Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is left with no choice but to accommodate ”displaced politicians” from other parties, in the wake of masive defections.
Ndume spoke in Abuja at the Nnamdi Azikiwe’s 6th Annual Award Lecture 2025(121-Posthumous Birthday Celebration) themed “The Power of Pan-African unity, Strengthening Nigeria’s Role in African Integration and development”, while reacting to a statement by former Niger State governor, Mu’azu Aliyu.
Aliyu had claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has successfully removed the cancer destroying the party by suspending some members.
“I wish you good luck. You said that you have removed the cancer. I do not know whether it is too late or your patient will be revived.
“We in APC have no choice but to accommodate our displaced politicians that are trooping into APC.
“Our president is a leader and that comes to the topic of today.What we need is that charity begins at home. Let us be united,” Ndume said.
The senator stressed the need to for politicians to be behind the leadership of Bola Tinubu to move the country forward through unity.
According to Ndume, other parties in the political scenario that were supposed to be either the opposition or the minority are concentrating on picking over power which is yet to come.
“We far away from 2027 yet the PDP are gathering in Ibadan to say they want to throw away APC. Wait until 2007.
“Come and contribute to the success of the government but they are saying that they want to come into APC.
“We opened the door. In fact, I warned that APC is being overloaded and when you have a ship and you have loaded cargo, most of them empty, then there are chances you will capsise and if it capsises, you the owner of the ship will be in a bigger problem. That is why we find ourselves, “he said.
Ndume said that the PDP is not comfortable playing the minority or the opposition role.
He said that the leadership of APC went out of its way to ask them to come over.
“But when your brother is displaced because of crisis in his party and he knocks at your door, will you leave the door closed or you open it for him? So that is what is happening to us.
“So when they come ;as we get them into APC, they are not contributing anything. They do not say anything. They just sit down and be part of it.”
