A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Garus Gololo, has berated Senator Abdulaziz Yari and the party’s National Chairman, Adamu Abdullahi, over their roles in the controversy associated with the National Assembly.
Speaking to Sunday Sun, Gololo, a former army officer, stated that the threat by Yari to quit the APC over leadership tussle in the Senate should not bother the ruling party.
While describing Yari’s move as paperweight ideology, Gololo expressed shock over the new turn of events in the camp of the ruling party after the victory at the National Assembly election.
He said that the party wouldn’t miss any of those who are ready to leave the party as rumoured.
Dr Gololo said: “Believe you me, we would give the former governor of Zamfara State, Senator Abdulazeez Abubakar Yari, to PDP or other opposition parties for free and I bet you he will take his trouble there to further bury the party because he is a trouble maker. And maybe I have to remind us some incidents that led to the crisis in the APC when Yari was the caretaker chairman of the party.
“He almost led the party into crisis, but it was managed. The issue then was that he, Yari, does not have the political charisma like Senator Akpabio and we all know it. He doesn’t even have the better academic qualification and political exposure like Senator Akpabio.
“Let’s face it. He only has this Arabic qualification without any western educational qualification and is this the kind of person Nigerian Senate would have for as Senate President? No, the truth is that times are changing and we have to move along.”
He, however, appealed to the former governor of Zamfara State to drop his pride and be loyal to the ruling party hierarchy.
“Don’t forget that I told you that he is a serial trouble maker, during his eight years as the governor of Zamfara State, he made sure that the man who brought him to political limelight, Senator Yerima, his predecessor, was chased out of Guzau, the capital of Zamfara State. Who does that? Again he is in his element again, trying to object and refuse to accept an election result that he was beaten hands down at the floor of the Senate,” he said.
On the APC national chairman, Gololo described Adamu Abdullahi, a former Nasarawa State governor, as another disaster and failure who has disappointed the party.
He said: “This is another man whom I respected owing to his past in politics, but I also feel disappointed when they fell short of rescuing the party at various points. How can Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the national chairman, fail to win at least a House of Representatives seat in Nasarawa State, even one Senatorial seat could not be delivered by a national chairman and I keep wondering the kind of politicians we are to merit the positions we occupy at the national level?
“Go to Nasarawa State, there are internal crisis here and there even with the governor being a member of APC, he did not change anything. I can tell you that the governor delivered himself and that is why there is crisis because he is accusing the governor of not giving his candidates Senatorial seats. Take a look at Adams Oshiomhole, whom no one gave chance. He came back and delivered himself and other Senators and House of Representative members. Which one has Abdullahi Adamu achieved? He deserves to leave the party because he is a disappointment.”
