…. As President, APC Governors Meet About Next Step for Party
….Party Reaches Out to Oshiomhole, NWC in a Bid to Re-unite Party
By Our Reporter
Abuja (Precise Post) – Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and the Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, has said that National Executive Council’s decision to do away with the National Working Committee has brought joy to members in the party.
He made the statement as some APC governors are meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari to reviewed the commentaries that trailed the dissolved its National Working Committee (NWC), and move to heal the party in the aftermath of the sack.
They have also reached out to aggrieved former chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and other members of NWC in a bid to re-unite the party behind the new Caretaker committee led by Governor of Yobe State, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni and end the internal crisis within it.
The party had been enmeshed in leadership crisis following a Court of Appeal order which upheld the earlier ruling of an Abuja High Court which had earlier upheld the suspension of Oshiomhole by his ward in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State.
The situation got messier as three members of the NWC laid claim to the chairmanship of the party, thus resulting in a NEC meeting in the State House on Thursday, which eventually dissolved the Oshiomhole-led NWC and replaced it with a Caretaker/Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee.
The three other governors in the meeting with Buhari yesterday were the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF)/Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; Governor of Niger State/member of the caretaker committee, Abubakar Sani-Bello and the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
Bagudu, while answering questions from journalists after the meeting, described their mission to the State House as “a thank you visit.”
He said: “This is a thank you visit to Mr. President. We thanked Mr. President for all he has been doing for the progressive family, which culminated in the visionary and momentous resolution of party disputes that took place yesterday. Testimonials, news, commentaries, media from across the country are all happy for what had been done yesterday.”
Bagudu said following the relief brought to the polity by the dissolution of the NWC, the President was happy that one distraction had been put behind and would now be able to face the task of governance.
