President Muhammadu Buhari and close
associates of Bola Ahmed Tinubu have met
to discuss internal wrangling within the APC
– Some of Tinubu’s very close associates
who met with the president include Bisi
Akande; Rauf Aregbesola and Senator Sola
Adeyeye
– Tinubu’s aides confirm that the meeting
took place but did not give any indication of
what happened
President Muhammadu Buhari met with
close associates of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed
Tinubu shortly after his arrival from a three-
day visit to Germany.
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with
close associates of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed
Tinubu in a bid to contain the crisis rocking
the All Progressives Congress (APC).
READ ALSO: Okorocha says President
Buhari, Aisha just joking with public
Vanguard reports that Buhari, who returned
to the country from a three-day official visit
to Germany, over the weekend, immediately
went into a meeting with close associates of
the APC national leader in the presidential
villa, Abuja on Sunday, October 16.
Some of Tinubu’s very close associates who
met with the president include former
interim national chairman of the APC, Chief
Bisi Akande; Osun state governor, Rauf
Aregbesola and Senator Sola Adeyeye from
Osun central.
Sources said the meeting discussed the
internal wrangling within the ruling APC,
particularly in Ondo state, other pockets of
crises in the party and the may have
touched on the alleged strained relationship
between Buhari and Tinubu.
None of those at the meeting could be
reached for comments, last night.
READ ALSO: Don’t crucify Aisha Buhari, she
meant well for Nigeria-APC Chieftain
Though the presidential aides have claimed
to be ignorant of the meeting, Tinubu’s aides
however confirmed that the meeting took
place but did not give any indication of what
happened.
A member of the Board of Trustees,
(BoT )of the APC, Mr Olisaemeka
Akamukalem, however, welcomed the
intervention to reconcile the president and
Bola Tinubu
“I think it is a welcome development that Mr
President should wade or is wading into it, but
let me reiterate what other people have been
saying, that instead of this piecemeal
resolution of conflicts, we should have a
functional BoT because they would have
nipped in the bud this issue which is
essentially between some stalwarts and the
National Working Committee, NWC,”
Akamukalem said.
“The crisis is not healthy for the party. The
national chairman is our national chairman.
Asiwaju (Tinubu) is a respected party leader
and I can tell you that without his political
sagacity, there would not have been this
change, but having been a party leader for
over 30 years, I think we should not rubbish
the party like this. There should be a way of
resolving such issues and this is why the BOT
has to be reconstituted and made functional, ”
he added.
Recall that Bola Tinubu called for the
removal of the party’s national chairman,
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun for allegedly
overruling the party’s national working
committee’s decision on the party’s
governorship primaries and submitted the
name of Chief Rotimi Akeredolu as the
party’s candidate in the election.
Meanwhile, Lawmakers in Lagos state house
of assembly have attacked President
Muhammadu Buhari for being disrespectful
to All Progressives Congress (APC) national
leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The lawmakers expressed deep
disappointment in President Buhari’s
handling of matters concerning Tinubu and
described his actions as “a sign of
disrespect” for the former Lagos state
governor.
They noted that Tinubu cannot be shoved
aside because of his contributions to the
emergence of APC as a ruling party at the
centre.
associates of Bola Ahmed Tinubu have met
to discuss internal wrangling within the APC
– Some of Tinubu’s very close associates
who met with the president include Bisi
Akande; Rauf Aregbesola and Senator Sola
Adeyeye
– Tinubu’s aides confirm that the meeting
took place but did not give any indication of
what happened
President Muhammadu Buhari met with
close associates of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed
Tinubu shortly after his arrival from a three-
day visit to Germany.
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with
close associates of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed
Tinubu in a bid to contain the crisis rocking
the All Progressives Congress (APC).
READ ALSO: Okorocha says President
Buhari, Aisha just joking with public
Vanguard reports that Buhari, who returned
to the country from a three-day official visit
to Germany, over the weekend, immediately
went into a meeting with close associates of
the APC national leader in the presidential
villa, Abuja on Sunday, October 16.
Some of Tinubu’s very close associates who
met with the president include former
interim national chairman of the APC, Chief
Bisi Akande; Osun state governor, Rauf
Aregbesola and Senator Sola Adeyeye from
Osun central.
Sources said the meeting discussed the
internal wrangling within the ruling APC,
particularly in Ondo state, other pockets of
crises in the party and the may have
touched on the alleged strained relationship
between Buhari and Tinubu.
None of those at the meeting could be
reached for comments, last night.
READ ALSO: Don’t crucify Aisha Buhari, she
meant well for Nigeria-APC Chieftain
Though the presidential aides have claimed
to be ignorant of the meeting, Tinubu’s aides
however confirmed that the meeting took
place but did not give any indication of what
happened.
A member of the Board of Trustees,
(BoT )of the APC, Mr Olisaemeka
Akamukalem, however, welcomed the
intervention to reconcile the president and
Bola Tinubu
“I think it is a welcome development that Mr
President should wade or is wading into it, but
let me reiterate what other people have been
saying, that instead of this piecemeal
resolution of conflicts, we should have a
functional BoT because they would have
nipped in the bud this issue which is
essentially between some stalwarts and the
National Working Committee, NWC,”
Akamukalem said.
“The crisis is not healthy for the party. The
national chairman is our national chairman.
Asiwaju (Tinubu) is a respected party leader
and I can tell you that without his political
sagacity, there would not have been this
change, but having been a party leader for
over 30 years, I think we should not rubbish
the party like this. There should be a way of
resolving such issues and this is why the BOT
has to be reconstituted and made functional, ”
he added.
Recall that Bola Tinubu called for the
removal of the party’s national chairman,
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun for allegedly
overruling the party’s national working
committee’s decision on the party’s
governorship primaries and submitted the
name of Chief Rotimi Akeredolu as the
party’s candidate in the election.
Meanwhile, Lawmakers in Lagos state house
of assembly have attacked President
Muhammadu Buhari for being disrespectful
to All Progressives Congress (APC) national
leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The lawmakers expressed deep
disappointment in President Buhari’s
handling of matters concerning Tinubu and
described his actions as “a sign of
disrespect” for the former Lagos state
governor.
They noted that Tinubu cannot be shoved
aside because of his contributions to the
emergence of APC as a ruling party at the
centre.
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