By George OPARA
The National Scribe of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, has urged opposition parties not to blame the ruling party but themselves for their internal disputes.
He asserted that political parties must take responsibility for how they manage their affairs.
The APC scribe Basiru said this in a media chat on Wednesday, where he reacted to concerns that the ruling party mastermind internal crisis rocking the opposition activities across the country.
Basiru who denied the allegations said there is no evidence that the ruling party is responsible for the crises affecting other political parties.
He argued that most of the disputes within opposition parties arise from their own internal disagreements and failure to follow due process, rather than external interference.
In his words, “Have you seen any APC member challenging our internal processes?. If you say APC is the source of the problem, you must first look at whether those parties are following due process.
“We cannot be casting aspersions on the institution of the judiciary or democracy just to serve political narratives.
“Some parties go ahead with conventions despite court orders, which is clearly in violation of the law.
“Where is the end of political party discipline if people ignore court rulings and still conduct parallel leadership processes?
“Stop blaming APC for internal party crises. Political parties must look inward and manage their affairs within the framework of the law.”
Against the backdrop of public perception, Basiru insisted that the APC operates within the law and upholds democratic boundaries.
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