It was gathered in Abuja on Wednesday that party leaders were seeking
to restore the party supremacy which some alleged was lost during the
16 years that the Peoples Democratic Party held sway.
A well known northern leader of the party, who pleaded for anonymity
because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the APC was working to
avoid the pitfalls which led to the collapse of the PDP.
He said, "We are looking at a situation where the party will direct
the affairs of government in line with our manifesto. Recall that this
was largely the case during the second republic.
"But since 1999, what we have seen is the rise of individuals whose
personal interests took precedence over the general interest of the
party and the people.
"The APC cannot afford to let this happen because we have a social
contract with the Nigerian people who voted for the party based on the
promise to bring about change in the polity."
According to him, under the APC administration, there is no way the
President's wife would have the latitude to meddle in the party
affairs to the extent of dictating who got appointed and who did not.
He said, "This time around, the party will make an input into how its
elected public office holders conduct the business of delivering on
promises made, because we, as a party, will share in their success and
will also share in the blame, should they fail."
In an interview with a source , a leading member of the party and
former governor of old Abia State, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, said as a party,
the APC would be guided by the constitution.
While responding to a question as to how members of the cabinet would
emerge, Onu said the APC was a party which was determined to do things
differently to ensure that Nigerians get value from government.
He said, "In forming government, you have to make consultations with
the party. We are a party of change, we are a party that is looking
forward to building a Nigeria that many of the problems we have today
will be solved, and we can't do things the way they were done before;
knowing that the way they were done before didn't give the results
that were desired.
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to restore the party supremacy which some alleged was lost during the
16 years that the Peoples Democratic Party held sway.
A well known northern leader of the party, who pleaded for anonymity
because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the APC was working to
avoid the pitfalls which led to the collapse of the PDP.
He said, "We are looking at a situation where the party will direct
the affairs of government in line with our manifesto. Recall that this
was largely the case during the second republic.
"But since 1999, what we have seen is the rise of individuals whose
personal interests took precedence over the general interest of the
party and the people.
"The APC cannot afford to let this happen because we have a social
contract with the Nigerian people who voted for the party based on the
promise to bring about change in the polity."
According to him, under the APC administration, there is no way the
President's wife would have the latitude to meddle in the party
affairs to the extent of dictating who got appointed and who did not.
He said, "This time around, the party will make an input into how its
elected public office holders conduct the business of delivering on
promises made, because we, as a party, will share in their success and
will also share in the blame, should they fail."
In an interview with a source , a leading member of the party and
former governor of old Abia State, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, said as a party,
the APC would be guided by the constitution.
While responding to a question as to how members of the cabinet would
emerge, Onu said the APC was a party which was determined to do things
differently to ensure that Nigerians get value from government.
He said, "In forming government, you have to make consultations with
the party. We are a party of change, we are a party that is looking
forward to building a Nigeria that many of the problems we have today
will be solved, and we can't do things the way they were done before;
knowing that the way they were done before didn't give the results
that were desired.
Firstclassnewsline.net
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