The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has flayed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for criticising Governor Babatunde Fashola for sitting with 25 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), who defended his predecessor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja, on Wednesday.
In a statement yesterday, ACN Publicity Secretary Mr. Joe Igbokwe said PDP is frustrated over its defeat at the local government election.
Igbokwe said: "Fashola is a lawyer and a SAN for that matter; he understands the implications of his actions as he does his duties as the governor of Lagos State. He knows the facts about this case and he understands what is at stake.
"Lagos PDP has degenerated so much that it thinks Chief Bode George's bruised personality can be compared with Tinubu's towering image. PDP should find out why 25 SANs lined up to defend Tinubu and tell us how many lined up to defend George."
"Has Lagos PDP seen the charges against Tinubu? Is it similar to that of George? Where is the proof of their phantom charges against Tinubu? Why is Tinubu being tried in Abuja?
"There are things Fashola knows, which little minds in Lagos PDP do not know. Fashola appeared at CCT as a lawyer and not as the Governor of Lagos State. That is why he sat where the SANs sat.
"PDP will continue to bite the dust in Lagos politics until they learn the art of honesty and integrity in leadership.
"Loyalty is earned over years of hard work, not a day's job. ACN is the alternative to PDP, if we have to salvage this country from rudderless leadership."
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