Apc More Disorganised Than Pdp – Timi Frank

Source: thewillnigeria.com

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14, (THEWILL) – Suspended Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Timi Frank, has declared that APC is not yet a party, stressing that the APC was more disorganised than the opposition People Democratic Party, PDP.

Speaking at an interview with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Frank based his position on the disorganisation in the party in power.

He said, “Today, practically I don't even think we have a party. The party today is in disarray, there is confusion. I think we are even more disorganised than the opposition.

“I challenge anybody who will come out and say we are not disorganised; I have every proof to show that we are even more disorganised than the opposition.”

Frank, who was suspended last year following the recommendation of a five-member panel which investigated his alleged disparaging comments against the party in the media, told the newsmen that he was still acting in that office.

Vowing not to relent in his efforts to put the party back on track, the suspended party official expressed disappointment with the position of the APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun on the April convention of the party.

He said, “It's very disappointing; if the chairman can come out and say we will have a convention in April; then suddenly he reversed himself with an embarrassing statement that we cannot have the convention because we have no money. This is very embarrassing for a ruling party.

“There was no time when we were in PDP, PDP will come out and say such. A party with over 19 governors? A convention is a very important issue. If I was the national chairman I would have resigned. A ruling party does not need to beg for money, all you need is to have a strong agenda.

“During the time of Baba Akande, he was acting chairman. That was my best time in the party. During that time, with less governors and no president, but we could come up to hold our convention. the party had money, we were paying salaries at that time, today we cannot pay salaries at the secretariat; even light bills we cannot pay.”

On his alleged rift with the party’s national chairman, Frank pointed out that it was not personal, saying he only wanted the party to succeed.

According to him, “My problem with Oyegun is not personal. I want this party to succeed. The role I played to bring this change government, so many ministers did not do that much, but we are not complaining.

“The national chairman of the ruling party in Kenya is 30 years old. The party is doing well. If a 30-year-old man can run a party so well, why can't I?

“If Oyegun today steps down someone from the South-South where I come from will emerge leader of the party. I am not complaining because I want to be the chairman, there is so much crisis in this party.

“You can see that up till now we do not have a BOT. During the days of the PDP, we had the NWC and the NEC. Final decisions were usually taken by the NEC, but today the NWC has been exhibiting so much impunity”.

Reiterating that APC might die if the current challenges militating against the success of this administration is not addressed, Frank warned, “until our party we get it right, we should not expect anything good in 2019. The votes of Nigerians will and must count in 2019 as it did in 2015. If the people voted us in, 2015; then they can equally vote us out, if they are not happy”.