Fayemi Warns APC’s Lack of Consensus Could Cause Implosion
Former Ekiti State governor Kayode Fayemi has voiced strong criticism of the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries, stating that the party has lost its direction and vision.
Speaking on the podcast State Affairs, hosted by Edmund Obilo, Fayemi said the APC is currently without intellectual debate, which he believes is eroding its foundation.
He recalled his address at the Southwest party conference in Lagos, where he warned that the party has strayed from the principles of its founding fathers.
“There’s no intellectualism in the APC because there’s no debate in the party,” Fayemi remarked. He added that the current scramble for consensus — people literally begging for agreement at Aso Rock — is a sign of deeper trouble.
“The inability to reach a consensus is implosion,” he concluded.
Violence Disrupts Ondo APC Primary
Shortly after Fayemi’s comments, political thugs stormed the APC secretariat in Ondo State, disrupting the collation and announcement of results from the Saturday House of Representatives primaries.
The attack forced the Ondo APC chairman, Kolawole Babatunde, party executives, electoral officials, delegates, and supporters to flee through the back door as tensions rose.
Security personnel also evacuated the seven‑member National Assembly Primary Election Committee, led by Hon. Iboroma Harry Dabibi, from the venue.
Eyewitnesses reported that the thugs arrived during the proceedings and demanded that the committee chairman halt the announcement of results.
One source told Channels TV that a disqualified aspirant allegedly mobilised the thugs, causing the atmosphere to turn tense and prompting many to leave for fear of violence.
Another witness said the group was about to announce a federal constituency result when a phone instruction ordered the process to stop. Initially, many thought the directive came from the governor, but later claims pointed to another influential figure within the state government.
The thugs reportedly summoned youths from various wards, shouting threats and creating an unsafe environment that ultimately halted the primary exercise.
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