Governors
of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have called an emergency meeting
to seek ways of reuniting the ruling party that is threatened by a
major crisis over the choice of new leaders for the Senate and the House
of Representatives.
The meeting was called by the chairman of the APC governors’ Forum and Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha.
A
source said the meeting would discuss how to find a solution to the
crisis generated by the election of a new Senate President and Speaker.
The
APC had conducted a mock election to elect candidate for the two
offices on Saturday and Messrs. Ahmed Lawan from Yobe and Femi
Gbajabiamila were elected as Senate President and Speaker of the House
respectively.
However, the two main challengers to the posts,
Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, who are also members of the party,
boycotted the election and rejected its outcome.
They also vowed to defy the party and seek for the mandate of their colleagues in an election billed for Tuesday.
The
APC national secretary, Mai Mala Buni had on Sunday issued a statement
urging Messrs. Saraki and Dogara to abide by the decision of the party.
The two contenders rejected the plea by the party leadership and vowed to challenge the party’s candidates on Tuesday.
Credit: Sani Tukur/Premium Times
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