Sunny Moniedafe, a former All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy national chairman (North), has approved President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s motion of no confidence.  ,
He expressed grave concern about the party’s internal politics, suggesting that it might be about to collapse.
Dr. Moniedafe made a statement on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program on Tuesday about the recent demands made by former All-Party Party (ANPP) members to ensure that the vice-presidential seat remained within their party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He continued, “I don’t blame them.” They are correct, they say. Everyone wants to safeguard their interests.
Dr. Moniedafe’s assessment of President Tinubu’s leadership was further sour.
He said, “I believe we are heading for the rocks.” “President Tinubu is not doing well, and I’m sorry to say that.”
He criticized the relevance of the APC’s internal structure’s founding party blocs, including ANPP, CPC, and ACN.
He lamented how deepening the party’s divisions were, saying, “We should have outgrown those things by now.”
I called the president to tell them that the ACN existed when CPC created their own bloc.
Many party stakeholders remained silent or uninformed, Moniedafe added, despite the fact that many of them should be actively defending the administration’s policies.
He claimed that the party lacks internal control and accountability, adding, “They do not even know what to talk about.”
He claimed that the party’s elders should have convened a forum to serve as its conscience.
People there are still fortunate to be right now, he said. Tinubu, however, chose not to call because he was aware that some of his actions would not be supported by us.
He also questioned the President’s initial push for a second term.
From the moment he sworn in, “I have never heard, seen, or read about someone seeking a second term,” he claimed.
Moniedafe criticised Tinubu’s language during the selection of Vice President Kashim Shettima and expressed disbelief in policy decisions like the elimination of fuel subsidies.
You don’t say it like that, he said, even if Tinubu had the authority to choose who would become his vice. The party is in crisis, the party says.
He also criticized Rivers State’s response to the political unrest.
He claimed that no elected leader has the authority to oust an elected governor. “The mountain has fire,” the saying goes.
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Dr. Moniedafe said he was “tired of keeping quiet” and made hints about a possible exit from the party if circumstances don’t change.
He warned people to be wary of hearing from me.
He concluded by wishing the recently appointed APC chairman the best, despite his disappointment with the appointment.
Remember that Moniedafe, who attended the APC’s national convention on March 26, 2022, sued the organization for the purchase of the nomination form for the position of Deputy National Chairman (North), for a sum of N10 million.
He claimed that the party’s leadership, under late President Muhammadu Buhari, urged aspirants to step down because it had been agreed that someone from Borno State in the North-East should take the position of Deputy National Chairman.
The late President Buhari reportedly issued a request for refunding the $10 million that aspirants paid for the nomination form.
However, he claimed in the lawsuit that “Disappointingly, the defendant’s leadership (APC) reneged on its promise and flagrantly refused, failed, and neglected to refund the said N10 million from March 2022 to the time of filing this case, despite repeated demands by me.”
He added that several letters were written to prominent APC figures, including Ahmad Lawan, the late Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, President Bola Tinubu, and former Senate President Ahmad Lawan.
Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, former APC national chairman, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila at the time were among the recipients.
The letters, which included reminders about the refund, did not lead to the desired outcome.
