By Abiola Olawale
The immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has lamented the situation within the All Progressives Congress (APC).
El-Rufai, who spoke during a national conference held in Abuja, declared that he doesn’t recognise the APC again.
According to him, the party has moved from its foundational principles to promoting what he described as “ineffective leadership”
He declared: “I am the founding member of the APC. But frankly, I no longer recognise the APC. No party organ has met in two years — no caucus, no NEC, nothing. I don’t even know if it is a one-man show. It is a zero-man show.
“Though I am the founding member, the party has left me behind. I’m still there where we were. We wanted to form a progressive party that would fight corruption, revamp the economy and restore security to Nigerians. That was the objective of forming our party.
“But where is the APC today? I don’t recognise it like I said. It has left me behind. I still believe that the purpose of political contestation in Nigeria remains revamping the economy, restoring security and fighting corruption. The problems are still there.
“You cannot afford to have illiterates, semi-illiterates, and cunning people as your leaders. This is why we end up with the poor leadership we have today.
“The problems that led to the creation of the APC remain unresolved but I no longer believe the APC is interested in addressing them. The distance between me and the party is widening.”
