Members of Akida and Restoration
groups of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kaduna State on Friday
announced their withdrawal from the party.
The Chairman of the Akida group,
Matamaiki Tom-Maiyashi announced the decision of the two groups at a press
conference in Kaduna.
He said they left because the APC
was not ready to accommodate alternative opinions or allow democracy to take
its course in the conduct of party affairs.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that prominent members of the two groups include Senators Shehu Sani
(APC Kaduna Centra) and Suleiman Hunkuyi (APC Kaduna North), Tijjani Ramalan,
owner of Liberty Radio and Television stations, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed among
others.
Tom-Maiyashi said: “This joint
Press Conference is the culmination of extensive reviews and consultations over
the state of the All Progressives, Congress (APC) in Kaduna State as well as in
the nation.
“As you will appreciate, groups
such as ours that had been part of the efforts to keep our Party along the
lines of survival, accountability and integrity will be diligent in ensuring
that whatever steps we take are consistent with our high sense of
responsibility.
“We are satisfied that the
positions we have arrived at are in the best interests of our members and the
ongoing efforts to create options and strategies that will rid our nation of
underserved and avoidable challenges.
“Members of our two groups have
decided to leave the APC because it is incapable of accommodating and
responding to well-meaning dissent, criticism and demands for inclusiveness and
internal democracy,“ Tom-Maiyashi said.
He criticised the party, saying
it had failed the millions of people who labored to put it and who expected genuine
change.
“We are hereby advising all our
teeming members to formalize their withdrawal from the APC.
“We are engaged in serious
discussions with parties which share our values and principles towards
political collaboration that best suits our interests, and in due course, we
will make public the outcome of these discussions.
“We want to commend the
resilience and commitment of our members in the face of institutionalized
exclusion, marginalization and abuse. We urge them all to keep faith,“ he said.
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