Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, says he may
exit the All Progressives Congress (APC) if President Bola Tinubu fails to fix
things in the country.
Speaking on “Prime Time”, an Arise Television programme,
Ndume, who has been critical of the president of late, said he has attended
several meetings of the opposition leaders seeking to form a coalition to
unseat Tinubu in 2027.
The senator said he has remained hesitant to join the
coalition with a belief that Tinubu can fix Nigeria.
“I’m aware of the opposition coalition. I went to several of
their meetings. I still believe this president can fix these things, but
failure might cause me to move. The overloaded ship will sink,” Ndume said.
“They have been making overtures, but I told them I don’t
want to jump from the frying pan into the fire. I have to be sure.
“I believe that Tinubu can be a successful president; that
was my expectation, but if he continues this way, that ship, whether you load
in other people or governors, you are just endangering the APC, pushing it
towards capsizing,” he said.
“As the president said, there is a vacancy in the ship. But
if you overload the ship, it will probably capsize, and if it capsizes, you
lose everybody.”
Ndume criticised the motivations behind some defections to
the ruling APC, describing them as driven by “indirect stick-and-carrot
politics” rather than principles.
“Most people are not joining based on principles but due to
the indirect stick-and-carrot politics. And that is not healthy at all,” he
added.
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