Its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described the party as the Ark of Noah, which will take the country to the promised land.
Recalling how the party came into being, Mohammed said its leaders evolved a strong platform through consensus, sacrifice and determination.
He expressed delight at the nationwide enthusiasm trailing APC’s registration, attributing it to the party’s national outlook.
Mohammed said: “The honest truth today is that we are the party to beat in those four zones (Northwest, Northeast, Northcentral and Southwest). And with the implosion in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the APC has come at the right time. We are like the Noah’s Ark that will take to safety all endangered species”.
Reiterating the party’s commitment to change, he said the APC had embarked on a rescue mission to prevent the country’s drift.
Mohammed who spoke with Freedom Online on APC’s registration, its programmes and strength, praised the merger leaders, like Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande, Chief Ogbonnya Onu, Chief Olusegun Osoba, Prince Tony Momoh, Chief Tom Ikimi and the 11 governors for their patriotism, sacrifice and commitment, adding that they are assets to the party and the nation.
Mohammed said APC’s registration was making the ruling PDP jittery, insisting that 11 PDP governors and chieftains from across the federation were planning to defect to the mega opposition party.
He said: “We are very optimistic. As a matter of fact, going by the kind of goodwill messages that we have received from the serving PDP members, we are very hopeful that, even if not now, they are sending their people to join the party very soon”.
Mohammed said APC would take the polity by storm in 2015 by dislodging PDP from power. He said it was misleading to judge APC’s strength by its number of governors.
He said: “If a honest opinion poll is taken today, you will come to a conclusion that, in the Northwest, Northeast, Northcentral and Southwest, the APC is the preferred party. If this merger had taken place in 2011, we won’t have what we have now. Many of the states that we lost, the combined votes of the ACN, Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) and even All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in those states, are by far more than the votes of the PDP that won either legislative elections or governorship elections in those states.
“You can imagine in Benue State what the result would have been, or in Akwa Ibom, or in Niger State. Clearly, using the elected representatives today as the sole barometer for the electoral fortune of the APC in 2015 would be quite wrong. The honest truth today is that we are the party to beat in those four states”.
Mohammed said APC leaders were mindful of the party’s numerical strength and heterogenous nature; assuring that the process for the selection of candidates for elections would be transparent.
He reiterated the APC leaders’ desire to jettison personal agenda and ambitions for the national interest.
Mohammed debunked the notion that the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) often engaged in imposition of candidates, saying critics had always confused consensus candidacy with imposition. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Mr lai Mohammed; the artful dodger. If your candidates were indeed consensus candidates there wouldnt be any commotion caused by it. It is nothing more than imposition for someone to declare someone as a consensus candidate. Question they probable should have asked him is ; Whose consensus candidates are they??? someone pls tell him that it will take more than skillful manipulation of words to get our votes in 2015 and contrary to his claims APC though a welcome development still has a lot to do topmost of which will be how to convince Nigerians that they are a better alternative and not just another alternative. Otherwise we will still prefer the devil we know to the angel we do not know. We say we want a change for the better in this country not a change from frying pan to fire. APC be warned Nigerians will not condone the former dictators, corrupt politicians,ethnic and religious bigots and Old has been politicians and former disgruntled system men who form the nucleus of the party. Show us true democracy in the emergence of your leaders and candidates and we will reciprocate in kind with our votes; otherwise you guys would end up being the biggest joke of the 21st century in Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteInstead of being call Ark of Noah, It should be call ark of thieves.For example. Road from Bonny Camp in V/I to Ajah less than 50km started under Tinubu Govenment Fashola Can not be Complected for over 7 Years now. People are suffering as result of terrific Jam. Continously.Tinubu, Akade & Co want come to do the same all over Nigeria.God help NIGERIA.
ReplyDeleteApc Should be called Ark of Robbers. We Know all. They can not trick Nigerians again. God is on our side now. All those who are not Coming to work for the Common Man Shall all be disgrace 2015, if they will even see it, People are suffering.Help us O lord!
ReplyDeleteThe new party will not be different from any other party in Nigeria. The truth is that Nigerians are corrupt no matter what party is formed. Nothing will change.
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