- Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, rejects the idea that the APC is composed of flawless individuals.
- He emphasizes that it is unrealistic to view any political party as morally perfect or a group of saints.
- Keyamo’s message was shared on his 𝕏 account, highlighting a common perception about political parties worldwide.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has dismissed the notion that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is made up of flawless individuals, saying it would be unrealistic for anyone to label the ruling party as a gathering of saints.
In a message shared on his 𝕏 account on Saturday, Keyamo stressed that no political party anywhere in the world can claim moral perfection or present itself as a congregation of saints.
Despite acknowledging that the APC is not without its shortcomings, the minister maintained that the party remains the strongest option for Nigerians at this time. He further argued that the country must avoid slipping back into what he described as the era of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting that moving forward is more important than revisiting the past.
He wrote: “This is the unedited part of the interview I granted a blog in 2017 (nine years ago) emphasising that APC may not be a Party of saints (which, I repeat, is a matter of fact), BUT it is still far better than where we were coming from. Some characters edited the last part of my statement out of it.
“And today, I repeat it again, I will be a fool to say APC is a Party of saints. And anyone who declares any party to which he/she belongs as a Party of saints will also be a fool.
“But, on the balance, the APC still holds the best hope for the country and we cannot return to the era of PDP where you had some of the characters who are running for President today.
“It was only Mr. President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT that never hopped onto that battered train of PDP at that time.”
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