Shitu Kabir Don Join APC, Talk Say Na Ideology We Dey Lack

Na wah oo! Shitu Mohammed Kabir, wey don run presidential race before, don finally reason say e go join APC as e dey defend im move.

This guy talk say for this Naija wey we dey, no be say we no get parties, but we lack the correct ideology wey fit make dem work. E talk am clear sey everything na winner-takes-all, and as e dey be now, everybody just dey run around dey find wetin dem go chop for demself.

Kabir, wey be former leader of Advanced People’s Democratic Alliance (APDA), don sabi politics well-well, and e don chair Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) before. E dey tell us say na because we no build parties wey get clear beliefs, na im dey allow opportunism to shine for this our political space.

During him interview for Arise TV, Kabir talk say if we follow with proportional representation wey e don try carry go National Assembly before, e go help correct the wahala wey dey ground. He explain say if party fit win like 20 or 30 percent of votes, dem foward some legislative seats to dem, so dem fit represent dia people well.

Na wetin dey happen now na if you no win am all, you no fit show face again till next election. Kabir throway light say under this current arrangement, if A dey hold 51 percent, B and C, wey dey hold 49 percent each, dem go just park aside for four years. No equality for dem.

As people dey ask am why e join APC now when e don dey criticize dem before, Kabir no vex. E talk say na because him principles still dey intact, and to build ideology, you gatz dey part of the bigger picture. You no fit dey stand alone to propagate wetin you believe, na inside party you go fit make moves.

Everywhere wey dem dey talk about ideological parties, Kabir talk say e no late to start to reform from within. E don call for power devolution, say if states fit control dia own local resources, e go make politics more dey local and grassroots go dey feel am better.

Looking forward to 2027 elections, Kabir don make am clear sey wetin dem go see for ground fit shock many people. E dey believe sey the elections go still capture attention, but di way wey we don dey run things no too dey emphasize idea or ideology, na more of ‘who you sabi’ matter.

At the end of di day, Kabir show case him history with how e don dey push for ideological parties through him journey, but e con end am with serious talk sey right now, we no get much to show for am.