A former Secretary to the Government of the
Federation (SGF), Olu Falae, has predicted
“things would soon fall apart” for the members
of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr. Falae, who is the national chairman of the Social
Democratic Party (SDP), mocked the APC for branding
itself a “mega party,” but said the party was likely to
totally collapse soon.
Mr. Falae spoke at the SDP’s secretariat in Akure,
capital of Ondo State, while welcoming Olu Agunloye, a
former member of the Peoples Democratic Party and
close ally of Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State,
who defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Mr. Agunloye, a former Minister of Power and Steel as
well as erstwhile Minister for Defense, had quietly
defected from the PDP to the SDP last weekend in
Akure.
Mr. Falae was recently named as a recipient of N100
million from Tony
Anenih, a former chairman of the PDP’s board of
trustee. Nigerian investigators have suggested that the
largesse was diverted from $2.1 billion budgeted for the
procurement of weapons to enable the Nigerian military
to better combat Islamist insurgents operating in
Nigeria’s northeast. Former National Security Adviser,
Sambo Dasuki, has been arraigned in court for
disbursing the defense funds to numerous political,
media and business interest for purely partisan use.
Mr. Falae, who has denied receiving any funds from Mr.
Dasuki, described the various political parties that came
together to form the APC as opportunists who wish to
share Nigeria’s collective resources.
He said the APC was made up of “uncommitted
individuals,” adding that their major aim was to share
money. “They will disintegrate very soon,” he added.
Mr. Falae added: “They have no plan for this country
and they are not progressive-minded people. And that's
why they have nothing to show in the last seven
months that they have assumed power and leadership
control of
the country.”
Mr. Falae had expressed anger that his name was linked
to the still unfolding scandal around Mr. Dasuki,
insisting that the funds he received from Mr. Anenih
were meant to empower his political party to campaign
for the reelection of President Goodluck Jonathan. The
SDP had struck an agreement to back Mr. Jonathan, who
however lost to Mr. Muhammadu Buhari of the APC.
“All Progressives Party (APC) will soon collapse because
they are made
up of uncommitted party members who only believe in
sharing the
money,” Mr. Falae said.
After being welcomed into the SDP, Mr. Agunloye
promised to ensure that the party emerged victorious in
governorship elections coming up later this year.
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