All Progressives Congress (APC) troubles

Here is the press release given by Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tunubu, the national leader of the The All Progressives Congress (APC) through his media officer on the process that produced the Party's candidate for the November 26 Ondo State governorship election.

The All Progressives Congress (APC), a party born of the quest for democratic good governance,  is under critical threat by those who managed to be in the party but never of it. From the party’s inception, the principles of democratic fairness and justice were to guide APC’s internal deliberations.  Party founders realised that only by intramural fair dealing could the party remain faithful to the progressive ideals that we presented to the Nigerian electorate as our governing creed. If the party could not justly govern itself, it would find it difficult to establish and maintain just government throughout the nation.

In essence, the party was the embodiment of a democratic promise made between its members as well as a democratic vow made to the public. Evidently, some errant members believe promises and vows are mere words to be easily spoken and more easily broken.  Chairman John Odigie-Oyegun has breached these good pledges in a most overt and brazen display. In doing so, Odigie-Oyegun has dealt a heavy blow to the very party he professes to lead. It is an awful parent who suffocates his own child for the sake of a few naira. The party was supposed to buttress APC members elected to government at all levels. Because of Odigie-Oyegun’s conduct of our affairs, the party is rapidly becoming an albatross to those it was meant to help.