Why APC is attracting political heavyweights – Buni

The Caretaker Committee Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Maimala Buni has announced that the influx of political heavyweight into it is proof that it is stable and has resolved most of its internal conflicts.

The party said that it has been able to attract major bigwigs who have either returned back to the party or freshly joined the party.

Buni who is also Yobe State Governor disclosed this in Abuja when the APC caucus in the Senate welcome Senator Ishaku Abbo who defected from the PDP.

Buni listed political bigwigs who have joined the ruling party to include the former Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Former PDP National chairman, Senator Barnabas Gemade, several members of the national assembly and Chief Jimoh Ibrahim.

Others are former Head of service of the federation, Mr Danladi Kifasi, Sen. Isa Hamma Misau, Alhaji Salisu Takai among others.

Recently, the Governor of Ebonyi State also joined the APC in a move that caused uproar not only in the PDP on which platform he was elected as Governor, but also in the South East region.

Speaking on the situation, the caretaker committee Chairman of the ruling party explained “our recent big catch of a very no less personality than the Executive Governor of Ebonyi state, His Excellency Mr Dave Umahi and several legislators of the state assembly are indeed great milestones in our restoration process.

“Many others have indicated interests to either return or join the party. In fact, I want to assure you all that APC will soon shock Nigeria’s political space with massive and unprecedented defections ever witnessed in the political history of our great country, and by the grace of God, APC will undoubtedly remain Nigeria’s leading political party.”

“The reconciliation exercise by the committee, as part of its interventions demands the internal resolution of disputes within the party and calls for all court cases against the party be withdrawn from the courts to allow internal settlement of the various disputes.

The CECPC has collated all such cases including identifying the parties to the disputes and litigations, and has made schedules for the immediate withdrawal of litigations while equally setting out procedures for hearing out all the aggrieved members, including creating a neutral ground for all to voice out their grievances,” he added.

The APC had in recent time boasted of a large number of resolved intra- party disputes with the hope that other ongoing disputes will also be resolved.