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APC is rudderless, soulless —Melaye

…PDP lacks morals, it is shameless —Keyamo

The presidential campaign councils of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday pounced on each other in a war of words. 

A spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign council, Senator Dino Melaye, in a statement described the ruling APC as a rudderless, floundering, reactive and retrogressive party which Nigerians should reject at the polls. 

The APC team, in a reaction signed by Festus Keyamo, said the PDP lacked the moral right to attack the APC on any issue because it is a shameless party that constitutes a danger to the treasury of Nigeria.

The PDP statement reads: “As the campaign season has set in, Nigerians must be discerning to critically examine the conduct and character of the people and parties that seek to lead our great country as from May 29, 2023. 

“However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is neither ready for election nor structured to govern, though its members are desperate to retain power. Sadly, the undiscerning is oblivious of the usual media hypnotism that the APC engages to confuse and mesmerise the unwary. 

“I once had a cause to describe the APC as an NGO and not a political party. Even now that it has managed to have a contrivance called party executive, it remains formless, unstructured, uncoordinated and unorganised. It is not surprising, since as you may recall the coronation of the chairman of the party was a mere formalisation of the appointment approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the live wire, navigator and camp commandant of the APC. 

“As an indication of the unpreparedness of the APC to lead Nigeria, the party in its nearly 10 years of existence has no Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is usually referred to as the soul or the conscience of the party. 

“Without a soul, the party has remained rudderless, floundering, reactive and retrogressive. Before Ahmed Tinubu emerged as the flagbearer of the party against the run of play, he had in his usual entitled fashion been addressed as the leader of the party. However, neither he nor any other was good enough to lead the BOT, so the structure has remained sterilised.