The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday has boasted that its political bigwigs who have left the party would soon return, stating that its ongoing reconciliation efforts were heeding success.
This was disclosed by Chairman of the party’s Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee, and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, while inaugurating a reconciliation committee for Ogun and Imo states.
Recall that the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara had recently returned to the APC and the Buni-led committee had been able to resolved the growing crisis in the Cross-River State chapter of the party.
Buni noted that his committee had shortly after its inauguration initiated some peacebuilding and reconciliation mechanisms, saying it is to give every member a sense of fairness and belonging.
Buni said, “I am proud to say that, with the support enjoyed from members of the party, the committee has recorded remarkable head-ways, reclaiming some distinguished and very valuable members with thousands of their supporters back to our fold.
“I am equally fulfilled that our exploits in reconciling our members in Edo and Ondo states has strengthened the party and further expanded our chances with assurances of winning the governorship elections in the two states with land slide victories.
“Let me also add that, the on-going reconciliatory initiatives of the All Progressives Congress, will soon shock Nigeria’s political space with massive return of former members who felt aggrieved and unwillingly, went to other political parties.
“Therefore, it is in the spirit of the ongoing reconciliation that the chairmen and members of the Imo and Ogun states reconciliation committees were carefully selected to reconcile aggrieved members and groups within the party.”
Buni named his Jugawa counterpart, Alh. Mohammed Abubakar Badaru as Chairman. He then listed other members of the committee who are Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state, Gov. Simon Bako Along of Plateau State, Gov. Audu Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and Gov. Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State.
