The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has blasted Senate President Ahmad Lawan’s withdrawal of Festus Adedayo appointment as his media after his rejection from a few APC members.
In a recent statement by its spokesperson, Ikenga Ugochinyere, CUPP described the way Ahmed Lawan changed his mind as him “sacrificing competence” and bowing to pressure.
Ikenga said, “CUPP is alarmed that the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, could sacrifice competence and quickly withdraw the appointment of Dr. Festus Adedayo as his Special Adviser on Media based on pressure from the chieftains of the Buhari led govt,”
“We note that immediately the appointment of this cerebral media practitioner was announced, Buhari Presidency supporters, some social media warriors on the pay roll of the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Presidency went into overdrive and started mounting Pressure, faulting the well deserved appointment.
“Their grouse was that the celebrated columnist has many times penned pieces that were critical of President Muhammadu Buhari who is the head of the Executive Arm of govt and so therefore cannot be allowed to Work with the head of the parliament who is a stooge of the Buhari government.
“It is surprising, to say the least, that the head of another arm of government, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, succumbed to the Pressure from Aso Rock and that of the paid social media warriors and quickly withdrew Dr. Adedayo’s nomination.
“Opposition political parties view this development as primitive, show of intolerance and sacrifice of competence on the altar of Halleluyah politics.
“Senator Lawan has, by this singular act, proved Nigerians right that the Senate under his leadership will be an annex of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led executive arm of government.”
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