Tinubu hints that party excos under Oyegun may be sabotaging APC congresses to remain in office

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Bola Tinubu has reacted to some of the ugly undemocratic tales that have continued to trail the party’s congresses in some states of the federation.

He said that those behind the activities apparently making mockery of APC’s name and principles are members of the party, who though are not evil, have selfish motives of imposing their will on the majority.

He insinuated that responsible may be members of the current executive who are making efforts to ensure they retain their positions.

The APC leader, a former governor of Lagos State, stated this in an advertorial he entitled, “APC congresses: Why we are here”, which was published on Saturday.

“These are not evil people. But a blindness occasioned by their singular pursuit of self-interests caused them to seek to divert the party and its democratic ways. They tried to scuttle congresses and to anoint themselves that they might retain their various positions beyond the agreed term. They sought to do this without recourse to the will of party members who first voted them into their positions,” he said.

Tinubu, who said that the situation sparked a great debate within the party and that the debate was greater than whether a few people should retain party offices, added, “This debate would determine the fate of the party; it was for the soul of the APC itself. For a time, it seemed the undemocratic forces appeared ascendant. Yet, providence would come to our relief.”

On the process leading to the party having congresses, he said “President Muhammadu Buhari refused to take the easy road and instead chose the democratic and right one. He turned the tide from wrong to right by declaring his belief that the party should hold congresses and primaries in order to be true to its creed and democratic nature.”

While he expressed satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the party’s ward congresses, he however regretted that there were places wrong were done.

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“Wherever there were problems, it was not between two sides who believed in and honored democratic principles. The problems came from those who sought to pollute the exercise by either strong or surreptitious imposition.”

He added, “It is our desire that all party members be in good standing and remain in respectful and cordial understanding with each other as well as with the democratic mission of our party.

“We all are human. To live is to err. But to forgive and reconcile is of a higher purpose. Many things can be reconciled in this life.”

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