{"id":25943,"date":"2014-04-29T17:06:31","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T16:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=25943"},"modified":"2014-04-29T18:13:49","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T17:13:49","slug":"akwa-ibom-jonathan-fires-gulak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akwa-ibom-jonathan-fires-gulak\/","title":{"rendered":"Akwa Ibom: Jonathan Fires Gulak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Goodluck Jonathan has terminated the appointment of his Special<br \/>\nAdviser(Political), Alhaji Ahmed A. Gulak with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>President Jonathan thanks Alhaji Gulak for his services to the present<br \/>\nadministration and wishes him success in his future endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>This information was contained in a series of tweets by the President\u2019s<br \/>\nspokesman, Reuben Abati (@abati1990)<\/p>\n<p>It would be recalled that Gulak had irked some PDP chieftains in Akwa Ibom<br \/>\nwhen he made a comment during his recent visit that the party would not<br \/>\ntolerate imposition of candidate, apparently referring to Governor<br \/>\nGodswill Akpabio&#8217;s resolve to zone the Governorship of the State to Eket<br \/>\nSenatorial zone.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Akwa Ibom PDP had said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAhmad Gulak should remember that he is merely a Presidential aide who has<br \/>\nno business dictating what happens in PDP States as much and far as<br \/>\nElections 2015 is concerned\u201d.\u201cHe should not abuse his office by making<br \/>\ncareless and caustic statements capable of dragging the Presidency and the<br \/>\nNational Chairman of PDP into disrepute\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Gulak wants to campaign for choice aspirants in Akwa Ibom and other<br \/>\nPDP States, I suggest that he resigns from office in order to fully<br \/>\nprovide consultancy services to his gubernatorial clients\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gulak had stated that there will be No Imposition of Candidates by the PDP<br \/>\nin 2015 as it is against the tenets of democracy which guarantees freedom<br \/>\nof choice by the people and against the stand of Mr President as the<br \/>\nleader of the party and that of the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji<br \/>\nAdamu Mua&#8217;zu. He advised prospecting aspirants for 2015 elections under<br \/>\nthe umbrella of the PDP to go back and consult the party leaders at the<br \/>\ngrassroots as PDP candidates for the 2015 would be selected, he also<br \/>\ncommended Mr.Umana Okon Umana for his support to President Goodluck<br \/>\nJonathan administration and Goodluck Jonathan Support Group in Akwa Ibom<br \/>\nState.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Gulak whose Goodluck Support Group, GSG has been embroiled in series<br \/>\nof scandals across its chapters in London and the United States with<br \/>\nquestionable characters as coordinators and heads was in strong terms<br \/>\nadvised to mind his business.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Goodluck Jonathan has terminated the appointment of his Special Adviser(Political), Alhaji Ahmed A. 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