We have no apologies for anti corruption war - APC

ABUJA
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC says that in spite of criticisms of partisanship against President Buhari’s fight against corruption, it owes no apologies to anyone.

The National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun made the declaration in Abuja on Monday while speaking to State House correspondents after a meeting of the National Working Committee of the party with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa.

He said that despite insinuations that the current anti corruption war is aimed at decimating the leadership of the opposition PDP, the APC's position is that the rot in the country must be cleaned irrespective of whose ox is gored.

Odigie-Oyegun assured that the APC was not desirous of a one-party state but of constructive opposition.

His words :
“The APC is not in any way apologetic. We promised change and there is a lot of rot in the system. This must be cleansed and whoever and whatever ox is being gored, where ever the tree is going to fall, so, let it be.

“We must get used to the fact that in the process of cleansing this nation, there is going to be a lot of bullet to bite.

“The APC has not been in office at national level in the last 10 to 16 years. So, the issue of whether somebody is PDP or not PDP does not arise. We have a nation to cleanse. The president has committed himself to that and we should support it whatever way it comes. We are not being apologetic about that at all.

“It has nothing to do with witch-hunting. It just happened that the dramatis personae of the period all happened to be on one side of the political divide. We have absolutely no intention to pressurise any group or any nation towards a one-party state. It is not in our interest so to do because we need a vibrant opposition.

“We need an opposition that will contribute constructively to national discourse, that will make us sit up and deliver to the people what we promised. But the task is enormous and if anybody is ready to help to discharge these responsibilities, he is most welcomed.”