Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuf, has chided chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) allegedly planning to
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuf, has chided chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) allegedly planning to form a mega party. He said the alleged plan reportedly in conjunction with members of other political parties showed desperation and selfishness. Yusuf said that leaving the APC was not the solution as there were other ways to resolve grievances amicably.
“Whether mega party, minor party or major party, the best thing in democracy is a virile opposition. If you don’t have virile opposition, then it is very difficult to know whether you are doing the correct thing or not. And the APC as a government is now doing its best and all Nigerians now see that the ruling APC means well for them,” he said.
Continuing, the deputy speaker who represents Irepodun/Olurunda/Osogbo/Orolu constituency added that,
“Nigerians now know what is going on in the NNPC, FRSC, EFCC among others as there is no secrecy in the act of governance unlike the past administrations. Even, the National Assembly is open in its legislative functions to the people of the country, especially in the area of budget, presentations of bills and making of laws for the Nigerians. Whether some politicians in the APC are allegedly planning to form a mega party, minor party, we are not threatened at all.”
“Don’t also forget that in politics, it will take time to take root and if anybody feels aggrieved that he had been maltreated in the party, then they should follow what they used to preach to us. I mean internal peaceful resolutions within the party. If anybody is trying to leave the party, they should not forget what they used to tell us that if there is a problem in the party, we should stay within the party and sort it out amicably if at all they are planning to leave and form another party,” he concluded.
He further appealed to Nigerians to continue to support the government in the task of building a virile nation rather than threatening to go to another party.
