APC reacted to the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Redeemed All Progressives Congress, R-APC, and some opposition parties including the Peoples Democratic Party.
The All Progressives Congress, on Tuesday reacted to the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Redeemed All Progressives Congress and some opposition parties including the Peoples Democratic Party.
The MoU is to jointly sponsor a candidate in order to sack President Muhammadu Buhari from office in the 2019 general elections.
But in it reaction to the development as contained in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the APC said no amount of “gang up” would dissuade it from carrying on with its anti-corruption war and improving the lives of the people of the country.
The APC, while pointing out that its member remained united, said the R-APC was not a faction of the party.
It said its aggrieved members should seize the opportunity available to reconcile with the party as their grievances would be addressed.
The statement reads:
“On Monday July 9, 2018, a group of individuals under the so-called ‘Reformed All Progressives Congress’ platform purportedly joined a coalition of opposition political parties ahead of the 2019 general election.
“We respect the right of everyone to join any association or group. However, we wish to reiterate that the so-called R-APC is not a faction of our party. Our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) remains united under the leadership of our President, H.E. Muhammadu Buhari.
“It is also noteworthy that some political parties that have been named as signatories to the MoU have dissociated themselves from the publicised deal.
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“We once again reiterate the commitment of our party to address real grievances of our genuine members. We call on them to take advantage of this opportunity while the windows for reconciliation are still open.
“We are confident that no level of gang-up can make our government under President Buhari to waiver in its promises to Nigerians to rid our country of corruption and improve the quality of lives for our people.”
