The Young Progressives Party, YPP, has described Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State as ‘a Clown’ following recent comments that the party has collapsed all its structures into his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA).
In a statement made available to POLITICS NIGERIA, signed by Comrade Egbeola Wale Martins, its National Publicity Secretary, the party stated that Soludo’s comments were false and reeked of ‘Clownery’.
“The attention of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) has been drawn to a highly mischievous and reckless statement made by the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, alleging that our party has collapsed its political structures in Anambra State into the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in support of his reelection bid.”
“This claim is not only false but reeks of clownery. At no point in time have the necessary leadership organs of the YPP sat to discuss, let alone ratify, the idea of collapsing the party’s structures in Anambra State into APGA. This statement is a deliberate distortion of facts, and it is utterly preposterous.”
“The Young Progressives Party is a serious political force in Nigeria, ranked among the top six leading political parties in the country and among the top three in Anambra State. To insinuate that we would collapse our structures into a party such as APGA in support of a known tyrant who has shown little regard for the rights of the People Living with Disabilities and has a track record of distorting state laws to serve narrow personal interests is laughable and an insult to the intelligence of the people of Anambra State.”
“Let it be known that the Young Progressives Party is a bigger and more expansive platform than APGA when it comes to national reach and electoral base. We refuse to be hoodwinked by such tactless propaganda designed to deceive the good people of Anambra State. Our party is not in the business of supporting the continuation of autocratic governance in any form.”
“We also wish to reaffirm that the Young Progressives Party will field a credible candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial election in Anambra State. We are resolute in our determination to offer the people of Anambra State a viable alternative to the current leadership, and no amount of cheap propaganda will derail our focus on winning the election.”
“We call on the people of Anambra State to disregard this baseless claim and to stay focused on the real issues that will determine the future of the state. The YPP remains committed to a better, more inclusive, and progressive Anambra.”
