The interim National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lai Mohammed has assured party supporters that there would be no turning back for the new members who crossed over from the new PDP.
Speaking on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise, on Saturday, Mr Mohammed described the alliance as the third event in 2013 which changed the political landscape in the country forever.
The three events were: the merger which birthed the APC on 31st of August, the implosion within the PDP manifested by the walking out of the G7 at the National Convention and the official agreement signed by the new PDP to be part of the APC on the 28th of November.
He stressed that the alliance is between the nPDP and the APC and not the G7 governors alone.
Commenting on the meeting the G7 Governors will hold with President Goodluck Jonathan, he said
“The new PDP is much more than just the governors because in the fold of the new PDP, we also have legislators, senators, members of National Assembly, members of Houses of Assembly and other rank and file politicians.”
About the meeting, “we are not worried about the purported meeting with the governors and the president because we have the firm assurance of the leadership of the new PDP that they have crossed the rubicon and that there’s no going back.”
“I am very confident that nothing has changed,” he added.
He also said that he would be surprised if anything changes because Baraje addressed the whole world.
The meeting which produced the alliance was ‘well-thought out’
Responding to Niger Governor’s (Babangida Aliyu) comments expressing shock at the move, Mr Mohammed said the party is “mildly surprised” and added that “this is politics and I think that he might not be with us today but we should not close the door to him.”
He disclosed that the leadership of the APC has been holding meetings with the new members at the state level to harmonise the political structure.
According to him, APC is inching nearer to its dream of forming the next government in Nigeria.
