APC Warns Fayemi Not to Undermine Ruling Party, Urges Defection or Sanctions

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has warned former Ekiti State Governor Dr. Kayode Fayemi that his recent remarks could damage the party’s image and that disciplinary action may follow.

Basiru’s warning came after Fayemi criticised the APC in an interview on “State Affairs with Edmund Obilo.” He said the party had drifted from the ideals of its founding fathers, was losing internal debate and ideological direction, and that a growing culture of endorsements and consensus arrangements could spark internal crises before upcoming elections.

“This is not where the party has come from. We have lost our bearings and the vision of the founding fathers of this party,” Fayemi said. He added that the rush of party members to seek political favour from the presidency was unhealthy for the APC, warning that “those who don’t get consensus won’t be happy… and you’re waiting for an implosion.”

In response, Basiru dismissed Fayemi’s concerns and urged the former governor to leave the APC if he no longer believes in the party. “We urge him that since he so much despises the party and wishes the party an implosion, he should go to where whatever he thinks his best ideas can be ventilated,” Basiru said. “We wish him the best of luck, but he should not stay within our party and be wishing us bad luck. He should go to another political party if he no longer believes in the party he represents.”

Basiru stated the APC would not tolerate actions or comments that undermine the party’s interests. “Let him go and join another party. If he does not join another party, the APC will not hesitate to invoke disciplinary actions to sanction him for anti‑party activities,” he said.

He also linked Fayemi’s comments to ongoing political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections, alleging that the former governor had been engaging opposition figures. “His statement only further confirmed what Mr. Rotimi Amaechi said, that he was one of those who agreed to form opposition against the APC,” Basiru said. “We also have it on good authority that he and some of his followers have been hobnobbing with opposition elements, particularly ahead of the Ekiti governorship election.”

Basiru added that Fayemi’s remarks, delivered while the APC was preparing for the Ekiti governorship poll, amounted to an attempt to weaken the party politically. “Even at this time that the party is conducting its primaries and making preparations for the all‑important Ekiti governorship election, it only shows a design to demarket the party ahead of that election,” he said.