The Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum,
Dr. Salihu Lukman, has cautioned the leadership of the All Progressives
Congress against admitting former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, into
the party.
Lukman described as disturbing, the circulation of pictures
of a meeting between the APC National Chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni; Kogi
State Governor, Yahaya Bello; and Fani-Kayode amidst speculations that the
Peoples Democratic Party chieftain was being encouraged to join the APC.
The PGF DG said this in a statement titled, ‘APC: Reminder
about Our Values,’ released to newsmen in Abuja, on Tuesday.
The PGF is the umbrella body of all governors elected on the
platform of the APC.
Lukman said, “The speculation is that Mr. Fani-Kayode is on
his way to joining the APC. The verdict in most media platforms is quite
disturbing, but justifiably so, if the news about Mr. Fani-Kayode joining the
APC is true.
“That our leaders will be meeting with Mr. Fani-Kayode in
such a compromising way, suggesting that he may be on his way to joining our
party, clearly indicates that either those of us saddled with the
responsibility of advising them have failed or we have been completely cut off.
“How can a person who just few days, if not few hours, ago
wrote to one of our leaders and derogatorily and condescendingly condemned his
political prospects of emerging as the Presidential candidate of our party, be
given such a high-level reception?
“Assuming the open letter to our National Leader, which is
all over our media at the time of such reception, wasn’t offensive, what of the
open letter he wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari last year?
“Besides the open letters, what abusive language has he not
used against our party and our leaders? Most of these are unprintable.
“Most Nigerians, both APC members and non-APC members would
appear to be in agreement that any association between APC and its leadership
with Mr. Fani-Kayode is indicative of problem of values.
“Without being academic in anyway, the issue of values is
basically about the qualities of people and the vision they hold.
“What kind of people are we aspiring to attract into our
party? Do we want to reduce our party into one in which everybody is welcome?
“Can we for instance in anyway or form contemplate having an
Nnamdi Kanu or Abubakar Shekau as a member?
“If that were to be the case, why don’t we just have INEC
register IPOB and Boko Haram as political parties and allow them to field
candidates for elections?
“At this rate, one day, Nigerians will just wake and see
some of our leaders presenting Mr. Fani-Kayode to President Buhari as a new
member of our party.
“Although, we can confidently argue that President Buhari
will not approve such deranged possibility, it is important to caution that
such consideration will be stretching the trust of party members beyond
acceptable limits.”
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