The National Chairman of the Reformed All Progressives Congress, Buba Galadima, on Sunday said it was impossible for those of them that formed the All Progressives Congress to leave it for those he described as “servants”.
Galadima said this on Sunday on A Channels Television programme, Politics Today.
He said he was one of those that signed the documents for the merger of the APC, referring reporters to the documents with the Independent National Electoral Commission.
He said on his membership of the APC: “I don’t need to talk much in trying to establish my status as a member of the APC.
“Those who say so (doubt my membership of the APC) might not know because when we were forming the APC, we didn’t see them.
“They were nowhere.
“So, how will they know?
“Let them go to INEC and check who were the signatories.
“Buba Galadima was the third signatory in the document that merged the parties.
“These people are AGIP — Any Government In Power.
“We know their antecedents, so we are not surprised that they are saying this.”
On whether his faction would leave the APC, Galadima said it was impossible for a landlord to leave his house for his servants.
He said: “Go where?
“You mean that you build a house, roof it, bring in water, light and then once you go out, your servants just lock you out and you want me to clap for them?”
Galadima also dismissed reports that his group is being sponsored by some disenchanted power brokers within the APC.
He said: “Sponsored like how?
“I have a stake.
“What will I use money for?
“Check my background, I have impeccable integrity, an honest individual, a principled Nigerian per excellence not second to anybody, since 1978 till date.
“I don’t follow the flowers.
“I follow the grains and that is where I am.
“I am a stakeholder, a foundation member.
“We formed the APC.
“We have gone through this road before and people were called names.
“Do you remember Alhaji Bamanga Tukur of the PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) when such issue occurred?
“He told the nation that the five governors could go, that it will not affect the fortunes of the party but we know what happened.
“People should be students of history and nobody can discountenance our contributions, nobody.
Galadima also said the new National Chairman of the APC, Admas Oshiomhole, cannot redeem the APC.
He said: “Let me say that I don’t think Oshiomhole has the wisdom to do what he is supposed to do, having started with the countenance that some people matter and some are inconsequential.
“We want to say we matter, we are not inconsequential and the kind of group that I lead today is stronger than what he is supposed to lead because of our number and the right thing must be done because this issue is beyond personalization.”
We formed APC, can’t leave it for our servants — R-APC chairman
