The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka has called on the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai to desist from attacking the party and President Bola Tinubu.
Morka stated this while briefing journalists on Wednesday in Abuja at the end of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party.
TheHintsNews reports that El-Rufai has been launching ceaseless attacks on the party and Tinubu.
It was against this background that Morka urged him to respect his status as a former minister and former governor, saying if he continues to engage, people have a right to also reply him.
He said as opposed to El-Rufai’s claims, all organs of the party are functional.
Morka stated: “All organs of the party are working. What the former governor of Kaduna state said, there is a difference between party men and people who speak because they have a grievance. Grievance-driven commentaries are not to be taken seriously. It was clear from all the comments that the former governor has a ln axe to grind.
“But for today’s meeting, I was prepared to respond to the former governor and to suggest to him that some of his recent engagements are unnecessary for someone who occupies the position that he has occupied in this country.
“Men who are respected must also continue to justify the respect they get. It is not a good idea that once you are dissatisfied, especially when it comes to personal experiences, then you want to visit your personal grievances on the system of a political party.
“El-Rufai is just one person. Yes, he is a former minister and former governor, he has been up there but at the end of the day he is just one person in the party scheme. He is a highly respected citizen but my advice and counsel to him is that he needs to speak in a manner that is befitting of his status. Otherwise, if he continues to engage, people have a right to reply”.
On the absence of some leaders, he said; “As far as I know, I have never known a caucus meeting of our party or NEC meeting of our party to be attended a hundred per cent by all of the members of NEC or Caucus and I am not sure that there is really any political party where you have 100 percent attendance for such meetings”.
He said the party holds its NEC at the convenience of the president whose itinerary is crowded.
“Be rest assured that every member of Caucus and NEC was invited. The list of members today was comprehensive. As a matter of fact, we enlarged the list for the meeting today. We had more members invited than we did previously,” he noted.