Ajibola Basiru, national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has cautioned Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti State, against making comments capable of damaging the image of the ruling party.
Basiru warned that disciplinary measures could be taken
against him for comments that may portray the party in a bad light.
The warning followed Fayemi’s criticism of the APC during an
interview on ‘State Affairs with Edmund Obilo’, where he said the party had
drifted away from the ideals of its founding fathers and was gradually losing
internal debate and ideological direction.
Fayemi noted that the growing culture of endorsements and
consensus arrangements within the party could trigger internal crisis ahead of
future elections.
“This is not where the party has come from. We have lost our
bearing and the vision of the founding fathers of this party,” Fayemi said
during the interview.
He also warned that the increasing rush by party members to
seek political favour from the presidency was unhealthy for the APC.
“It would be unfortunate if everybody is running to Aso Rock
because they want something,” he said.
“Those who don’t get consensus won’t be happy… and you’re
waiting for an implosion.”
Reacting to the remarks, Basiru dismissed Fayemi’s concerns
and suggested the former governor should leave the APC if he no longer believes
in the party.
“We urge him that since he so much despises the party and
wishes the party an implosion, he should go to where whatever he thinks his
best ideas can be ventilated,” Basiru told Punch.
“We wish him the best of luck, but he should not stay within
our party and be wishing us bad luck. He should go to another political party
if he no longer believes in the party he represents.”
Basiru said the APC would not overlook actions or comments
perceived as undermining the party’s interests.
“Let him go and join another party. If he does not join
another party, the APC will not hesitate to invoke disciplinary actions to
sanction him for anti-party activities,” he said.
The APC national secretary also linked Fayemi’s comments to
ongoing political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections, alleging that the
former governor had been engaging opposition figures.
“His statement only further confirmed what Mr Rotimi Amaechi
said, that he was one of those who agreed to form opposition against the APC,”
Basiru said.
“We also have it on good authority that he and some of his
followers have been hobnobbing with opposition elements, particularly ahead of
the Ekiti governorship election.”
He added that Fayemi’s comments at a period when the APC is
preparing for the Ekiti governorship poll amounted to an attempt to weaken the
party politically.
“Even at this time that the party is conducting its
primaries and making preparations for the all-important Ekiti governorship
election, it only shows a design to demarket the party ahead of that election,”
Basiru said.
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