John Ameh , Abuja


There were strong indications on Monday that more All Progressives Congress members of the House of Representatives might leave the party as the raging crisis over the loss of return tickets for 2019 deepened.

Findings showed that about 36 more aggrieved members could leave the party next week .

Recall that up to 70 members had protested their loss of return tickets after the party ’ s primary election to its appeal panel .

Incidentally , the panel was said to have resolved only eight of the cases in favour of the petitioners , leaving the majority of 62 out of the equation.

On Wednesday last week , a member from Kaduna State , Mr Musa Soba, resigned from the APC on the floor of the House in Abuja to cap his protest against alleged “ injustice . ”

He had also disclosed that the members , after a series of meetings , had resolved to start defecting or resigning from the party in batches .

When contacted on Monday , Soba confirmed to The PUNCH that about 36 aggrieved members would be in the next batch to leave the APC .

He added that more members would leave before November 17.

Soba stated , “ About 36 more members will follow next week .

“ Others will also exit before the 17th of November . ”

The Majority Leader of the House and leader of the APC caucus , Mr Femi Gbajabiamila , in a quick reaction on Monday , told The PUNCH that there were “ genuine ” and “not so genuine ” cases , which would ultimately be resolved by the APC.

Gbajabiamila gave details , “ These things are normal during election cycles when people feel short - changed . It has happened across all parties and it is how it is handled that matters .

“ Some have genuine cases and some not so genuine . However , I know many of the members who might have lost out during the primaries and I believe over time when the dust settles, their issues will be resolved one way or another .

“ I know them to be fierce party loyalists , who will remain true to the party . Of that , I am confident . ”

The defection plans are on in spite of the ongoing efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve the disputes in the party .

Three weeks ago , he had summoned the aggrieved lawmakers to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa , just days to the submission of the final list of candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The PUNCH learnt that the President called the meeting after he heard the threats by the members to defect from the APC and work against the party during the 2019 polls .

However , one aggrieved member informed The PUNCH that the presidential intervention did not yield any positive results “ in our favour because , at the end of the day , most of our members still didn’ t get their tickets . ”

The source stated that any meeting that would not resolve the issue of the return ticket in their favour was a “ waste of time . ”
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The source spoke further , “ There is still the last window for the substitution of the names of candidates before expiration in December .

“ We were encouraged to work for the party , to support it and we did . But , see how things have turned out.

“ The party has been unable to keep the promise of giving us automatic tickets . ”

SeverusSnape:
A party that scammed Nigerians and also scammed its members. Is that party worth it?.

The real meaning of APC is Association of Professional Criminals.

I am not saying Atiku is a saint!

I am not saying that Atiku is the Messiah!

All I am saying is this: Buhari and APC has failed woefully!

Buhari had the chance to transform Nigeria and write his name in the history of time, but he allowed his tribalistic nature, biasness and wickedness + love for vengeance to take over him!

Buhari allowed his Fulani brother's to deceive him into turning to Fulani President after Nigerians of all tribes rallied together to campaign, vote and make him President, isn't that wickedness to humanity

Now that everybody have seen clearly that Buhari has failed Nigerians, it will be foolishness for us Nigerians to still vote Buhari again as President in 2019 election, that will make Buhari and his cabinet to neglect Nigerians the more, and that will make incoming Nigerian Presidents and politicians become less concerned with performing to deliver on their campaign promises as they will rely on their power of incumbency to win reelection whether they perform or not!

This will kill our growing democracy and hurt our economy growth as a nation.

Let us join hands together and vote Buhari out in 2019 as a way of sending strong signals to incoming Presidents, Governors, etc that Nigerians are wiser now!

Let's try Atiku and if he fails to deliver on his campaign promises, we join hands together again and vote him out after 4 years!

Nigeria is not a Royal Kingdom where one man will turn himself into a King ruling anyhow without considering how the people he is ruling are faring!

Nigeria's Presidency does not belong to anybody, it does not belong to Buhari or anybody. Buhari must go!

And if Buhari and APC try to use INEC, Police, Army, etc to rig the election in 2019, God Almighty that oversees the earth will fight back for Nigerians suffering because of Buhari's failure and wickedness and we all know that when God arise, when God decides to fight, its always disastrous, Buhari be warned now!!!

Let Nigerians go!

Buhari you failed! You have failed! You had the opportunity but you got carried away, please go and let Nigeria regain peace and unity again!

Buhari if you think you can force yourself on Nigerians through election rigging, God and Nature will fight you, so get ready!!!!