Ekiti ACN rift: Mind your business, ACN tells PDP

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said the PDP verstepped its
bounds by criticising, inthe crudest of language for which it is now
notorious,the decision of the party's (ACN's) leadershipto settle the
rift between Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and a member of the house of
Representativesfrom the state, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele.
In a statement issued in Lagoson Fridayby its National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,the party wondered why the PDP, beset
with a humongous crisis of its own making, would use the time
it doesn't have to dabble into what is strictly the internal affairs
of the ACN, an issue that has no bearingon governance at the national
level where the PDP has been bumbling.
It said the ACN leadership has no regrets for saying Gov. Fayemi
should be allowed to go for a second termbecause he has performed
well, adding that a student who does well deserves promotion.
"This is unlike the situation in the PDP where even a President who
has failedwoefully, using his own lowered'marking scheme', is being
offered an automatic ticket! ACN rewards excellence, not indolence,
and we have noapologies for this," the party said, asking when Mr.
Bamidele appointed the PDP as his defender.
ACN wondered why the PDP leadershiphas been gallivanting from one zone
to another trying to reconcile itsever-warring members, if indeed the
ruling party believes that other partieshave no right to do the same.
"It seems, however, that what has irked the PDP is that where its own
reconciliation efforts have failed woefully, because they were
insincere,ACN's have succeeded, due largely to the discipline in the
party and the sincerity of its efforts. After all, we don't go around
suspending or destroying our best performers in the name of
'reconciliation'." it said.
ACN advised the PDP's Acting National Publicity Secretary, Tony Okeke,
to learn the elementary lessons of being a party spokesman, which
includes that you don't just make comments unless their are compelling
reasons to do so.
"We have noticed the enthusiasm of the new spokesman, which is good,
especially since he wants to impress his masters so they can keep him
on the job. But he needs tutelage and mentoring so that he can carry
out his duties effectively. So far, he has not availed himself
creditably," the party said.
Meanwhile, the ACN has said its spokesman has been vindicated for
saying that the party's former National Treasurer, Mr. Kenneth
Kobani, had other reasons for resigning from the party than what he
(Kobani) said, which is that the APC "has a clear ethno-religious
slant, and does not take into account the security and geo-political
realities of the very complex Nigerian state".

The party said Mr. Kobani's true position has been reflected in the
fact that he was part of the PDP's delegation to a meeting with
President Jonathan, even when he (Kobani) had barely left the ACN.
"We knew the truth would soon come out, but it did even sooner than we
imagined. First, the PDP placed a full page advert to cast aspersion
on our party's spokesman (as if there is no better way to spend a
party's funds), and then the man on the same day surfaced in Abuja as
a member of delegation of a faction of Rivers PDP!. Who is lying now?"
ACN queried.