The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has explained why the party is backing restructuring of the country.
He said the party promised Nigerians restructuring in its manifesto for the 2015 election and it would deliver on its promises in order to win the 2019 general elections in the country.
Abdullahi spoke in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show on Saturday.
The party spokesman, while responding to a question on why the party was backing restructuring after many of its members, including President Muhammadu Buhari had said no to it, he said individual opinion should not be mistaken for the party’s position.
The anchor had asked: “But isn’t it very opportunistic of the APC government to propose this 13 point agenda less than a year to the 2019 election? Are you doing this because you want to win re-election in 2019?”
Abdullahi replied, “Yes, of course, yes… if you promise people something, the only way you can go back to them and say vote for us again is that you get it done.
“The whole idea on restructuring is anchored on the desire to have more efficient government and to bring governance closer to the people and put people in control of their lives.
“These individual positions don’t reflect the position of the party. What determines the position of the party is what is contained in the party’s manifesto.
“The government is produced by the party, therefore, the party takes responsibility for everything the government does.”
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