As the All Progressive Congress was
registered on Wednesday, some senators, belonging to the merging
parties, cautioned against the promotion of selfish ambitions.
Speaking to our correspondent on the
telephone on Wednesday, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin, said it was now time
for the new party to show that it was the preferred alternative in the
country’s political space.
According to him, it is expected that
there would be problems, but making sacrifices is the only way to
establishing the foundation of the new party.
He said, “There must be sacrifices on
all sides; that is the only way the party can go together. We must be
ready to sacrifice personal ambitions and hold the interest of the
country as paramount.”
Lanlehin, who represents Oyo South in
the Senate, also said the registration of APC was inevitable because the
country needed another strong party on which Nigerians could express
themselves and actualise their goals for the country.”
Senator Bukar Ibrahim of the ANPP,
expressed his delight with the registration of APC, but was quick to add
that the party leaders should set aside their ambitions and work to
wrest power from the ruling party.
He said, “The leaders of the party should now come together and unite to take power from the conservatives.
“This is the first time we are having
the progressives coming together this way and I believe that we are
prepared to overcome the problems that will come our way by the grace of
God.”
Similar, Senator Ehigie Uzamere, on his
part, said it was novel for different parties, representing different
shades of interests, to come together to form a political party, which
is different from an alliance.
He said, “We believe that personal
ambition should be dropped for the interest of the party. That is the
only way we can have a very strong party.
“We also hope that elections into the various positions in the party will not destroy the party.”
He, however, added that the registration of the party would strengthen democracy and move the country forward.
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