Former military governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar,
has stated that the conduct of President Goodluck Jonathan in office
has earned him the status of a statesman, saying that the president
should be assured of his unalloyed support.
Umar also urged the president to regard the recent defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “fair weather friends”. According to him, the defectors will only show loyalty on the basis pecuniary gains from the seat of power but change their attitude once there is a change in government.
Umar, who stated this in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday , also denied what he tagged “wicked rumour” that his closeness with Jonathan has always been on account of material favours the president extended to him.
The former military governor further reminded Jonathan that large retinue of friends and loyalists would abandon him after the handover of power to the president-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, on May 29.
He, however, urged the president to take solace in the fact no matter what happens after May 29 handover, some genuine friends including him will still stand by him and remain steadfast.
The statement reads in part: “Come May 29, 2015, Jonathan will hand over power to the winner of March 28, 2015 presidential election, Gen Muhammadu Buhari. With this seeming loss of political power he will also lose a large retinue of friends and loyalists; people who would swear by his name a couple of weeks ago.
The president like most of his predecessors will suffer the pain of betrayal.
“I however assure him that there are still genuine friends who will be by him through life’s challenges out of power. Mr President should count on me Col Abubakar Dangiwa Umar as a steadfast friend.
“I will continue to maintain an abiding and an alloyed loyalty as a friend and brother. I also wish to advise him to ignore the treacherous actions of those opportunists who are decamping from his party, the PDP to APC at this late hour.
” These are people who will not hesitate to renounce God in their pursuit of ephemeral worldly power. They are worthless and a great embarrassment to decent people and bad role models to future generations.”
“Let me use this opportunity to dispel the wicked rumour that my closeness with Jonathan has always been on account of some material favours he extended to me. Nothing can be further from the truth. I swear and affirm that I have never, directly or indirectly, been awarded an oil or non – oil contract by Jonathan or his government, as evidence will prove later. What I received and cherish above all is tremendous respect from the president. I intend to expatiate on this in due course”.
Umar also urged the president to regard the recent defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “fair weather friends”. According to him, the defectors will only show loyalty on the basis pecuniary gains from the seat of power but change their attitude once there is a change in government.
Umar, who stated this in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday , also denied what he tagged “wicked rumour” that his closeness with Jonathan has always been on account of material favours the president extended to him.
The former military governor further reminded Jonathan that large retinue of friends and loyalists would abandon him after the handover of power to the president-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, on May 29.
He, however, urged the president to take solace in the fact no matter what happens after May 29 handover, some genuine friends including him will still stand by him and remain steadfast.
The statement reads in part: “Come May 29, 2015, Jonathan will hand over power to the winner of March 28, 2015 presidential election, Gen Muhammadu Buhari. With this seeming loss of political power he will also lose a large retinue of friends and loyalists; people who would swear by his name a couple of weeks ago.
The president like most of his predecessors will suffer the pain of betrayal.
“I however assure him that there are still genuine friends who will be by him through life’s challenges out of power. Mr President should count on me Col Abubakar Dangiwa Umar as a steadfast friend.
“I will continue to maintain an abiding and an alloyed loyalty as a friend and brother. I also wish to advise him to ignore the treacherous actions of those opportunists who are decamping from his party, the PDP to APC at this late hour.
” These are people who will not hesitate to renounce God in their pursuit of ephemeral worldly power. They are worthless and a great embarrassment to decent people and bad role models to future generations.”
“Let me use this opportunity to dispel the wicked rumour that my closeness with Jonathan has always been on account of some material favours he extended to me. Nothing can be further from the truth. I swear and affirm that I have never, directly or indirectly, been awarded an oil or non – oil contract by Jonathan or his government, as evidence will prove later. What I received and cherish above all is tremendous respect from the president. I intend to expatiate on this in due course”.
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