Fayemi: APC has lost its vision — consensus option pushing party to implosion

Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti state, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is losing its bearing and vision.

Speaking in an interview on ‘State Affairs with Edmund Obilo’, the ex-solid minerals development minister lamented that there is a dearth of debate and intellectualism within the ruling party.

He also flayed the party’s adoption of consensus as the preferred option during primary polls across states, opining that the method is the antithesis of democracy.

Fayemi, who is a founding member of the APC, said he was critical of the current state of the party in his address at its south-west conference which recently held in Lagos.

“This is not where the party has come from. We have lost our bearing and the vision of the founding fathers of this party,” he said.

He noted that while President Bola Tinubu is one of the founding fathers of the APC, he appears consumed by the pressures of governance.

On whether Tinubu’s style amounts to imposition of candidates for political offices, Fayemi said he does not see it that way.

“Maybe they just agree with him,” he added.

He warned that the prevailing scenario, where party members run to Aso Rock for favours and endorsements, portends danger for the APC.

“It would be unfortunate if everybody is running to Aso Rock because they want something,” he said.

“Those who don’t get consensus won’t be happy… and you’re waiting for an implosion.”