By The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has reacted to the decision of a splinter group, Lagos4Lagos Movement, to dump the party to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
BlackBox Nigeria had reported that the Movement led by Dr Abdul Azeez Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor defected to the PDP during a meeting with former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, at its Adeniyi Jones headquarters, on Saturday.
In a statement issued by its spokesman, Seye Oladejo, on Sunday, the Lagos APC said it “acknowledged the constitutional right of the leaders and members of the group to associate with any party of their choice without sparing a thought for morals, principles, antecedents, perennial history of political defeats and inconsistency in their selling point.”
“We watched with utter amusement and amazement as they were received by a symbol of democracy, in their own reckoning, a proven fighter against god fatherism who literally turned his state to his fiefdom before the revolution of the people burst his bubble.
It’s such an irony to the well-mouthed battle cry by the group against god fatherism and undemocratic practices that they chose a curious personality as their political undertaker.
“Perhaps it’s a case of an expired and foreign god father posing less danger to a group that is desperate for a home and power. It is important to note that our suspicion of the group acting as a mole in the ruling Lagos APC has come to pass.
“During their short stint, they were perpetually rabble rousing, ungovernable and would only live by their own set of rules and regulations.
All efforts to make overtures to engender lasting reconciliation were rebuffed since it didn’t include a gubernatorial ticket for their leader,” the statement read in part.
The Lagos APC spokesman said the party’s admonition to the group that their brand of politics which harps on sectionalism and discrimination fell on deaf ears, noting that their leader is “a god-father of some sort” who “continues to mislead his largely misguided followers for his selfish ambition.”
Oladejo added, “Perhaps they need to be reminded that Lagos state has always been a progressive state even in the face of well orchestrated threats and power play. Their new hosts should be honest enough to tell them that losing elections since the advent of democratic governance has been their lot which they have accepted as their destiny.
“We also note their assurance to resurrect the PDP in Lagos which no doubt is uncomplimentary to their new soulmates. We want to congratulate them for finally finding a home in a homeless party. However, our doors in APC remain open to receive and rehabilitate them, true to the proven characters of our leaders, after burning their fingers as expected.”
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