''President Buhari, Bola Tinubu will never let APC die'' Bisi Akande

Former interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC, Bisi Akande, says despite the crisis rocking the leadership of APC, himself, the national leader, Bola Tinubu and President Buhari would salvage the party and ensure that it never dies.

In a statement released in Osogbo, Akande who was a former governor of Osun state, said the leaders of the party have agreed to work together to ensure that they remain relevant and continue to rule after 2019.

His statement comes after the termination of the tenure of the National Chairman of the party John Odigie-Oyegun and other members of the National Executive Committee of the party, a situation many have perceived to be the beginning of the end of the party

“To avoid the journey to the undertakers, we all agreed that prevention is often a wise counsel. Moreso for the APC, a party borne out of necessity, at a time Nigerianeeded a life boat, a new lease of life. For the purpose for which it was birthed, it succeeded in unseating an incumbent government. And, for a higher purpose it is working hard to succeed at good governance. Nobody watches the child he birthed to die just like that. The responsibility to save the child comes suddenly upon the father. The APC cannot be allowed to wither away because of omissions and commissions. Times like this call for sacrifice and service. Of note is the saying that a real man, a hero, is known by where he stands in the time of adversity. Bola Tinubu, myself and President Buhari stand together in this effort to save APC from itself. Serving the nation has complex colours which constantly dazzle distant onlookers. The job at hand is not about Buhari. It is not about position-sharing. It is not about ethnic nationalism. It is about the strength and the beauty of one’s deeds at one time or the other. It is about our party, the APC, Buhari or no Buhari. Tinubu was a major participant in the emergence of APC. He must never be happy seeing it destroyed. Let APC be, no matter who may be lucky using it to gain power, make money, get famous, be such lucky ones born by Yoruba, Igbo or Hausa-Fulani. For as long as APC remains relevant, so long shall Bola Tinubu’s contributions to nation-building be magnified in Nigerian history. Guess those who are problematic or now crossing away from APC were not part of its initial making. They must have joined after wrecking their old parties and, after the merger, became recognised and approved by the Independent National Electoral Commission, with a view to merely using APC as a platform for positions,” he said.