By Christiana Ekpa
Progressive Youth Movement (PYM); an affiliate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, Mai Mala Buni, to resign his position and refund all the monies he illegally spent during the last one year and six months.
Briefing journàlists yesterday in Abuja, the group led by Mustapha Audu, said given the fact that the Supreme Court has made it clear that Buni cannot hold offices as national Caretaker Committee Chairman of APC, as well as an elected Governor of Yobe State, he should not only quit as APC Caretaker Chairman, but should also make refunds of monies spent, and be stopped from further spending of party funds.
“We have patiently watched to get the party’s reaction to the Supreme Court judgment yesterday (Wednesday) which we narrowly escaped losing. We congratulate Gov. Akeredolu of Ondo state who is an exceptional Governor. We would have lost that state but for God.
“However, we are not prepared to take any chances any more. We cannot keep playing this game with our party, with our future, with our lives. Enough is enough. We believe that within the APC, we have capable hands, former leaders regardless of generational differences at this point in time who can manage the affairs of our party. Why must it be one individual or the other?
“At this point in time, I think it is a bit selfish for us to expect a sitting governor who has several issues to manage in his state, considering the fact that we have a lot of insecurity in the country, we expect him to also run a party like the APC. I do not think we are being fair to him. Gov. Buni is doing his best, but as a party, we are unfair. We have people who are not doing anything, who can handle this party and protect it”, he said.
He said the party should not rush and go ahead with the Congresses or convention or any further activities, saying that law must be followed as the party has no capacity to bribe or muscle the judiciary.
“Let us follow the law because our party is not one that will muscle or bribe the judiciary. We should not expect favours from the judiciary if we do not do the needful. So, it is for that reason that we are asking the entire Caretaker Committee to immediately step down and put people that can carry this party forward”, he said.
