It is preposterous to think APC will not go beyond 2023. There is no real fight in APC other than attempts by the two major blocks to negotiate themselves for who becomes the President in 2023. Luckily, APC structures are intact to absorb the shocks from the major power players. It is the fight of the titans and the most strategic and dogged block will have the day without affecting the unity of the party
All the President must do now is to instil party’s discipline and internal democracy. The Care Taker Committee should also improve on the reconciliation agenda to reduce the sabotage within the party. It is a challenging period for the Care Taker Committee but they are equal to the task
The issue of anti party is a result of positioning for 2023. Once there is party discipline, all things will fall in place. Desperation for power has made most politicians lawless, it is not common to APC alone but worst in PDP.
The party must deal with better mechanism to curb indiscipline, ensure the Supremacy of the party above individual’s interest, and instill internal democracy. The party must also improve it’s mechanism to internally resolve issue of dispute within the party and discourage litigation to it’s barest minimum. Taking care of these little laspses will put the party above every other interest in 2023
We have a more polished Chief of Staff to the President that has no ambition than the ambition of the President for the party. The President’s body language is clear that power should be felt by the people. The new Chief of Staff to the President is a maverick and I am confident everything will be stabilized before 2023. The storm will soon be over
Those that ought to fear the present political equation are politicians that are far from the people. Opportunists in APC may loose big time. With the President’s aloofness, politicians in APC will begin taking people serious and move to the grassroots to build lasting structures. I pity any party man that will neglect the people. The APC supporters i know today will not give support freely like they did to Buhari. They have sacrificed enough though unrewarded
The wisdom of the President is consequent on the fact that he wants his party to begin aggressive building of a grassroots support base that will make it possible for easy winning of 2023 elections. He belongs to no one but belongs to everyone. As a party man he does not belong to an individual or block but is committed to building a party’s structure that is credible of winning elections without Federal might
The President has shown so much wisdom in his speech and actions. He has demonstrated his resolve that I am for no one, I am for everyone. Those who controlled the structures of the party were becoming too egocentric and negligent of grassroots support base. The need to build the party as a people’s based progressive party is the reason the President is deciding to stay aloof. His language is simple, go and fight your fight, take the blows, spend to build structures because I won’t give structures to anyone or stand by anyone who plays dirty and is exposed to danger
PDP is no option in Nigerian politics. They are having a field day now but their wings will be plucked before 2023. The explosion within PDP will be like a volcano at the appropriate time. That an individual in PDP can call their party a tax collecting party, that the same individual can insult their BoT is enough to show signs of imminent explosion.
The indiscipline in PDP cannot be curbed at the time their desperation leads them to explosion. The desperation amongst PDP major blocks is such that it can’t be controlled. Their greed is like a cannon left to destroy anyone against an individual’s interest. One person controls all structures, such greed and arrogance can’t survive beyond 2023
Edo Elections was politics within APC and the final winner of Edo (however it goes) will adjust and fall back to APC. Those thinking APC lost Edo are just uninformed jokers. It is politics at the highest level and it makes me admire APC the more. It is going end up as politics of APC winning Edo back without shading any blood
The intrigues in APC is politics of the big boys to position themselves for 2023. The winner of APC primaries in 2023 will be the President of Nigeria. Buhari is a man interested in his name and will deliver APC to continue his Change Agenda. He can’t stand the accusations of ingratitude nor will he want to bear the stain of destroying the party that gave him power
At this point it is a battle of the strong. After the politics that build up to 2023, all interest will align and it will end up as politics with no permanent enermy but permanent interest. APC is still good to go
Joseph Odok PhD Esq
APC Stakeholder CRS