The struggle for the future of the All Progressives Congress, APC was yesterday turning into a tussle between the party’s governors and established political figures around President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Progressive Governors Forum, PGF comprising governors in the party at the end of a night meeting in Abuja on Thursday, resolved to among others, assert their supremacy in the party with a clear determination to ensure that the circle of presidential aides and ministers famed as the Aso Rock Cabal do not hijack the party and foist a transition agenda on them unbeknownst to the president.

The resolve of the governors, sources disclosed yesterday, followed the president’s decision to recall Governor Mala Buni as chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary and Convention Planning Committee, CECPC of the party despite their joint resolution with the president to ease him out.

The governors it was learnt believe that the Cabal around the president influenced the decision for the sake of pushing through their succession agenda which was yesterday said to be hovering between one head of government institution, President Goodluck Jonathan and some still shadowy political forces around the president.

The governors it was gathered, were at the weekend further energized by the decision of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State which asked the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami SAN to delete Section 84 (12) from the Electoral Act.

That provision which excludes political appointees at all levels from participating in an election, Saturday Vanguard reliably, gathered came from a convergence of interests between senators and governors.

“It is to the interest of the governors and the senators that the section will cripple the plans of those around the president in foisting their agenda,” an informed source privy to the decision of the governors disclosed yesterday.

The governors it was further gathered, after forging unity between the group of 19 governors and the so-named Yahoo-Yahoo governors (governors behind Buni) on Wednesday further took a decision to project their common political interest given what they claimed was the manipulation being done by some people in the famed Aso Rock Cabal.

“Governors took a decision and clear instructions were given but some people with access to the president went and changed it,” the source breathed out yesterday.

While agreeing that the Aso Rock Cabal took advantage of the communication from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the governors were said to have pledged to frontally confront the Aso Rock Cabal.

“You cannot do away with the governors. Even under Obasanjo who was said to have been imperious he still reached out to the governors to carry out his political agenda,” the source said in laying out the determination of the governors to forge a common agenda.

In that direction, the governors it was gathered, had commenced a re-negotiation on the issue of the national chairman which had earlier been resolved in favour of Senator Abdullahi Adamu.

“I can confidently tell you that a negotiation of that issue is ongoing and no one can say that the position a week ago is still tenable,” the source revealed.

Saturday Vanguard reports that President Buhari had prior to his trip to Kenya reportedly given an instruction to the governors to deliver Adamu as the next national chairman.

“That time nobody questioned him as he said that that was his position, but with the Buni issue and other developments we can see that some people are manipulating from behind and the governors cannot leave their fortunes in their hands.”

However, Saturday Vanguard gathered that the attention was not only on the position of national chairman as the governors were engaging in a total negotiation of all positions in the National Executive Committee of the party.

The efforts of the governors nonetheless, the Aso Rock Cabal is believed to have made a definitive statement with the judicial decision in Abia nullifying Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act.

Saturday Vanguard reports that the provision allows those speculated to have political aspirations within the president’s camp to sustain their relevance and access into Aso Rock while sustaining their political bids.

Among those in the executive arm being listed as directly impacted with the provision are Haidi Sirika, aviation; Malami, justice; Rt. Hon. Chibiuke Amaechi, transportation; among others yet to show their hands.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/03/apc-governors-draw-battle-line-with-aso-rock-cabal/

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How can the Governors be united to fight the so-called cabal when the cabal is led by one of them Buni

Section 84(12) died yesterday.Tinubu and his minions should mourn their losses and move on

cktheluckyman:

How can the Governors be united to fight the so-called cabal when the cabal is led by one of them Buni

They are trying to form an army against the president.. Buni is the bone in throat right now.

cktheluckyman:
Section 84(12) died yesterday.Tinubu and his minions should mourn their losses and move on

Tinubu has nothing to do with section 84(12). The section came about as a result of power play between the governors and senators.

Tinubu is well prepared for the primary election. He already told you haters that he’s okay with any method adopted by the party for the primary. Head or tail, he is fully in the race and by far the leading aspirant. He’s not a coward like Peter Obi Pandora who does not have the liver to contest for president despite years of SE servitude to PDP.

Satanic party

seunmsg:


Tinubu has nothing to do with section 84(12). The section came about as a result of power play between the governors and senators.

