The All Progressives Party (APC) has said that it is unfazed by grudge-laden tirade of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is blinded by ego.
It added that rather than engaging in scurrilous propaganda and deliberate misinformation, El-Rufai should offer constructive criticism or alternative policies as expected of serious minded political opposition.
It pointed out that his misleading rhetoric and personal attacks on the President Bola Tinubu are reprehensible and calculated to undermine the country’s progress.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka stated this in a statement issued Monday while reacting to the recent in interview El-Rufai granted BBC Hausa where he opined that APC has deviated from the progressive ideals of its founders, and turned into a party where “everyone is now pursuing personal interests .…”
He noted: “Today, El-Rufai stands diminished as the epitome of a self-interested politician, blinded by ego, driven by untamed emotion, and brimming with a vengeful desire to “collapse the system.”
“In his BBC interview under reference, El-Rufai supplied the real reason for his soreness, stating that he was disappointed by the way he was treated by President Bola Tinubu and his administration, in ostensible reference to his failed ministerial bid.”
Morka added that his claim that he exited APC because the party had deviated from its founding values or progressive ideology was a smokescreen to weaponise personal grievance garbed as principled dissent.
He added: “El-Rufai’s appears traumatised by his failure to land a ministerial position. Nursing a bruised ego, he now lashes out at the platform on which he rode to political prominence.”
The spokesperson stressed that APC’s commitment to its founding values and ideals remained as valid and progressive today as they were then.
Morka emphasised El-Rufai’s call for opposition members to join him under the Social Democratic Party (SDP) banner was nothing short of an invitation to drink from a chalice poisoned by selfishness, vengefulness and delusion of grandeur.
He added: “Nigerians are far more savvy than El-Rufai thinks, and they know that he is driven by raw self-interest rather than a genuine concern for the country.
“Our great party is unfazed by El-Rufai’s grudge-laden tirade. We continue to welcome millions of new members across the country, who are joining to identify with the party’s lofty values and support President Tinubu’s bold and transformative policies now birthing sustainable growth and prosperity for our country.”