Ex- Kaduna guber candidate quits APC

The crises rocking the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kaduna state has heightened following the defection of a founding member of the party in Kaduna. The former Accountant General of Kaduna State and gubernatorial candidate of defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Alhaji Yunusa Haruna Sa’eed from the party, opted to dump the party because of the discriminatory policy of those leading the party at all levels. Sa’eed, who was a founding member of the APC in the state, further claimed that party members are being continually treated with disdain and without regards despite being a flag bearer of one of the legacy parties.
He said the party has suffered from crises amid lack of leadership and acts of impunity, hence the need to leave. “I have decided to withdraw my membership from APC. I have been a founding member of the party based on the merger that came in to be. The leading party that came into the merger from the North was CPC. “I happened to be a key member of the CPC not only being a member but a flag bearer of the party in 2011 in Kaduna state.
“I played a vital role in APC as a dominant player but the activities of the party in the state left so much to be desired. Because all efforts to see that things have changed have gone in vain,” he said. The former guber candidate said the party is discriminatory and gives consideration only to certain members of the party.
“The party in Kaduna state had a lot of crises and there has been no positive move to address the crises. I have given my contribution on the way forward many times but never was any action taken. “No chairman, no secretary no vital leadership in the state. They refused to meet to see that certain things are done and if anybody voices out anything, the party begins to defend what is indefensible. It had gotten to a time where party couldn’t hold meeting until directed to hold meeting and Haruna Sa’eed will not be seen as significant enough to be invited.
I was not even considered to be a stakeholder in Kaduna state,” he lamented. “We will look at things the way they are and the way they will be. So events will continue to unfold and I’m sure the event of today will equally lead to other events and because of that it will be hasty on our part to say our next move,” he stated. On why he will not wait for the Sen. Bola Tinubu committee to come to Kaduna, Sa’eed said no group ever came to Kaduna to speak to his group, “we have never been consulted because we don’t fi ght, we don’t abuse, we don’t disparage, we don’t use dirty languages and we don’t ask for things we are not supposed to ask for. “ He said the action of the APC in Kaduna has shown they don’t regard his group, adding that they are not taking the decision to draw attention. “A party worth its name should be able to identify those members who significantly contributed to the growth of the party,” he added.