By the constitutional provision of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari is the leader of the ruling party. However, Mr President has consistently romance some political gladiators, who have vowed to work against Candidates of APC, in their respective States with exception of re-election of Buhari.

Recall that the larger part of internal divisions in the ruling party resulted from the primary elections held under the Chairmanship of Adams Oshiomhole. Parallel primaries were held in various States, owning to personal interests of some political heavyweights. This development made Oshiomhole led National Working Committee (NWC) struggled to enforce party supremacy. At the end of the day, the like of Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State and Rochas Okorocha of Imo State fell out of favour with the NWC of APC.

Ironically, Mr President who double as the party leader has not at any point, stamp his foot on the ground on the party supremacy. But he has consistently identity with the duo (Amosun and Okorocha), despite their anti party activities. Mr President has not even deem it fit to reprimand them, because they promised to work for his re-election.

In what critics believed to be anti party activity on the part of Buhari, he gave Adekunle Akinlade, the Ogun State APM governorship candidate, a soft  endorsement when Amosun and Akinlade paid a courtesy call to Mr President in the State House, Abuja, on 6th January.
Also, in Owerri, capital of Imo State, in a bid to play safe, Mr President admonished party faithful to vote according to their conscience. This is contrary to his popular campaign slogan “vote APC from top to bottom”. Another compromised stand by a supposed Leader of the party.

Is Mr President self-centred or desperate for re-election?

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