All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu has stated that the state congresses set up for the APC to become better and be better positioned has been sabotaged by members who hoped to impose their will on the people.
In an advertorial titled, ‘APC congresses: Why We Are Here’, the former Lagos state governor noted that to remain democratic and to stay true to their values, congresses were necessary.
He said; “These are not evil people. But a blindness occasioned by their singular pursuit of self-interests caused them to seek to divert the party and its democratic ways. They tried to scuttle congresses and to anoint themselves that they might retain their various positions beyond the agreed term. They sought to do this without recourse to the will of party members who first voted them into their positions.’’
He also stated that the discourse brought to the fore larger issues; “This debate would determine the fate of the party; it was for the soul of the APC itself. For a time, it seemed the undemocratic forces appeared ascendant. Yet, providence would come to our relief.
“President Muhammadu Buhari refused to take the easy road and instead chose the democratic and right one. He turned the tide from wrong to right by declaring his belief that the party should hold congresses and primaries in order to be true to its creed and democratic nature,”
“Wherever there were problems, it was not between two sides who believed in and honored democratic principles. The problems came from those who sought to pollute the exercise by either strong or surreptitious imposition.’’