2015: ‘APC, Party To Beat’

A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Shaibu Aruwa, said last Tuesday that APC would be the party to beat in the 2015 general elections. Aruwa told newsmen in Abuja that the emergence of APC was timely and that the party would provide an alternative for Nigerians.

He said that the future of APC was “very bright’ considering the determination of its members and the manifesto of the party.

Aruwa urged leaders of the party to work hard so that the aims and objectives of registering the party could be achieved.

The chieftain also urged them to avoid a do-or-die politics as it could plunge the party and the country into a serious political crisis. Aruwa advised APC members to desist from imposition of candidates to promote internal democracy in the party.

“It is better for candidates to emerge through a democratic process than forcing candidates on party members.

“If this is adhered to, the party will not witness any major crisis and it will be the party to beat in 2015 general elections,” he said.

He reminded INEC that political parties emerged through a gradual process; as such, they needed time to grow rather than de-registering them prematurely.

Aruwa, however, advised the APC not to engage in exchange of words with the ruling party at this time, adding that they should concentrate on capacity building against 2015 and beyond.