APC members threaten to leave party if Jonathan is given presidential ticket

Some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have vowed to leave the party if President Goodluck Jonathan is given the presidential ticket.

The group warned that those who are masterminding the project do not have the interest of the party at heart and certainly do not love Nigeria.

It, therefore, questioned the rationale behind bringing back someone APC projected to the whole world as a failure and rejected by the overwhelming numbers of Nigerians.

The group, in a letter entitled, “The Destructive Potentials of a Goodluck Jonathan Presidential Candidacy for the APC”, addressed to the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, was submitted by its Chairman, Mr. Toyin Rahim to the party, insisted that Jonathan’s project will not fly.

The group stated, “This Jonathan project cannot fly simply because it cannot help our party and we want to do our best to ensure that our Party does not fall victim to ill-advised action that can push the party out of power.

“It is certain that any attempt to give Jonathan a free presidential ticket of the APC will see the mass exodus of critical stakeholders from the Party and make the party lose power.

“Are we now saying we lied to Nigerians and that we have now discovered that Jonathan was much better and that he should return to continue his good works that nobody can see?

“One thing our party leaders must know is that if for any tragic reason the mistake is made to impose Jonathan on APC and the goodwill of our party and that of Mr. President make him win and he becomes president again, the likelihood of him switching loyalty to PDP is high.”