Nigeria’s governing Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has made itself clear to the populace that it is not affected by the joining of coalition of opposition political parties by a group of individuals “under the so-called ‘Reformed All Progressives Congress’ platform” ahead of the 2019 presidential elections.
This clarification was made by National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement he issued in Abuja, copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER Newspaper (online), on Tuesday.
While not averse to the right anyone to join any association or group of his or her choice, the governing Party reiterated its earlier position telling Nigerians that R-APC is not a faction of within its fold and that the Party remains united under the leadership of “our President, H.E. Muhammadu Buhari.”
The statement read in full:
“On Monday July 9, 2018, a group of individuals under the so-called ‘Reformed All Progressives Congress’ platform purportedly joined a coalition of opposition political parties ahead of the 2019 general elections.
“We respect the right of everyone to join any association or group. However, we wish to reiterate that the so-called R-APC is not a faction of our Party. Our Party, the APC remains united under the leadership of our President, H.E. Muhammadu Buhari.
“It is also noteworthy that some political parties that have been named as signatories to the MoU have disassociated themselves from the publicised deal.
“We once again reiterate the commitment of our Party to address real grievances of our genuine members. We call on them to take advantage of this opportunity while the windows for reconciliation are still open.
“We are confident that no level of gang-up can make our government under President Buhari to waiver in its promises to Nigerians to rid our country of corruption and improve the quality of lives for our people.”
