The proposed nationwide congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may hit disruptions, following the warning that the party’s former spokesperson, Yekini Nabena, handed to the National Working Committee (NWC). Nabena warned the party’s NWC not to cede the party’s structures to the incumbent governors across the country.
Nabena had cautioned that ceding all the structures from the wards, local governments and the state to the governors would only breed resentment, deprive real party men and women, and eventually, chase away the few remaining masses within the APC.
In a statement yesterday in Abuja, the Bayelsa State APC chieftain also reminded the national leadership of the ruling party that, “the 2027 general elections is about masses against the few people in the corridor of power, hence, the masses must be carried along.”
He said: “The ongoing preparations by the current NWC only shows preparation to handover the structures to the governors in each state based on what is happening and the information gathered from the national secretariat of the APC.
“It is not too late for the APC leaders to quickly correct the ongoing mistakes and ensure a free and fair congresses nationwide.
“We will not be surprised if this prediction comes true because the National Chairman himself and more than half of the entire NWC didn’t go through an election. They were appointed. So, what do you expect?” Nabena queried.
He further urged the NWC to do the right thing at all levels by selling nomination forms to all those who want to contest to avoid litigation and friction from all the states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
He added that the current NWC members needed serious guidance because “many of them did not know what it takes to contest and win election into the position they currently occupy.
“As the party prepares for congresses, the report we are getting is that all the nomination forms are being delivered to the governors, who will eventually determine who becomes what by selection. This will not end well. In fact, it will be the beginning of an internal crisis which may lead to implosion.
“I think this move should be avoided now before it is too late. So, I appeal to our NWC led by Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda to do the right thing now before it is too late.
It is also important that the elders and leaders of our party speak up now by calling the NWC members to order, so that they won’t proceed in error,” he said.
