By Oyinkansayo Wole-Bodunde.
Cletus Obun, a prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has issued a stern warning to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to reconsider his approach to appointments.
Obun’s concerns stem from the fact that party members who tirelessly worked to ensure Tinubu’s presidential victory, are being overlooked for rewards.
During an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Obun emphasized that Tinubu is being misled into committing “political suicide” by neglecting his loyal allies. He stressed, “It is a wrong strategy not to reward your own allies. It would surely boomerang. In a developing democracy such as this, it is a brazen affront to loyalty.”
Obun further lamented the APC’s poor reward system, which he believes has been perpetuated since the Buhari administration. “What you are seeing here are genuine agitations. The reward system in the APC is very poor. APC had the worst reward system under Buhari, and today we’re seeing the repeat,” he noted.
He also cautioned that the failure to acknowledge the efforts of party loyalists would have consequences. “A man works like an elephant and eats like an ant. It’s not correct. I’m sure he [Tinubu] has enough time to retrace his steps on this matter. This direction of not rewarding those who worked, even their prayers alone will affect him. Karma is real,” Obun warned.
