APC may soon collapse, Dep nat’l spokesman says

In spite of the bold face being put up by the national leadership of the ruling APC, it seems all is not well with the part, and this may soon lead to a full-blown crisis that can tear the party apart.

This is the view of Timi Frank, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary.

Frank at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, said that “If anybody should tell you there’s no division even at the national level, they’re telling lies. I can tell you there are issues; there are very critical issues.”

According to him, “Any Nigerian that knows will tell you very clearly that with the body language of our party as of today, if we are not careful, we are going to lose our popularity.”

He noted that he had issued a similar warning about the crisis the Bayelsa State chapter of the party, but that he was ignore, which cost the party the governorship election in that state.

“There is crisis in the party. We have too many divisions right now within the party. So, I won’t be scared to speak; that is my personal opinion and I’ve spoken again and I will continue to speak out.”

But in a swift reaction, National Secretary of the party, Mai Mala Buni, in a statement late on Thursday dismissed Frank’s assertions, stated that the allegations were “bogus” and should be disregarded.

He said the allegations are unnecessary distractions to the party’s resolve to fully support the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to deliver on the motley promises made by the party.

He said, “The APC national leadership remains united and solidly committed to the task of bringing cohesion to the
party at all levels.

“The party will not deny anybody or interest the right to seek justice where he feels this has been denied him. However, we sincerely appeal that we all play by the rules in our engagements and be guided in our utterances.”

“The public is advised not to misinterpret or confuse Mr. Timi Frank’s personal opinion to be the official position of the party or the true reflection of what is happening inside the party”, he said.

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