Fayemi Slams APC Over Consensus Politics, Says Party Has ‘Lost Its Bearing and Vision’

                

ABUJA — Former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of losing its founding ideals, warning that the party’s reliance on consensus arrangements in primaries is pushing it toward implosion.

Speaking on Thursday during an interview on _State Affairs_, a podcast hosted by Edmund Obilo, Fayemi said the APC had deviated from the vision of its founders and was stifling internal debate.

“There’s no intellectualism in the APC because there’s no debate in the party,” he said. “I was very explicit that this is not where the party has come from, that we have lost our bearings and the vision of the founding fathers of the party.”

Fayemi, a founding member of the APC, criticised the growing trend of aspirants seeking consensus endorsements from the Presidency and party leadership. He argued that shutting out other contenders undermines democratic processes and breeds resentment.

“It’s unfortunate that people are running to Aso Rock asking or begging for consensus. The inability to reach a consensus is implosion,” he said. 

The former governor, who served as Minister of Solid Minerals Development under President Muhammadu Buhari, said he had raised similar concerns at the APC’s South-West conference in Lagos. He stressed that he remained a product of competitive primaries, citing his own 2018 contest against dozens of aspirants despite being a sitting minister at the time. 

While defending President Bola Tinubu against claims of imposing candidates, Fayemi said the president appeared consumed by the pressures of governance and that the rush for consensus could destabilise the party.

“Those who don’t get that consensus, what do you think will happen? Do you think they will be happy?” he asked. 

Fayemi’s comments come amid ongoing APC primaries across several states ahead of the 2027 general elections, with reports of disputes and disruptions in Kwara, Oyo, and Ondo states.

He maintained that genuine consensus was acceptable only if voluntarily reached by all parties involved, but warned against arrangements that deny members the right to choose candidates freely. 

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