Dayo Omoogun
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has distanced itself from the purported legal action instituted by one Chris Enya seeking a third
term for President Buhari and warned that it might be forced to take legal action against him. In addition, the party has said that the instigator stands the risk of expulsion from the party if he is indeed found to be a member.
“The Party is, however, by this statement sending a strong signal to such other busybodies like Charles Enya who may be contemplating testing the resolve of our government on our mission to work for the best for our country to be ready to face the law.”
“We have tried to find out the status of this character claiming to be a member of our party. If he turns out to be our member, we would ensure the party organ that has the responsibility to act on this matter promptly commence the process of expelling him. We are a progressive party and we do not have space for anti-democratic forces “
The party noted that only recently President Buhari whlie speaking at its recently concluded National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting made it categorically clear that he was not interested in a third term.
According to the statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, “At the last National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Party, President Buhari didn’t mince words and he is not the type that talks tongue-in-cheek. He pointedly said he would abide by the constitution and uphold the oath of office he took, swearing by the holy book he believes in. This he said was besides his advanced age which made such an idea beyond his contemplation.”
Describing the action as anti-democratic and an unnecessary distraction, the statement said that the party was more concerned about governance issues.
As a party, we would not take kindly to anyone or group causing unnecessary distraction for this administration through anti-democratic actions. As a country, we are several years behind where we ought to be. The President Buhari-led administration is focused on the onerous responsibility of delivering good governance. We are focused on revamping our moribund infrastructure, growing the economy, fighting corruption, creating the right environment for our teeming youths to deploy their creative energies, and providing adequate security for all of our people.