The new Caretaker Committee chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mai Mala Buni has dismissed insinuations that the dissolution of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) was meant to undermine the influence of Ahmed Bola Tinubu, a Southwest leader of the party.
Responding to questions from journalists at the end of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party, Buni, who is also Governor of Yobe State and former scribe of the party, said the measure was taken because the APC was sliding dangerously.
“Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is a founding father of this party. We are all together to rescue this party from all this. Nobody is happy with the situation under which the party is now operating because we are in court for various problems and crisis.
“So, this decision was taken by NEC to address some of these issues. Nobody is targeted and it is not against nobody. Asiwaju is one of the leaders of this party and a founding father of the party”, Buni said.
The Caretaker Committee has a six-month mandate, and Buni outlines his plans thus: “As a former two-time national secretary of the party, I know the party very well. It’s all about doing justice to every member of the party because without justice they won’t be peace and it is all about team play.
“I am a team player. I have a capable team that can work with me. If you don’t manage crisis, obviously crisis will manage you. So, I won’t allow any crisis to fester henceforth.
“As for the process of convening this NEC, I want to tell you that it is a continuation of the last notice that was issued and we said we have adjourned and now it’s a continuation of the last adjourned NEC meeting. All the notices were issued accordingly, so in no way are we in any aberration.”
The Caretaker Committee/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee comprises the following:
1. Gov Mai Mala Buni (Chairman)
2. Isiaka Oyebola (Southwest)
3. Ken Nnamani (Southeast)
4. Stella Okotete (Women)
5. Governor Sani Bello (Northcentral)
6. Dr. James Lalu (Physically challenged)
7. Sen. Abubakar Yusuf (Senate) Rep
8. Hon. Akinyemi Olaide (House of Reps)
9. David Lyon (South-South)
10. Abba Ari (Northwest)
11. Prof. Tahir Mamman (Northeast)
12. Ismail Ahmed (Youth)
13. Sen. Akpan Udoedehe (Secretary)
