Ex-Minister Maku Is An Ungrateful Animal – Jonathan's Team

Labaran Maku, immediate past Minister of Information in President Goodluck Jonathan administration is in the eye of the storm. Speaking on Tuesday at the PDP presidential campaign rally in Lafia, Nasarawa State, the DG of Jonathan's campaign organisation, Senator Ahmadu Ali, lambasted Maku for dumping the party when he was suppose to be working for Jonathan's success.

Maku, who is the gubernatorial candidate of APGA in Nasarawa State, had allegedly claimed that Jonathan encouraged him to join the party. But Ali said Jonathan never asked anybody to join APGA.

Accusing Maku of plotting to smear Jonathan and portray him as a religious bigot, Ali said having used the PDP's platform to rise to stardom, the former minister, out of greed, jumped the ship.

Ali vowed that Maku's ambition will never be realised as he lacks integrity.

President Jonathan  also publicly disowned Maku, clarifying that at no time did he encourage him to defect from the PDP to another party.

Jonathan explained that the PDP was against anti-party activities, saying as the leader of the party, he would never flout its rules and regulations.

In the same vein, Senate President Senator David Mark said Maku was a liar for claiming that he was planted in the APGA to run for governorship.

The Senate president urged the APGA gubernatorial flag bearer to apologise and retrace his steps.

"Don't be deceived by ‎any son of yours that says he has been put in another party to run for the governorship. Mr. President is PDP from top to bottom", Mark said.