Bafarawa also said that the APC government claims to be fighting corruption but it’s actually the “mother of corruption”.
The former governor made the claim during a recent interview with Daily Trust.
“APC
government says it is fighting corruption, but it is the mother of
corruption; it has been the mother of corruption since the day it opened
its gates to those five governors from the new PDP,” he said.
“When
they (five governors) came into the APC, they were warmly received
because they had the money to contribute N100 million each.
“When
I, a founding member and acting chairman of the party’s constitution
drafting committee queried why they were expressly allowed entry, I was
bluntly told they had money to give. I then offered to also contribute
N100 million but my own contribution was rejected.
“Those
five governors entered APC to corrupt the party, and they succeeded in
doing so. This is why I say APC is the mother of corruption.
“I
foresaw that they would hijack the party and attempt to do whatever
they want. If they are allowed to do whatever they want, there will be
problem in the politics of the country; if they are not allowed, which
is the situation now, there will be a rift between them and the
government, they will be disloyal and impudent to the government, and
this will cost the country immense problem in terms of progress,” he added.
Amaechi and four others defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC in 2014.
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