Dr. SKC Ogbonnia
A presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. SKC Ogbonnia, has slammed the national Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, saying he lacks the capacity to lead.
In a statement sent to Famzn News on Tuesday, Ogbonnia insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari lacks what it takes to lead a twenty-first century Nigeria.
Reacting to an earlier attack directed towards him by Oshiomhole, the APC chieftain said the statement by the party chairman disparaged his person.
Ogbonnia said: “Ordinarily, I would not dignify such uncharitable remark with a response, especially when it is assumed to come from a belligerent, gabby, shambolic cum egocentric character understandably desperate for attention since leaving office as Edo governor. But I am compelled to respond, at base, to lend credibility to my party that has taken a toll since Adams Oshiomhole grabbed its leadership a little more than a month ago.
“Frankly, it has become obligatory to inform the chairman that he is becoming an embarrassment to the party. This latest outburst against a presidential aspirant only goes to show that Mr. Oshiomhole lacks the intellectual capacity to lead a ruling party.
“If not, before rushing to the press, the Oshiomhole’s team ought to have done some research on my background, including what I did or did not do before our victory in 2015 and throughout the crisis that has exacerbated under the current leadership. In short, any genuine effort could have apprised Comrade Oshiomhole that I have contributed more to the growth of APC than himself. But it is easy for a then to become a forgettable history.
“Now, my sin is that I am a patriotic Nigerian and happen to belong to the patriotic wing of the APC, and my politics is committed to professing the truth without minding whose ox is gored. The truth in this whole saga is based on the following objective facts:
“President Muhammadu Buhari no longer has what it takes to lead a 21st Century Nigeria and must not be the nominee of our great party in the 2019 presidential election.”