…Says Only In Banana Republics People Defect To Win Elections
Leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch has knocked politicians who are in the habit of defecting from one party to the other, saying only in Banana Republics such happens.
The Conservative Party, in recent times, has lost some of its members to the Reform UK, a party formed by Nigel Farage, which is rapidly becoming popular in the UK and is believed to be leading in the polls.
Yesterday, Sir Jake Berry, the former Conservative Party Chairman, confirmed his defection to Reform UK in what marks the latest high-profile departure from the Tories (Conservative Party).
Berry is a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Rossendale and Darwen, who previously served as Northern Powerhouse minister during the tenure of former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.
Reacting, Badenoch said UK must not be allowed to become a Banana Republic where politicians defect indiscriminately just to win elections at all cost, without proper policy plan for the people.
For Badenoch, it should not be about political games and winning elections but about strong commitment to the political ideology of the party and real governance.
“This is something which I say again and again, that there are a lot of people who come into politics just to play the game of politics. And they will follow polls and defect wherever they can, like they do in banana republics, to wherever they think that they can win.
“We have to do more than win. We have to be ready with a plan. This is what Labour got wrong. They had no plan. They were just focused on the election, and now they’re in government, and they’re completely at sea, they cannot deliver anything.
“All of the people who are not interested in coming up with a proper policy plan and just want to jump ship are welcome to do so, because when the time comes, at the next general election, the public are going to be looking for a serious, credible alternative. We are the only serious, credible alternative,” Badenoch said.
There has been a spike in defections in the Nigerian political landscape.
Governors of Delta and Akwa Ibom States and former Vice Presidential Candidate recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The coalition being led by the opposition figures which has already adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has also gained some politicians and former public office holders in the country.
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