Three senatorial chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in
Kwara state have urged the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to take
them out of the ruling party to another party.
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, the three APC
senatorial chairmen, Alhaji Jimoh Balogun (Kwara South), Alhaji Jimoh
Adesina (Kwara Central) and Alhaji Isiaka Oniwa (Kwara North), said that
their political leader should lead the people to where aspirations and
yearnings of Kwarans would be met, adding that the ruling APC had failed
not only entire people of Kwara state but beyond.
The spokesperson of the chairmen, Alhaji Jimoh Balogun, said that
the APC, which they laboured tirelessly for in 2015 had failed to meet
their yearnings.
Alhaji Balogun, who said the appeal to the Senate president was a
warning signal to APC hierarchy to make amend and right some perceived
wrongs in the party, added that their expectations had not been met
since the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari commenced.
He added that they were determined to quit APC if the wrongs are not corrected, “even if Senate President Bukola Saraki insists on staying in APC.”
“Now that another election is on the way, Kwara has considered
it fit to implore Saraki to take us to a formidable party that would
address the plights of the people if the ruling APC refuses to redeem
its campaign promises.
“The perpetual persecution, humiliation and wanton destruction
of the personality of the Senate President have been on the increase
daily. This has almost made him lose focus on his good intentions for
the country.
“Dr Saraki had contributed immensely to the empowerment and
well-being of the people of the state, yet he was recently accused of
sponsoring
a gang of robbers that robbed banks in Offa, Offa local
government area of the state. This is a calculated attempt to drag his
name in the mud.
“The recent calculated attempt to disrupt the peace at the
National Assembly is another eloquent testimony to destroy the person of
the Senate President. This unwholesome treatment is unwarranted and
uncalled for.
“The Senate president delivered the entire Kwara state to the
APC. The three senators from the state at the National Assembly are APC
members, the state government is controlled by APC, all members of the
House of Representatives are APC, and the 16 local government chairmen,
24 members of the House of Assembly are APC, including the 193
councillors, apart from his contributions to other states of the
federation won by the APC”, he said.