Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has declared that as someone who gave the All Progressives Congress (APC) its name, he does not have any plan to quit the party.
Siriki who refuted reports linking him with the newly unveiled opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), added he is a founding member of the APC.
He maintained that he remains a loyal member of the APC and a committed follower of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Sirika made the dismissal on his X handle following Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, linking him to the ADC.
Wike, while speaking as a guest on Arise TV, alluded that Sirika was in touch with the ADC.
President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, also quoted in a news report echoing the same.
But Sirika said both Wike and Onanuga were being “pedestrian.”
“I watched HE Nyesom Wike today on Arise claiming that I have joined the so-called coalition
“Whilst still in shock, I read on Premium Times a report credited to Chief Bayo Onanuga, making the same claim,” Sirika said.
He declared his loyalty to the APC, saying he was a founding member who contributed to the party’s identity.
“I am a founding member of the APC; I gave it its name. I have no plans to leave it. I will always be where President Buhari is. If you must hate him, hate me too. I have no apology,” he said.
Sirika accused both Wike and Onanuga of making public comments without verifying facts.
“At their levels, they ought to fact check. I call upon our loyal members to ignore both statements and consider them pedestrian,” he wrote.
