Buhari has stayed in London longer than expected – APC
Buhari has stayed in
London longer than expected – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),
has acknowledged that President Muhammadu Buhari has been away from the country
longer than expected.
The party’s spokeman, Bolaji Abdullahi, said this at the end of
their National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday, which had
some Governors in attendance.
He, however, commended Buhari, for transferring power to
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, before his departure.
“The national working committee (NWC) of our great party, the
All Progressives Congress (APC) led by the national chairman, Chief John
Odigie-Oyegun on Thursday met with governors elected on the platform of the
APC,” Abdullahi said.
“The national chairman reviewed the state of the party, x-raying
the challenges facing the APC in relations to funding and financing.
“It was agreed that the party is not
effectively funded as it should be. A new funding mechanism was therefore
devised based on a planned continuous membership registration exercise across
the country. The meeting agreed that this is the only sustainable way to fund
the party.
“The meeting also discussed the situations in some of the state
chapters of the party, and it was agreed that an effective conflict resolution
mechanism will be put in place to stem the tide of internal dissension and
resolve existing issues.
“As we near the midterm, the meeting also resolved to launch a
project to showcase the accomplishments of APC governors in all the 24 states
controlled by the party.
“The upcoming non-elective convention was also discussed and it
was agreed that the convention will take place on April 29.
“The meeting acknowledged that the president, His Excellency,
Muhammadu Buhari has been away longer than was originally envisaged. The
meeting however, commended the president for following the rule of law by
allowing the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo to assume proper leadership and
by so doing saved the country the kind of trauma that was experienced in the
past”, he stated.
