
Democratic Party and the party has not yet brought out guidelines for
the conduct of its primaries and convention.”
Culled from PUNCH.
No comments:
Post a Comment