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President Bola Tinubu has appealed to aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain calm, promising not to let them down.
This came during the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting yesterday, which was the first since Tinubu took office in May 2023.
Former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir el-Rufai and that of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, who was also ex-Minister of Transportation, are some of those who have openly expressed umbrage at the state of affairs in the party.
The duo of Amaechi and el-Rufai, former President Muhammadu Buhari, and his Vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo were among APC NEC members who were absent at the meeting.
However, those present included Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio; House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, and Minister of Budget and National Planning, Abubakar Bagudu.
Governors in attendance included Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Monday Okpebholo (Edo), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Hyacinth Alia (Benue), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), Usman Ododo (Kogi), and Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Mohammed Bago (Niger), Hope Uzodimma (Imo), and deputy governor of Ebonyi State.
Former governors who attended included Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara), and Simon Lalong (Plateau).
However, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and several governors were in attendance.
However, addressing NEC members, Tinubu, who got confidence vote from the NEC, scored himself high and expressed delight that food prices were coming down in the lead up to the Muslim month of Ramadan.
Tinubu expressed satisfaction with the party’s progress, citing improved food security and declining food prices.
He also approved the establishment of reconciliation committees in all states to address internal conflicts.
National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje reported on the party’s achievements, including preparations for upcoming governorship elections in Anambra and Osun.