Story for the gods

Esseite:


They are trying to form an army against the president.. Buni is the bone in throat right now.

Fayemi, Yahaya Bello will surely be in Buni's camp

cktheluckyman:

How can the Governors be united to fight the so-called cabal when the cabal is led by one of them Buni

When was Buni a Governor last? Does anyone see him as a Governor anymore?

All the drama will come to and in few days time

Dsalvo:



When was Buni a Governor last? Does anyone see him as a Governor anymore?

Only Tinubu supporters do not see him as a Governor

That means they are ready to fight Buhari. Is it not obvious that Buhari supports the cabal? Every attempt at cutting the cabal to size has been reversed by Buhari over and over again. It's only someone that is blind that won't see that he is behind them and that's what's giving them morale to do what they are doing.

Buhari is a master chess-player.
It is very hard to know the intentions of someone who doesn't talk too much.

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Esseite:


They are trying to form an army against the president.. Buni is the bone in throat right now.

You're always sentimental in your talk. Who win elections for Parties if not primarily Governors.

Of what electoral value is Malami, Emefiele, Amaechi and others seen as Buhari's inner crew?

Equity is very important in Nigerian politics so don't start the usual Igbo thing of offending others to then be playing victim.

Buhari is not the victim here. He wants to callously destroy structures, platforms and people he used to get where he is today.

Use a bridge to cross a river and decide to blow up the bridge and deny others of it's use.

Why should those affected just sit back and let him have his ignoble ways? One good turn no longer deserves another?

People like you should really think what you are saying merely because of tribalistic hatred for BAT and Yorubas.

edmaraja:
That means they are ready to fight Buhari. Is it not obvious that Buhari supports the cabal? Every attempt at cutting the cabal to size has been reversed by Buhari over and over again. It's only someone that is blind that won't see that he is behind them and that's what's giving them moral to do what they are doing.

I quite agree with you, the eye service and ambition of the party leaders would not make them put a stop to tyrannic display of the caretaker committee that was imposed by the president.
I don't even understand whether it is within the power of the president to solely appoint caretaker committee. Im surprised no one is able to challenge that overbearing

Omicron007:



Buhari is a master chess-player.
It is very hard to know the intentions of someone who doesn't talk too much.

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Of course he is Karpov or Kasparov to you. Some of the things you guys say are comical. Do you also realize that some don't talk because they are actually clueless, incompetent and not confident at all ?

cktheluckyman:
Section 84(12) died yesterday.Tinubu and his minions should mourn their losses and move on

look at this foooolish statement . are you OK?

his tinubu your problem

Tinubu has nothing to do with section 84(12). The section came about as a result of power play between the governors and senators.

Tinubu is well prepared for the primary election. He already told you haters that he’s okay with any method adopted by the party for the primary. Head or tail, he is fully in the race and by far the leading aspirant. He’s not a coward like Peter Obi Pandora who does not have the liver to contest for president despite years of SE servitude to PDP.

Nigerian politician never sit down to discuss how to turn around the country...

Their priorities is winning elections

Omicron007:



Buhari is a master chess-player.
It is very hard to know the intentions of someone who doesn't talk too much.

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What chess is he playing, someone who allowed Saraki hijacked the Senate and destroyed his plans throughout his first tenure.

Wasn't his shallow mind that made APC have incompetent person like YAhaya Bello as APC governor? Chessplayer my azz

We have been hearing battle lines. If dem get moral make dem try am.

Ngwaanu! Continue the infighting.Lets see who wins.

Q

APC the award winning most useless party of all times.a party that should have performed well after taking power from the most talented thieves party of all times PDP.now 2023 is around the corner don’t ever vote for APC if you are not an agboro or your family member are not part of agboro network of Nigeria because they are the only people not affected in the high cost of things in Nigeria.be wise.APC is most useless at the center

Tinubu sef!

Are they not the same?

All this one na tori,make them just take their hand scatter the evil party pkatapkata.

Ok

Ttalk:


What chess is he playing, someone who allowed Saraki hijacked the Senate and destroyed his plans throughout his first tenure.

Wasn't his shallow mind that made APC have incompetent person like YAhaya Bello as APC governor? Chessplayer my azz

Are you saying Buhari imposed Bello on Kogites?