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This is yet another
example of the level of desperation of the
Jonathan/Sambo Campaign and its penchant for
trying to divert attention from the gross
incompetence of the administration. Atiku’s
policy initiatives have been in the public
domain in the last four years. As the former
Vice President said several times, it is the
product of many studies, extensive
consultations with Nigerians culminating in
a retreat in Abuja in June 2006 in which 150
Nigerian scholars, professionals,
specialists, and social critics were
participants. It is a document
produced by Nigerians!
The accusations by these
surrogates are baseless because they could
not even present the so-called
Dafinone document. There is therefore no
document to compare and contrast with
the Atiku Policy Document to establish the
veracity of their claims.
Our suspicion is
that the moment the Presidency began the
bazaar of offering $ 50,000 to numerous
groups or individuals whom it feels could
shore up its sagging aspiration, it
instigated an industry of mercenaries who
are desperate to cut a piece of the
action. Otherwise, anyone who set out to
accuse other people of plagiarism will be
armed with the original work which it
claimed was plagiarized. It is clearly
ridiculous that their evidence is that the
original work was published in newspapers
which dates are not given.
We implore Nigerians to
disregard this amateurish attempt to malign
an opponent. It is induced by the
desperation of the amateurs to get a piece
of the bazaar of dollars being doled out
daily at the Villa. The multiplicity of
groups canvassing ill-digested ideas
or cooking up all manner of schemes is
suggestive
of the reason for the steep decline in our
foreign reserve. If the presidency is
offering every group $50,000 “transport
fair” for a trip between Lagos and Abuja, is
there any point wondering where the foreign
reserve disappears to when the Jonathan
campaign claims to have over 1000 of such
groups. Our advice to
Nigerians is that when anyone or group
emerges with bogus charges like this, they
should be asked; how much dollars were you
offered?
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