The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday accused the out-going
President Goodluck Jonathan administration of plotting to hinder a
smooth handover of power to the President-elect, General Muhammadu
Buhari (retd) on May 29. President Goodluck Jonathan had, on Wednesday,
accused the APC of acting like a parallel government and trying to
stampede his administraton out of office by making impossible demands in
the terms of reference of the President-elect’s transition committee.
Briefing newsmen after the Federal Executive Council meeting on
Wednesday, Minister of National Planning, Abubakar Suleiman, a member of
Jonathan’s transition committee, said the council frowned at the terms
of reference of the in-coming government and warned that the President’s
magnanimity should not be construed as cowardice. He said the council
agreed that Dr Goodluck Jonathan remains the President of the country
until May 29 and the in-coming government should avoid creating a
parallel...
