APC not a Muslim party –ACN, Fani-Kayode

The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has denounced the consistent campaign of calumny against the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying such an attempt is a cheap blackmail that cannot withstand the test of time.

The National Publicity Secretary of ACN, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this yesterday in a press statement, noted that the campaign is being waged by those who are hell bent on perpetuating mediocre leadership in Nigeria.

According to him, “these purveyors of falsehood do not want good governance.

That’s why they are peddling the lies that the interim leadership of the APC is controlled by Muslims, and that it did not reflect the country’s plural values.

‘’The truth is that while ethno-religious sentiments did not form the criteria used in selecting the interim leadership, we were conscious that Nigeria is a country of plural values. That is why we have 17 Christians and 18 Muslims (the best balance possible in the odd number of 35 posts that were shared). That is why the 35 occupiers of the positions are from 29 different states, four more than the 25 stipulated by INEC. It was equal opportunity across all zones.”

The party challenged anyone who doubts the authenticity of the facts and figures to verify them at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, instead of taking to the social media to spread rumours.

Also, former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode who also debunked the insinuations that the APC is a Muslim party, said those peddling such insinuations are mischievous and ignorant of the working of the party.

Fani-Kayode in a statement made available to National Mirror yesterday noted that: “The APC has 37 interim national officers on its interim National Executive Committee. Eighteen of those officers are Muslims and 17 are Christians.

“Those that are publishing and spreading the all Muslim list in the media and the social websites and networks should be advised to go and publish the full list of all the national officers of the APC and not just the list of Muslim ones.

“This is merely the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ploy to sell a lie to the public and attempt to clothe it as truth and it shall not stand. The truth is that there are many more religious and ethnic bigots in the PDP and much more ignorance than there is in any other party in Nigeria.”

Culled: National Mirror*