Okorocha Mulls Floating New Party, Says APC Hastily Formed

• “APC was a hurried arrangement formed to take power”
• visionary, forward minded and progressive thinking must come together

Rochas Okorocha, senator representing Imo west, has bemoaned the palpable lack of ideology among political parties in Nigeria.

Okorocha, who spoke with reporters on Monday in Abuja, said the All Progressives Congress (APC) was a child of necessity and was hastily formed to wrest power.

Okorocha said the ruling party started on proper footing but started drifting after some people hijacked it and became “lords”.

He said visionary, forward minded and progressive thinking must align to make Nigeria work.

“The movement for a new Nigeria has begun and we must come together, I mean progressive Nigerians, to make the country work,” he said.

“APC was a hurried arrangement formed to take power when the then government was drifting. APC would have been better until people who were not members of the party, people who came for a congratulatory message, hijacked the party and became lords.”

He noted that politicians in the country were bereft of character and scruple noting that the country was teeming with people who were indifferent to politics and governance.

“The issue is not about APC or PDP. It is beyond political parties. We are talking about the character of the politicians. Political parties in Nigeria don’t have any ideology – it is just a vehicle to come to power,” the lawmaker said.

“So, what we have is not the ideal thing. We have so many people who are not interested in working for the nation.”

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The senator said President Muhammadu Buhari could have performed better if he had surrounded himself with good people.

“For instance, if President Muhamamadu Buhari had surrounded himself with good people, the story would not be the same today,” Okorocha said.

“We have bad people in APC, just as we have them in PDP and that was why I made the call in Rivers state that the good ones should come together to lead the people.”