The Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress in Cross River State, Dr Matthew Achigbe, has said that
the defection of APC Senators and House of Representatives members will not
affect the party’s chances of emerging victorious in 2019.
No
fewer than 15 senators of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Tuesday,
defected to the PDP. The defectors cited crisis and factions as the reasons for
their defection, saying they cannot continue to pursue their political careers
under the ruling party.
Similarly, a total of 37 members
of the House of Representatives announced their official defection from the All
Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other
political parties.
Achigbe in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Tuesday said that the defection
would give the party the strength to emerge victorious in 2019, adding that the
party now has its true members.
“The APC is not shaken by this
defection. If you have a pain in your neck, will you not be happy to excise it
so that you can be comfortable?
“Those that are not comfortable
with APC are free to go. Those who are finding the party comfortable are also
coming in. This is a political exercise that throws people front and back.
“These are people who are not
interested in the lives of Nigerians. They are only interested in themselves.
From the look of the argument, everything they are doing is all centered on
themselves.
“None of them is thinking about
the ordinary Nigerian. What is that thing that they cannot come together and
put an end to? They are challenges everywhere and they will equally find same
in PDP.
“As far as I am concerned, they
are free to go. APC is a political party; there are free entry and free exit,’’
he said.
The chairman said it was time
that the political class changed their attitude from selfishness to service,
adding that no APC member ever drove the lawmakers to other parties.
“We must be prepared to make national
sacrifices because of the sensitive nature of the offices we hold. But, the way
some politicians behave is very embarrassing to the country and even the
international community.
“Whether they go or not, APC
remains strong and we will emerge victorious in 2019 because there is no leader
that has the clout of President Muhammadu Buhari.”
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