President Muhammadu Buhari’s special media and publicity adviser, Mr. Femi Adesina, has refuted rumors that he is a registered member of the party in power, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Adesina stated on Thursday that the APC is merely his favored party and that he is not a party member, adding that he is also a Buharist.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, he made his position clear in an essay published on Thursday in which he responded to people criticizing him after the APC lost the governor’s race in his home state of Osun on July 16.
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Recall that on Saturday, Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeated incumbent governor and APC candidate Gboyega Oyetola.
This prompted many to begin criticizing state-level APC leaders, including Adesina, for their inability to govern their own state.
Adesina, however, claimed on Thursday that while preferring Oyetola as the winner of the poll, he is not a shareholder in the Osun election as some have suggested. The piece was titled “OSUN: BUHARI DOES IT AGAIN.”
In his words, “I’m also a Buharist, a firm believer in the ideals of that honest man, the Mai Gaskiya from Daura, in Katsina State, though I am not a registered member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“It was, therefore, laughable for some people to try and rope me into Osun State politics, as the gubernatorial election held last Saturday. First, they came up with the news that Femi Adesina had lost his ward to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Which Femi Adesina. Me? Or another one? Do you lose what you don’t participate in?”
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He further clarified that contrary to insinuations that the PDP defeated the ruling party in his ward, the APC actually won in his ward.
“Out of curiosity, I checked. The APC had, indeed, won my ward, in the Post Office area of Ipetumodu by 176 to PDP’s 130 votes. But it didn’t matter. It just shows how heinous and petty some people can be,” he added.
Regarding his affiliation with the APC, Adesina stated that while he supports the organization, he is not a registered member and urged people criticizing him in the wake of the APC’s defeat in Saturday’s governorship election to seek correct guidance.
“My position is this. I work for an APC government, and it is my preferred party. But member? Not so. I have always rooted for good APC candidates and I would have loved if Governor Gboyega Oyetola had won in Osun last weekend,” he declared.
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Adesina also added that he would most likely never be a member of the APC.
“Yes, APC is my preferred party, but I’m not a member, and won’t likely be, with my eyes set on farming and media work after leaving government service,” he added.
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