Buba Galadima, R-APC Chairman |
The
R-APC has again hit at the ruling APC, saying President Muhammadu Buhari and
his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo lacked coordination.
A statement by R-APC National Publicity Secretary, Kassim Afegbua, cited the
issue of restructuring as an example.
It said that Buhari and Osinbajo held different opinions on the subject.
Afegbua said the APC was not the party its founding fathers envisaged when
they came together in 2014.
He said, “As we speak, the APC has jettisoned its own manifesto. Where is
the restructuring we promised Nigerians? They hurriedly came up with a
committee headed by Governor (Nasir ) el-Rufai; where has that landed us?
“The Vice-President is a supporter of restructuring. The President of the
country is not a supporter of restructuring in the same government..
“There is no synergy. There is no
coordination on any issue. You have about three or four opinions from the same
government; that is not the way to lead.
“When the Fulani herdsmen issue came up in Benue State, the Inspector General
of Police came up with a different position; the Minister of Defence gave a
different position; and the Presidency is giving a different position.”
The National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, had in an interview with
journalists, claimed that the R-APC members were mercenaries hired to
destabilise the APC.
Reacting to this, Afegbua said they were genuine members of the party
interested in retrieving the party from usurpers.
Afegbua, added, “Adams Oshiomhole needs to take a look at our past. We do
not possess the characteristics of hirelings or mercenaries.
“We are bona fide members of the APC . When it is convenient for people,
they dress you in very elegant robes but when they are losing the battle, they
call you names, but we will not call them names, we will continue to insist
that we are going to rescue the APC and reposition it for optimum performance.
“We cannot be preaching to be progressives when we are law-breakers. We
cannot be preaching that we are progressives when we are a party that has
performed abysmally low in all sectors of the economy.”
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