- A former senior special assistant on public affairs Doyin Okupe, says that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is resting on a shaky foundation
Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, July 9, said.
Okupe stated this during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, saying: “The APC and the government are resting on a very shaking foundation right now. Promises have not been kept people are disappointed either for good or for bad.”
His comments are coming five days after a new faction of the APC emerged in Abuja. Okupe said the breakup was not unexpected after the merger of some political party into APC in 2014.
“APC is a caricature. The amalgamation I saw, I knew that these were immiscible elements and it is a matter of time (they will part ways),”he added.
The national chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, following the emergence of the new faction, says the party under his watch would not be distracted by the exit of aggrieved party members.
However did not go down well with Okupe who criticised Oshiomhole for making such a comment despite his wealth of experience.
He said APC’s naional chairman should learn from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in handling the grievances of party members.
Okupe stated further: “Adams Oshiomhole is matured and experienced. I am surprised he is saying what he is saying.
“Filibustering or grandstanding for a national chairman is not it. If I was the APC National Chairman and that question was asked of me, I will say ‘well these are notable politicians among us. It is a pity they are taking this stand but we are still working on it. We are going to find a way and do something’.
“Then I will go behind and call my people and say look this is a serious matter, what are the threats here? How do we handle it?”
In a previous media report the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) filed a four-count charge against members of the
newly formed Reformed- APC.
The national legal adviser of the APC, Babatunde Ogala, denounced the formation of the factional APC led by Buba Galadima.
In a statement released over the weekend, Ogala said the action of members of the R-APC is griveous to law and can be linked to a coup.
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