The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to a statement credited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo which has been widely-reported in the media and titled: “The Way out: a clarion call for coalition for Nigeria movement”.

In a statement signed by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC on Wednesday, the party observed that while it does not agree with everything the former president said, especially on his assessment of the government and the APC, it notes the sundry issues raised by the former president, and assumes these were made in good faith.

Read the full statement below:

The All Progressives Congress (APC) notes the statement credited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo which has been widely-reported in the media and titled: “The Way out: a clarion call for coalition for Nigeria movement”.

While we do not agree with everything the former president said, especially on his assessment of the government and our party, we note the sundry issues raised by the former president, and we assume these were made in good faith.

As a father of the nation, we understand that the former president would feel obliged to intervene if certain things are not being done or are not being done in a particular way. However, we believe that such interventions should be for the sole purpose of improving the system and encouraging the relevant institutions to work harder in improving certain situations.

It is for this reason that we disagree with the former president in what appears like a wholesale dismissal of the entire political system in the country. We acknowledge our challenges as a new political party, even as we believe that APC remains the best option at this time for all Nigerians who are genuinely committed to the progress and development of the country.

We also note that there are about 72 other registered political parties in the country and the people reserve the right to support any of these. Our democracy itself is young and hence all the parties face sundry challenges, but we have made progress since 1999, with President Obasanjo himself being a major contributor to our progress as a multi-party democracy. It is for this reason that we believe the respected former president should not give the impression that none of the political parties in the country is good enough for Nigerians and the only solution to the current challenges that we face is a completely new arrangement.

The task of building a political party is not done overnight. Even the oldest of our political parties is still very young in comparison with advanced democracies. Our democracy therefore stands a better chance of becoming really strong if we allow the parties to find their identities, even if in the process they make mistakes and appear to be “wobbling”. No political party arrives fully formed.

APC call on all our supporters across the country to remain strong and steadfast. These are challenging times. But we cannot afford to react to public criticism with any form of emotionalism. We are the ruling party. We must take responsibility. Take valuable lessons on board and continue to improve. Regardless of the current challenges, we are confident that brighter future is assured for our party and our country.

SIGNED:

Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi

National Publicity Secretary

All Progressives Congress (APC)



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i will never CHANGE, i can't be Apvssy(APC), i'm hard as fvck. get it?.

Exactly, who has time to be debating with an ex-president that used his 2 terms, tried to get a 3rd term, failed and has been trying to rule by proxy ever since?

Bla bla bla bla bla

Obasanjo that ruled Nigeria for over 11 years combined as a military and civilian and tried all his efforts to engineer 3rd term presidency is now advising someone not to go for 2nd term. While am no fan of Buhari, Obasanjos 8 years seems worst with corruption. More than 16 billion dollars spent on electricity, political killings, under his nose Atiku became a billionaire. Where did he get the money to build Obasanjo library worth over 200 million dollars ?

Idiotic government

So they could reply OBJ in less than 24hr but never paid condolence to Benue killings even after 3weeks of the sad events.

May thunder, birthed in Daura, breed in Zulu, Brought up in Swahili, attained puberty in the Pacific, and currently resides in Bermuda fire Buhari and all who has connived to bring tears and shame upon innocent Nigerians.


Note: if you quote me negatively, may you receive a portion of that thunder

Sensible reply. The truth is hard to deny. APC has failed!

#BacktoDaura

The reply is here and it's long overdue.

OBJ's letter is plain truth. No way APC could give a point by point reply without the usual lies. So they glossed over it

If the president is waiting for people to talk first good for him. Let me remind him that Babangida's coup was successful because he failed to listen. So much things that he can change that doesn't need money. Lightning can strike twice sometimes.

Buhari is unacceptable i know, but OBJ should shut up....
What did he do for this country?

APC has nothing to say really...OBJ dropped plain truth that are clear even to the blind ..

We waiting for all of them in 2019 by God's grace