Group members disassociate self from campaign of calumny against Rev. Yakubu Pam

Group members disassociate self from campaign of calumny against Rev. Yakubu Pam

Group under the auspices of Civil Right Action Against Corruption (CRAAC) has disassociated itself from a purported press release by

one of its member.

In a press release made available to this medium and was jointly by Comrade Paul Katuka, Musa Imam Kogi State, Joshua Obukohwo Cross River State, David Gizo Plateau State, Joy Yohanna Gombe State, Efe Isiah, Charles Jerry Ndukwu Enugu State, Stella Oriaku Benue State, Emmanuel Udenna Delta State, Rachel Irhivboje Edo State, Idris Adamu Nasarawa State, Ibrahim Hassan Katsina, Dogara Ibrahim FCT respectively stated that "We are here to disassociate ourselves from the recent manifestation of what has clearly become an act of campaign of calumny and blackmail against Rev Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pligrim Commission by one of us. The unsubstantiated outburst made against the man of God by the Coordinator of our group is unbecoming of a person of his standing".

They also stated that their reference here is the recent misleading story published in the Vanguard newspapers titled "Same faitho ticket: Anti graft body asks Pam to resign as Christian Pilgrims' boss". What a misleading statement from a supposedly leader of a civil society group and one that is ideally, a straight forward person!

Furthermore, they also revealed that they as the bonafide members of the Civil Rights Action Against Corruption wish to commend and identify with well meaning groups and patriotic individuals that have been condemning the puerile, odious, infantile, wicked, treacherous and devil inspired campaign of calumny and distraction against Rev Pam embarked by our Coordinator.

" We are particularly excited by the position of the larger majority of the our members and leaders which, after our special meeting today Saturday, November 5, 2022 concluded that the statement credited to our Coordinator is not only lacking in evidence but also an outlandish falsehood that cannot be substantiated and devoid of all truth".

The group members also said, It is noteworthy that the coordinator was invited to the meeting and was given ample opportunity to defend or substantiate his wild allegation and misplaced aggression against Rev Pam but he shamefully failed to show up! It is pertinent to note that the meeting resolved to hereby tender unreserved apology to Rev Pam for the campaign of calumny and distraction by the estwhile coordinator of our group.

They also revealed that in the same vein, following their findings that the statement of their Coordinator was abnitio, the product of the figment of a dimmed imagination. Comrade John Olukayode is hereby sacked and permanently expelled from the organization. Also Comrade Paul Katuka is hereby the elected as Acting Coordinator of the group henceforth.

It tells much of the gravity of our former coordinator's gaffe that, not only we the rank and cadres of the organization are condemning him but also that the larger members of the Nigerian society across the religious and regional divides.

This brings us to the task of analyzing the motive of our former coordinator's reckless statement against Rev Pam.  To us in CRAAC, there is no other meaning to the infamous statement beside it being a clear sponsored campaign of calumny, blackmail and distraction against Rev Pam. It was patently intended to de-market the remarkable progress the Commission has achieved under his leadership and set in motion the process of destroying the fabrics of his reformative agenda. In the least, destructive action in such a circumstance, lead to the uprooting of his tender and budding flowers of progress in the Commission.

"Our final take on the imfamous and unfortunate statement credited to him is that, he should have known better and we believe that he was well aware of the full import and implications of the contents of his ferfidious allegation. He also cannot be over looked for tarnishing the image of a selfless public servant, at over fourty years he is not an infant whose actions of blackmail and mischief may be excused as the boisterous antics of a cantankerous adolescence.