President Muhammadu Buhari and some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are in a meeting at Aso Rock Villa over the leadership crisis rocking the ruling party.
Some of those at the meeting are Kebbi State governor, Atiku Bagudu, and chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum; Simon Lalong, Plateau governor and chairman of the Northern Governors Forum; and Abubakar Badaru.
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The APC has been involved in a leadership crisis following the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the APC national chairman.
The court of appeal had upheld a decision of a lower court that ordered the suspension of Oshiomhole; giving the order on the basis that Oshiomhole had been suspended by the APC in his ward since last year.
Oshiomhole’s suspension followed a rift, which he had with the governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki. The disagreement resulted in the disqualification of Obaseki from the party’s primary election; a development that saw Obaseki dump the APC for the PDP.
In the meantime, while former Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi, was named as the acting chairman, Victor Giadom has since said he is in charge of the party.
However, Hilliard Eta, the APC Vice-Chairman South-South, was named by some members of the National Working Committee (NWC) to act on behalf of Ajimobi who has been incapacitated and recently reported dead.
Earlier, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Villa on Sunday has raised hope about its resolution.
Lawan, who spoke with newsmen, stated that the situation must not be allowed to degenerate further saying:
The stability of APC is the stability of Nigeria; this is the party that is running the affairs of this country.
So, I believe that we have to sort this out and that will make our work even better and easier when we have a stable party as the party is supposed to be part of the apparatus of running government.
We are supposed to run or operate or implement or execute the manifesto of the party.
And therefore the party is so key, so central, so essential to ensuring that government, whether on the executive or legislative side, continues to face those issues in the manifesto and of course the manifesto will be to make Nigeria better.
