According to Kayode Fayemi, the former minister of solid minerals, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has a need to apologize to Nigerians for failing to fulfill their pledges.
According to reports, Fayemi responded in the affirmative when asked in an interview on Thursday if the APC should apologize to Nigerians for their actions in overthrowing former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
Remember how the previous governor of Ekiti State said that the Occupy Nigeria demonstration against Jonathan’s government’s elimination of gasoline subsidies was driven by politics?
He stated that they protested against Jonathan’s decision to abolish the fuel subsidy even though they knew it was the right one.
The APC leader acknowledged in an interview with Channels TV that the party has not fulfilled its promises to the Nigerian people.
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“Oh, obviously, we must apologize to the Nigerian people,” he said. All of the promises we made to the Nigerian people have not been fulfilled. And that’s not only because we were inept; we also had to deal with other structural barriers that made our situation more challenging. However, it’s obvious that we haven’t done enough to improve the quality of life for Nigerians.
And it goes without saying that I would not think twice about apologizing to the Nigerian people for that. There is much more we can do. An apology could make us feel better, but that’s not truly what we need. All of us who see ourselves as leaders in that field need to get our act together. Because if we don’t, the risk we take is greater than the potential rewards.
I have to say that I consider myself extremely lucky to have stood on the shoulders of giants. The Wole Soyinkas of this planet, the Enahoros, raised me. They were the ones that encouraged me to embark on this path as a young guy.
“And I have an obligation, which is why my spouse and I have agreed to say, I have an obligation to the African youth to find a way to help them become better actors than I have been.”
