A supporter of Rotimi Amaechi’s former transportation minister, Prince Tonye Princewill, has criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC) for choosing to run a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
On Tuesday, the former governorship candidate for Rivers State in the disbanded Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) also declared his resignation from the APC with immediate effect.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, this occurrence occurred a few days after some of the former minister’s supporters began abandoning the APC in Rivers.
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Princewill sent his letter of resignation to the head of Ward 3 (Royal Ward), Buguma City, in the state’s Asari Toru Local Government Area.
Princewell claimed he left the party after Bola Tinubu, its presidential candidate, chose Senator Kashim Shettima, a Muslim and former governor of Borno State, as his running mate.
The former candidate for governor declared that he was unable to support his party’s choice to run a Muslim Muslim ticket in the 2023 presidential election.
Princewill stated that despite objections from well-meaning Nigerians from all political and religious backgrounds, he cannot continue to plead for equality in Rivers state while defending inequity nationwide.
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The letter reads: “While I appreciate my leader, Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi and all his efforts, I cannot defend the decision of my party, in fielding a Muslim Muslim ticket, especially at a time like this, against all protestations from well-meaning Nigerians, across religious and political divides.
“It sets a very wrong precedent, it is totally insensitive and even if you win, will prove bad for good governance. Under these dire circumstances, I find no justification to still remain, in good conscience, a member of a political party that subordinates electoral victory, OVER the safety of lives and the peace of mind of its citizens.
“The men and women of our party here in Rivers are the most loyal and faithful supporters I have met. They know right and they know wrong. And they know me. I enjoyed working with them and I’m so sad to leave.
“But an APC party that totally disregards the basics of the same equity we preach, is alien to me. Buhari resisted the same temptation and chose a little-known Osinbajo and won.
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“I wish you well. And I remain grateful to our Leader, but I can not defend the indefensible. And to be totally honest, neither should you.”
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