An All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Mr. Yekini Nabena, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to intervene in the hostilities between former National Chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun, and his successor, Adams Oshiomhole.
Nabena, who made the call in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said Buhari should use his position as the party’s leader, to prevail on the two to sheath their sword.
Odigie-Oyegun and Oshiomhole, have been at daggers drawn in recent times over who should take the blame for the problems plaguing the party, especially after the 2019 general elections.
According to Nabena, who is the ruling party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, the war of words between the two leaders was uncalled for.
“Elections have been won and lost, high-level meetings such as National Caucus and the National Executive Committee, NEC, are there to address party matters.
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“I call on our respected leaders, particularly the current and immediate past national chairmen to end their public hostilities, particularly in the media.
“In the immediate, I call on President Muhammadu Buhari, as the leader of our party, to lead fence-mending efforts and address obvious grievances in many states and among stakeholders in the party.
“The losses the APC suffered during the 2019 general elections in some states it previously controlled, is indeed worrisome.
“However, we are still the governing party which produced the President, control majority states and have an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly.
“Compared to the failed PDP, the APC remains the political party of choice for both Nigerians and politicians. I urge our aggrieved members to remain in the APC fold and settle their differences,” he said
