‘It’s now synonymous with hardship’ — Buhari’s in-law dumps APC

Sani Mahmood Sha’aban, an in-law to President Muhammadu Buhari, has resigned his membership in the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a letter addressed to the chairman of the APC in Hanwa ward, Sabon Gari LGA of Kaduna, the former governorship aspirant said rather than deliver good governance in the state, some unnamed people have hijacked the party structure to enrich themselves.

Sha’aban(pictured left) was excluded from the APC governorship primary election in Kaduna in May.

His suit against the party is currently before the court.

In the letter, the politician said the party has no regard for rule of law, human lives, social integration and peace.

“As you may be aware, my entire political career has been devoted to the Progressive opposition ideology, which seeks to provide good governance at all levels to the citizenry of Nigeria. I was a founding member of the All People’s Party (APP) at the advent of this 4h Republic in Nigeria. In fact, I was one of the Four (4) persons who brought to, and built up the APP in Kaduna State from inception,” the letter reads.

“As you may also recall, the APP later metamorphosed into the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP). We left the ANPP together with His Excellency, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR to form the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). We were the bulk of the (CPC) component that teamed up with other Political Parties to form the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“As you may be aware or recall, I was thus one of the founding Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nation and in Kaduna State.

“As you may also recall, I worked assiduously for the success of the APC in Kaduna State and in Nigeria, which God willing, culminated in the APC being the ruling Party nationally and in Kaduna State. We formed the APC and gave it our best in terms of resources, experience, network, and wherewithal
because we saw the Party as the vehicle through which we Progressives will propel Nigeria and Kaduna State in particular towards the ideals of social justice, economic prosperity, peace and social integration.

“We were enticed with all manner of offers while in the opposition to abandon our democratic ideals and demands for good governance, but our unshakable resolve in the pursuit of the greater good of the masses kept us in focus and in line to refuse all personal enticement, and gratifications at the expense of the masses. The strength of our conviction led us to form the APC to be the vehicle to lead Nigerians into an era of political and economic prosperity, peace, security and good governance which the teeming and sacrificing masses of Nigeria and Kaduna State rightfully deserve from their leadership.

“However, recent activities and events within the APC in Kaduna State in particular have compelled me to reconsider my membership of the APC. Despite all our best efforts, admonitions and best intentions, it is disheartening to note that the APC has become more alienated from the masses, and father than foster peace, social cohesion and integration in Kaduna State as we envisaged and worked for, the APC in Kaduna State is now seen as synonymous with hardship, division and with total disregard for human lives, communal and family values.

“Furthermore, rather than work to bring the dividends of democracy closer to the masses, some few elements in the APC in Kaduna State have hijacked the Party structure and turned it into their personal estate to serve their personal greed and avarice, for the benefit of only their families, friends and cronies. They have no regards whatsoever for the feelings, yearnings and sensibilities of even the many members of the Party who supported them, and the general populace of Kaduna State.

“I believe I have in all conscience before God, done my possible best to stave off the inevitable but to no avail. I have come to the firm conclusion and resolve that in all good conscience, I cannot remain a member of the APC under the present state of affairs, where the interest of the majority of common folks is little regarded.”