Oshiomhole: I Have Been Vindicated, Saraki’s Ambition Almost Ruined APC

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Says he has been vindicated on his earlier comment that Senate President, Bukola Saraki, planned to destroy the APC because of his inordinate ambition.

He said that it was time for APC members in Kwara State to jettison their personal ambitions and work towards ending the reign of Saraki in Kwara politics.

Oshiomhole stated this shortly after a meeting of leaders of the party in Kwara state led by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed.

His Chief Press Secretary, Simon Ebegbulem, quoted him to have said, “when I was saying that all these defections is not about APC but the personal ambition of these people, they took hired writers to say I was being too hard.

“But Saraki’s declaration has vindicated me. Thank God he has moved on because his inordinate ambition was almost destroying our party but he has failed. These are not principled politicians but bread and butter politicians who can go extra miles to pursue their selfish ambition and never think about the well-being of Nigerians.

“As things stands today, APC remains the darling of the Nigeria people. Because PDP was the vomit of yesterday, our people will not chew it back today, not under three and half years. People have not forgotten and people will never forget. Infact what a senior palace chief in Nigeria said, he said this generation of Nigerians will not forgive the PDP in a hurry. Even to say you want to forgive you must do reparation.

“The damage they did to our economy, the damage they did to our electoral process, even the culture of rigging was institutionalized by them. They introduced do or die politics. They are the ones buying weapons for young people to go into thuggery while their own children are schooling abroad. They introduced all these vices”.

Oshiomhole who declared that reclaiming Kwara state from the grip of Saraki is a task that must be done, directed the APC leaders to ensure they conclude the election of executives from the wards to the state this weekend.

“The last time I spoke with the Minister he told me we have accomplished 80 or 85 per cent, that for me is not good enough because we don’t have more time. So this week we must achieve hundred per cent by whatever means. If you can’t do it, we have to help you get it done.

“The two Deputy National chairmen working with the National Organizing Secretary and the North central Vice Chairman constitute a committee to complete whatever is left. It will not exceed Sunday this week.

“I also want to appeal very strongly, that at this hour, we don’t want a situation where because of what is happening in Kwara, people who ordinarily will be quite happy to be a strong pillar of support, everybody want to be a governor, everybody want to be a Senator or in the House of Reps.

“Our party is a party of change and we want to discourage people from putting their personal interest over and above the interest of the people of Kwara state. I am able to say under the leadership of the Minister, he has repeatedly said it that his interest is not for him to contest for the governorship of Kwara state or any elective office. I don’t think it can be more selfless than that”.