Jonathan Warns APC Transition Committee Against Forming Parallel Government

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday warned against the establishment of a parallel government by the incoming administration before May 29.

Minister of National Planning, Suleiman Abubakar, told State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Jonathan, that Jonathan was still in charge till May 29.

The Minister said his boss was not comfortable with some terms of reference of the incoming government’s transition committee, which tended to create a parallel government.

Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) have also been directed to follow the terms of reference of the present government and not those of the incoming administration.

While noting that the magnanimity of President Jonathan does not amount to cowardice, Abubakar said: “I’m speaking as member and chairman of sub-committee of transition committee. Council discussed the state of the transition programme and as chairman of sub-committee of transition committee, we were asked to update council on the progress report.

“We did receive from the in-coming government transition committee some terms of reference which we looked at critically. And ‎council did agree that the Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan remains the current President of this country.

“The incoming government should avoid creating a parallel government while the government is still on. We take exceptions to some utterances to some of the terms of reference that look as if the current government is being stampeded or intimidated”