As President, Govs. reach consensus on Adamu, others ahead of event
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), to channel their energies into improving the fortunes of the party in the forthcoming elections, and avoid squabbling that easily distracts and create disharmony.
According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, Buhari stated this yesterday, when he received the APC National Assembly leadership at the State House, Abuja.
The President reminded members of the proximity of the election dates set by INEC, admonishing that positions should be harmonised with a bigger picture of winning elections and providing good governance.
President Buhari told the lawmakers that a zoning template was produced and adopted by the party after wide consultations in order to ensure that the leadership was reflective of the diversity in unity while representing various dynamic interests.
We must adhere to that template”, he noted.
President Buhari said he met with the governors and the party national chairmanship aspirants on Wednesday, to reiterate the need to go into the convention with a united front.
The President further told the APC governors to bury their differences and work together to ensure the partys victory in 2023.
According to the president, they cant afford to allow the Peoples Democratic Party to get its dirty hands on government again and return us to the Stone Age’.
This is even as Buhari and the governors have reached a consensus on former Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Adamu, as being the next National Chairman of the party ahead of its convention billed for today, Saturday.
Former senate president, Ken Nnamani and Abubakar Kyari were also endorsed as Deputy Chairmen for South and North respectively, when the president met with the governors at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday.
