The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress is not made up of saints.
He, however, insisted that the party remains a better option than the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.
Keyamo made this known while reacting to an old interview he granted in 2017.
The minister shared a video clip and a message on his verified X account on Saturday.
According to him, his comments from that interview were edited and taken out of context.
In his words:
“This is the unedited part of the interview I granted a blog in 2017 (nine years ago) emphasising that APC may not be a Party of saints (which, I repeat, is a matter of fact), BUT it is still far better than where we were coming from. Some characters edited the last part of my statement out of it.
“And today, I repeat it again, I will be a fool to say APC is a Party of saints. And anyone who declares any Party to which he/she belongs as a Party of saints will also be a fool.”
The minister explained that political parties are made up of humans and cannot be perfect.
He said the important issue is which party offers better direction for the country.
Keyamo argued that the APC still represents Nigeria’s best chance for progress.
He warned against returning to what he described as the old political order under the PDP.
He stated:
“But, on the balance, the APC still holds the best hope for the country and we cannot return to the era of PDP where you had some of the characters who are running for President today.
“It was only Mr. President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT that never hopped onto that battered train of PDP at that time,” he added.
