The Progressives Governors Forum on February 9, 2021, vowed
that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, would never accept the former
Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode into the party.
The Director-General of the forum, Dr. Salihu Lukman, in a
statement said the party would not downplay its integrity by allowing a
personality like Fani-Kayode into the party following the ex-Minister’s
constant criticism of the APC administration.
According to the statement, the DG vowed that the party
would not for any reason accept ‘terrorists’ into the party, likening FFK to
Abubakar Shekau and Nnamdi Kanu.
Dr. Salihu Lukman made the assertion after pictures of a
meeting between FFK and Governor Mai Mala Buni; Kogi State Governor, Yahaya
Bello; trended online, indicating moves to dump the opposition People’s
Democratic Party, PDP.
The statement reads, “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?
“At this rate, 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”.
The former Minister who has
constantly met with stakeholders of the ruling party over what he termed as
“building of bridges for the betterment of the nation”, had severally denied
moves to dump PDP for APC.
However, Nigerians were shocked on Thursday, when reports
emerged that the major critic of the current administration has officially
defected to APC.
Mai Mala Buni, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress,
Caretaker Committee on Thursday, presented Fani-Kayode to President Muhammadu
Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Speaking after the meeting, the former Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, chieftain claimed God ordained his defection.
The development is currently generating reactions on all social
media platforms as Nigerians express shock and dismay on the nature of politics
in the country.
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