Former Governor Warns APC Members of Dangers of Internal Party Crisis
- Yahaya Abdulkareem, a former governor of Sokoto state has condemned the growing crisis among members of the ruling party
- The former governor said it is wrong to have a serving governor control the affairs of the All Progressives Congress at the national level
- Abdulkareem also called for the dissolution of the Governor Mai MalaBuni-led caretaker committee of the party
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A former governor of Sokoto state, Yahaya Abdulkareem, has warned members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against brewing an internal party crisis.
The Nation reports that Abdulkareem said the growing crisis among party members could jeopardise the trust on which the APC was founded.
Addressing some journalists in Kaduna over the weekend, Abdulkareem said the different parties had aligned and formed the APC by believing in one another.
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He said it is painful that the ruling party has been enmeshed in one crisis or another since the establishment of the current caretaker committee.
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Disband the APC caretaker committee
The Sun reports that Abdulkareem said the crisis within the party has also frustrated efforts by genuine founding members who work to find solutions to every challenge experienced by the APC.
He said that the current leadership of the APC should be disbanded to create room for reconciliation.
According to Abdulkareem, it is wrong for a political party to have a serving governor controlling the levers of the APC at the national level
Abdulkareem said:
“The purpose of party politics is to win elections and APC was formed by a merger of several other parties for that purpose.
"The APC did win the elections but began a downward slide soon after that, which has deteriorated with the setting up of the caretaker committee.”
Top secrets exposed as PDP chairman in prominent state defects to APC
The People Democratic Party (PDP) in the Udu local government area of Delta has lost its chairman, Henry Ughwujowhovwo, to the APC.
Ughwujowhovwo alleged that favouritism and nepotism are ruining the party without the knowledge of the governor, Ifeanyi Okowa.
The former PDP boss in the area also claimed that a lot of hardworking members of the PDP in the state are being marginalised.
Northern ex-governor speaks up over claims of Jonathan dumping PDP
There are a lot of talks as to the membership of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in the PDP.
Some are claiming that the former Nigerian leader is in talks with the APC which is alleged to be interested in giving him the presidential ticket for 2023 polls.
Added to this, Sule Lamido has disclosed that Jonathan has not been present in most PDP activities recently.
Lamido disclosed that the former president's absence in recent party activities has been obvious.
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