Some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of Concerned APC Stakeholders have said they will not allow a cabal to hijack the forthcoming national convention of the party.
In a statement on Thursday, leader of the stakeholders, Abubakar Usman, said the will not allow anyone impose candidates on the party.
Usman said all those who genuinely love the APC must rise to curtail all practices that can weaken the party.
“Like we have maintained, it is not too late at this stage to salvage the already bad situation. The forthcoming National Convention presents an opportunity that must not be missed.”
“We must reiterate our earlier position, that any form of imposition, no matter how well we try to disguise it as consensus, cannot promote unity within the party.
“But no matter what we do and no matter how long it take us to have the convention, what is clear is that we as party stakeholders would not accept the sort of charade and the backhand dealings that characterised the congresses at the grassroots.
“We’ll not sit back and watch a small clique do as they like with the party we all built with our sweat.
“As patriotic party members, it is time we display honesty towards the survival of the APC and the sustenance of the legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government,” the statement read.
