The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay, SAN, has described the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as a highly unprincipled party,
He stated this while reacting to the planned defection of the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the APC.
Recall, that Governor Matawalle will be formally received into the ruling party today, Tuesday.
Speaking, Sagay slammed the APC for allowing Governors elected on the platform of the PDP into its fold.
He opined that the PDP Governors who are defecting to the APC, are highly unprincipled people and opportunists, who want to remain relevant at all cost.
He added that the action of the APC Leadership has greatly embarrassed him as one of its members.
Prof. Sagay also blasted the National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC, Governor Mai Mala Buni, who he said has failed to carry out his role to organise a National Convention for the APC.
His words: “On the issue of defections, I am extremely dismayed and troubled by that. I am also very displeased with the APC for accepting all these people. These are opportunists who want to use the chance of joining APC to continue to remain in power and remain relevant.
“They are totally unprincipled people, and the APC itself is a highly unprincipled party, for accepting people like that. Why should a Governor who has contested and won election as a PDP man, why should we allow him to cross over to APC? That is an affront on the majority of voters who voted for him. For me, it is a very bad situation, and it is not good for the image of the APC.
“On each occasion, opportunism will carry the day, the people who have gone out to cast their votes will be terribly disappointed with such developments.
“I am particularly disappointed in the Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni, who is the APC Caretaker Chairman. He was put there to organise a Convention. Up till now, he has not succeeded. Instead, he is going about buying PDP people to join APC. That to me, is unprincipled, and it is embarrassing to me as a supporter of APC.”
