Nentewe Yilwatda, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that people who leave the party will not be able to take over its leadership roles.
Yilwatda said this to reporters after a closed-door meeting with party leaders from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said that defectors who want to run for office must show resignation letters that their former party chairmen have accepted.
Yilwatda said, “If you are in opposition, you must give a resignation letter and show proof that your former party chairman accepted your resignation.”
He made it clear that there was a difference between people who had been in the party from the beginning and people who had just joined. He said that both groups’ interests would be protected without one group taking over the other.
“We built this house ourselves.” He said, “If the house wasn’t built, no one will come, so no one should come as a warrior and take over.”
He went on to say that the answer was a planned power-sharing formula that made sure both blocs were included.
Yilwatda said, “We need to include everyone; there will be a sharing formula that makes sure that all members of the legacy group and defectors are properly carried along.”
