APC Issues Ultimatum to Fayemi Over Anti-Party Comments
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has issued a stern warning to former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, cautioning him against making statements that could tarnish the party’s image. Basiru stated that the APC may take disciplinary action against Fayemi for alleged anti-party activities.
This response follows Fayemi’s recent criticism of the APC during an interview on State Affairs with Edmund Obilo. In the interview, the former governor claimed that the ruling party had deviated from the ideals of its founding fathers and was gradually losing its internal debate and ideological direction.
Fayemi also expressed concern that the growing culture of endorsements and consensus arrangements within the party could spark internal crises ahead of future elections. “This is not where the party has come from. We have lost our bearing and the vision of the founding fathers of this party,” Fayemi said during the interview.
The former governor further criticized what he described as an increasing rush by politicians to seek favor from the presidency. “It would be unfortunate if everybody is running to Aso Rock because they want something,” he said. “Those who don’t get consensus won’t be happy… and you’re waiting for an implosion.”
Reacting to these remarks, Basiru dismissed Fayemi’s concerns and suggested that the former governor should leave the APC if he no longer believes in the party. “We urge him that since he so much despises the party and wishes the party an implosion, he should go to where whatever he thinks his best ideas can be ventilated,” Basiru told Punch. “We wish him the best of luck, but he should not stay within our party and be wishing us bad luck. He should go to another political party if he no longer believes in the party he represents.”
Basiru also warned that the APC would not tolerate comments or actions perceived to be against the interests of the party. “Let him go and join another party. If he does not join another party, the APC will not hesitate to invoke disciplinary actions to sanction him for anti-party activities,” he said. The APC national secretary linked Fayemi’s comments to ongoing political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections, alleging that the former governor had been engaging with opposition figures.
“His statement only further confirmed what Rotimi Amaechi said, that he was one of those who agreed to form opposition against the APC,” Basiru stated. “We also have it on good authority that he and some of his followers have been hobnobbing with opposition elements, particularly ahead of the Ekiti governorship election.”
Basiru further argued that Fayemi’s comments, coming at a time when the APC is preparing for the Ekiti governorship election, appeared aimed at weakening the party politically. “Even at this time that the party is conducting its primaries and making preparations for the all-important Ekiti governorship election, it only shows a design to demarket the party ahead of that election,” he said.
