APC claims it is stronger without Atiku

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Oyegun, has called on members of the ruling party not exercise fear following the defection of the former vice president Atiku Abubakar, back to the People Democratic Party (PDP), saying the APC is getting stronger by the day.

Speaking Tuesday in Abuja when he received the leadership of the forum of former Councilors and Chairmen at the party national secretariat, Oyegun said the speculations in the media that more people will leave APC will be to the contrary.

“I want to say let nobody fear of the defection of the former vice president is going to lead to any deluge. If anybody wants to defect, the day he will defect will be the day you will bring out your heavy guns not later as the media are speculating that some will still go with him. It is not like that. You stand and when they look at your right and left they will say that this man has done something great.

“So, don’t ever be afraid that is going to be any massive defection. As a matter of fact, the contrary will be the case. APC is growing in strength on daily basis.”

While commenting on why his party lost the recent Anambra governorship election,  Oyegun said: “Anambra is the most difficult of all the cases because we have a local party whose origin is traced to a local chieftain who is popular and held in esteem in the south east. We also have a sitting governor and we have a candidate who comes from the same Local government with the sitting governor.

“The results are not as dismal. What is important is that from seven per cent, we got close to 30 per cent and we are not done yet. Anambra is one of our most difficult state in the south east. APC is growing in strength and anybody who is anybody politically at all, is with the APC today.”

On the forthcoming PDP national convention, Oyegun said: “There is no party outside the APC that is truly settled not even the PDP still fighting how to get a chairman. We read today that money has come to buy vote. So, it is something you take pride in. All the screaming is just because the remnants of the PDP have suddenly found their voice. Their screaming is making Nigeria look as if the country has turn upside down. The country is making steady progress and the APC is growing on a daily basis.”

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