Adegbenga Kaka of the All Progressives Congress
is the Senator representing Ogun East in the
National Assembly. The erstwhile deputy governor
of Ogun State under Olusegun Osoba, in this
interview with Femi Ogbonnikan, talks about the
genesis of the intra-crisis rocking his party in the
state and his faction’s grouse with Governor
Ibikunle Amosu
There are speculations that you and other National
Assembly lawmakers from Ogun State are
threatening to pull out of APC. Is this true?
We never threatened to pull out of APC. We didn’t
promise anybody that we are pulling out of APC.
And to the best of my knowledge, there was no
time we said we are pulling out. We jointly believe
in the ideals of APC, as derived from the
dialectical principles enunciated by late Pa
Obafemi Awolowo in 1983, regarding thesis, anti-
thesis and synthesis of bringing like-minded
people of progressive inclination from all
tendencies together so that, we can provide a
clear-cut choice between progressives and
conservatives that have been dominating the
electoral space since our independence. The fact
that we believe in the ideals, it won’t be to our
own pleasure or joy to say that, we are leaving
APC, the house we jointly built. But, because of
the expediency of our time, the miscalculation of
bringing in a non-team player, who is now
proving, not only to party members, but to the
masses that, he doesn’t belong. So, we are
saying that, in case, the national executive will not
be able to enthrone justice and ensure that what
we stand for, is what will be implemented by the
government of the day, then, we may have no
choice than to take a sabbatical leave and wait for
the most appropriate time to pursue what belief
we are standing for. So, what we have told our
people so far is that, ‘tough time doesn’t last, but
tough people do’. We believe that, everything that
has a beginning also has an end. It is established
in the Bible, and I believe there is time for
everything under the sun. So, the four-year tenure
that appears to some people as endless period is
very much ending. It is very much around the
corner. So, we are undaunted, and we believe the
process we are going through is as decreed by
God, because we believe, according to the Quran
that, when God wants to do something great, it
starts with difficulty. And if that thing, it is going
to be great and everlasting, it starts with
impossibility. As a result, the difficulty and
impossibility I am talking about, as promised by
God, is a test of our will. And if He tries us with
some deprivations, of hunger, of loss of property,
of loss of lives, He will now give good tidings to
those who can persevere, who are patient enough,
to say we are from God and to Him alone, we shall
return. As a result, we believe in that, and we are
standing by it. And we are so sure that at the end
of the day, we will triumph over whatever test that
we are going through. It is a temporary test.
When will that sabbatical leave commence?
By the grace of God, if the expected resolution is
not carried out before the 30th of this September I
can say that a definitive path would be charted for
our people, because we can’t afford to abandon
our people. We adore them, we respect them.
What is on ground and the challenges we are
facing is beyond an individual. The state is
greater than an individual and the interest of our
people is greater than that of an individual. So, if
anybody is thinking of perpetuating himself in
office and then, thinks he can ride rough-shod
over the people, he should know that his time is
up, because we won’t abandon the people. And I
am sure the people are not even ready to abandon
themselves.
Hasn’t the national body of your party done
enough to resolve the crisis?
Well, I don’t know what you mean when you
talked of ‘enough’ I don’t know whether they have
done anything at all or not because for the past
three and a half years, we have had cause to
interact, to inter-face, with them and we have
stated what was on ground and we have made
them realise that the issue were beyond an
individual. And if we are building an institution, it
will be everlasting. But if it is an individual that
we are building, we are doomed to fail. We have
interacted with them and there is nothing concrete
coming from them. It is not that we are
threatening, but we are saying that the time is
stolen and the time is up. So, by 30th of this
month, if nothing is forthcoming, the battle line is
already drawn and we will not shy away from
charting a cause that will be in the overall interest
of our own people.
It is alleged that you have formed a group called
‘Matagbamole’ (don’t step on elders’ toes) within
your party. What is the import of the name?
We didn’t form a splinter group, but some of our
followers in Matagbamole did. They were not
grouped together by anybody, nor by our leader,
nor by me or by any other senator to the best of
my knowledge, but they stand as a pressure
group of aggrieved individuals. It is a pressure
group and I believe, as they also, believe that,
they are pursuing a just cause, because there is
no reason why we can say because we want an
individual to continue then, he can ride rough-
shod on anybody. He can apply what I can call
wrong performance. If some people say he has
performed in some areas, well, it is possible for
one to be a one-product marketer, but to me,
there should be a holistic development of our
polity. Since the whole body works in
synchronisation, there is no reason why we will
say, ‘o! I don’t want to go blind then, all my
money would be expended on my eyes’, leaving
my stomach, leaving my nose, leaving my ears or
abandoning my reproductive system. It is just not
feasible. So, if anybody is not in the know of what
governance is all about, then, there is no reason
forcing himself on anybody.
Specifically, what are your grouses with Amosun?
I don’t have any personal grouse with Mr
Governor.
I mean the collective grouse of your faction with
Mr. Governor…
It is not personal grouse, but collectively.
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APC dont have what it takes to take over power at the centre

His group have already applied to join PDP, their names remain on the scrutiny list for now, just hoping they're allowed to join sha.

With the rate of decampment to the PDP, pdp secretariats are overwhelmed with queries from APC "decampees".
They just have to join the long queue.

See gobe

The apc brought ant infested firewood into their own house out of sheer greed over and over again so they should be ready for whatever consequences that will follow.

OKDnigeria: Adegbenga Kaka of the All Progressives Congress
is the Senator representing Ogun East in the
National Assembly. The erstwhile deputy governor
of Ogun State under Olusegun Osoba, in this
interview with Femi Ogbonnikan, talks about the
genesis of the intra-crisis rocking his party in the
state and his faction’s grouse with Governor
Ibikunle Amosu
There are speculations that you and other National
Assembly lawmakers from Ogun State are
threatening to pull out of APC. Is this true?
We never threatened to pull out of APC. We didn’t
promise anybody that we are pulling out of APC.
And to the best of my knowledge, there was no
time we said we are pulling out. We jointly believe
in the ideals of APC, as derived from the
dialectical principles enunciated by late Pa
Obafemi Awolowo in 1983, regarding thesis, anti-
thesis and synthesis of bringing like-minded
people of progressive inclination from all

Now I know these APC people are stu.pid lairs and drunk. How can you claim you follow a man's ideology and yet tarnish his image ?

This is serious

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