Former Deputy Nationwide Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Honourable Yekeen Nabena, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu to not assume that current defections of governors from opposition events within the South-South will routinely translate into votes for the ruling social gathering.
Talking in Abuja, Nabena, a politician from Bayelsa State, stated the inflow of defecting governors may create inner tensions inside the APC if not managed fastidiously.
“These governors which are coming, are they coming genuinely or with their very own motives? Some are nearly dropping elections of their states. We should look carefully at who they’re and what they’re bringing to the social gathering,” he stated.
He cited Bayelsa, Delta, and Enugu states as examples the place APC both faces robust opposition presence or inner social gathering complexities.
Nabena warned that integrating these defectors may disrupt current social gathering constructions, notably in states the place APC already has a powerful base.
He additionally expressed issues over potential conflicts amongst social gathering leaders within the states, highlighting the necessity for cautious coordination to keep away from clashes between incoming governors and current native constructions.
“Coming isn’t the issue; managing them with the folks on floor already is. If not dealt with nicely, it may result in confusion and implosion inside the social gathering,” he stated.
On the capability of the APC nationwide secretariat to harmonize the social gathering, Nabena stated it lacked the authority and construction to successfully deliver all factions collectively, pointing to earlier situations the place appointed leaders didn’t unify social gathering members.
