Governor of Yobe State and Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mai Mala Buni
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Sun Apr 04 2021
The nation’s polity is twitching sequel to the extension of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) membership registration and revalidation exercise for a second time.
This is especially as some top shots and power brokers in the party are said to be uncomfortable with the development. But party officials say it is geared towards providing opportunity for more Nigerians to register with the party.
There are feelers that some APC bigwigs had tactically threatened the success of the exercise by allegedly hoarding materials and hijacking the process in some states in order to gain political capital.
The Peace Panel was saddled with the responsibility of resolving the contentious issues and uniting party leaders in the zone and tackling crisis bedevilling the states chapters of the party in the region.
The APC has become comatose in the South South axis sequel to the prevailing power struggle and division among the critical stakeholders.
Some state chapters of the party are entangled in crisis over who controls the party’s structures.
Others have been polarised with parallel executives running them to the detriment of the party and its chances of winning future elections.
Some states like Rivers are running parallel executives while the political bigwigs have maintained sealed lips and failed to reconcile their differences to form a united front ahead of future elections.