Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state has said that All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA ) will never come close to federal power and that the party is like Keke-NAPEP or tricycle which can only take people  within short distances.

According to the governor in his news book titled ‘Reflections On The Igbo Question’ he said that for the Igbo to get the presidency, they must remain in national political parties such as the All Progressives Congress (APC) or Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and reach out to other members of the party across the country.

In like manner, the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA ) will never come close to federal power. Ever since its leadership found delight in tagging it an Igbo party, it has been confined to the back benches as an ethnic party”.

“The bitter truth here is that tribal or tribe-based political parties are divisible and sectional.  As a vehicle to political power, it can only be likened to a tricycle or Keke- NAPEP, which can only take you around within short distances, but not without the scourging heat of the sun in dry season and the messy drench of downpours in rainy season”.

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“Join a Keke-NAPEP on a long distant journey through a federal highway and you stand the chance of being knocked down, or out, by a luxury bus, a trailer or a whirlwind.  On all scores, you lose.  So too will those who want to get national leadership using ethnic based political parties”.

“The thing to do is clear; we must remain in National Political Parties and prove our mettle there, by building bridges and reaching out sincerely to other members of the Nigerian family.”