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The marriage of the “civilian coup plotters” is heading to the rocks… Don't forget, 'APC is a party of strange bed fellows'.
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The Walls Are Beginning to Crack...
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Sunday Vanguard was reliably informed by Presidency sources, yesterday, that part of the reasons for the seeming prolonged process of resolving the crisis in the All Progressives Congress, APC, may be the slightly differing positions of President Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, regarded as a leader and financier of the party. Specifically, the sources disclosed that the Friday NEC meeting of the party “brought to the open the seeming centrifugal positions of Mr. President and Asiwaju.” One of the sources added: “At the meeting between the governors and the warring parties that followed the APC NEC parley, Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, was mandated to chair a committee of three that would come up with possible resolutions to the crisis. BUHARI’S POSITION “It was an open discussion at the NEC meeting that whereas Mr. President has consistently expressed his dissatisfaction at the truncation of the party’s procedure for the emergence of the leaders of the National Assembly, the position he has since taken has been one of reconciliation and not outright antagonism to the leadership of the National Assembly.” Sunday Vanguard was told that Tinubu’s position, which had been misconstrued in many quarters as antagonistic, was merely a reflection of the need to enforce party supremacy at all times. One of the arrowheads of the Tinubu group told Sunday Vanguard: “Asiwaju is not being rigid. He just believes it is not proper to kick off a government on a note of disobedience to party position by members of the National Assembly. It sends a wrong signal”. WHAT TINUBU WANTED Investigations into how the Friday meeting of the APC NEC went the way it did suggest that whereas Tinubu gave some conditions, those opposed to him ensured that his position did not hold. For instance, it was gathered that one of the conditions put forward by the former governor of Lagos State was that both Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara “should not be invited to the meeting”. A top APC member privy to the happenings in the ruling party told Sunday Vanguard: “”The second condition he put forward was that in the event that the two leaders of the National Assembly were invited, they should be made to commit to an apology letter to the party.” That way, it was learnt, it would be on record that both men went against the grain of their political party. “Unfortunately”, the top party leader said, “none of these could be achieved. “And you should understand. This is a time when members of the party should engage a cohesive mode rather than one that would alienate more members. It is bad enough that we already have a crisis on our hands. To further entrench positions would not be in the interest of the party.” BUHARI LOYALISTS TAG WITH ATIKU Sunday Vanguard was to further learn that already, “there is a groundswell of coalition between some party faithful loyal to President Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar”. The source went on: “Mind you”, it is not for the love of Atiku. But it is gradually becoming imperative that whoever within the party that would attempt to ring-fence the President with people that would become malleable should be checked”. Indeed, it was discovered that when APC’s National Chairman, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, held talks with the President, last week, the fears of the former were assuaged by the latter on the insinuation that he (Oyegun) could lose his position following his acceptance of the emergence of Saraki and Dogara as Senate President and House Speaker. “In fact, Mr. President told our party Chairman not to lose sleep; that the rumours about his possible removal from office can never happen”. Sunday Vanguard was told that that was why the party reposed a vote of confidence in its Chairman at the Friday NEC meeting.. ISSUE OF PARTY SUPREMACY However, one very thorny issue within the embattled APC remains the definition of the leadership as occasioned by the new mantra of supremacy. It would be recalled that, penultimate week, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, issued a statement stating that Tinubu was the National Leader of the party; the ink on the paper which carried the statement had not dried before the Presidency issued a counter statement insisting that Buhari remains the leader of the party, without prejudice to whatever contributions made by those who were the founding leaders. Privately, some of the leaders of the party, who are obviously not on the same page with Tinubu, like Saraki; former Governors Danjuma Goje,Sani Yerima, Kabiru Gaya; and former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Chairman, Chief Audu Ogbeh; as well as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, are said not to be comfortable with the connotation that presently exists on the term, PARTY SUPREMACY. Sunday Vanguard was told by a Tinubu loyalist – and correctly so – that the issue of party supremacy, as espoused by the former Lagos governor and Buhari, is good for the growth of the APC. Verily, in the event that the APC takes a “position, that position should be binding on all”, the Tinubu loyalist insisted. However, other leaders of the APC are insisting on the need for the party hierarchy to define the concept of party supremacy. At the Friday APC NEC meeting, the issue could not be discussed because of what a source described as “some sensibilities that were not to be ruffled”. The growing consensus among party leaders across the three divides – Buhari, Tinubu and Atiku – is the need for the party to quickly determine “who and what constitute party supremacy which would be codified” BOT CHAIRMANSHIP: THE FIRE NEXT TIME The ruling party may be heading for another round of crisis in the contest for who becomes its Board of Trustees, BoT, Chairman. Whereas it was a known “fact that Tinubu, while lobbying Atiku to support Senator Ahmed Lawan for the Senate presidency, with a possible pledge to assist Atiku clinch the BoT slot, some loyalists of Tinubu are now proposing that he should become the BoT Chairman”, a party source told Sunday Vanguard, “but that may be a far shot because Oyegun is from the South and appointing another person from the South to be BoT Chair, would not be fair. In fact, that was why Oyegun’s job was in jeopardy because it was part of a grand agenda”. But this argument may not hold water because Buhari is from the North just as Atiku is also from the North. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/crack-in-apc-widens-buhari-tinubu-disagree-on-way-forward/ Cc: Lalasticlala |
Nonsensical nonsense. ![]() |
Aki gba akata, lowo akiti... Impossible! He must complete his 8 years ![]() |
Is PH Refinery Now Working at 80% Capacity? Fuel scarcity has return, fuel still sells at above the official pump price of 87N/L Who is Subsidizing Who? Buhari said, what is Fuel subsidy? And now Buhari’s govt has already incurred N57bn petrol subsidy debt in 36 Days. Who Is Winning The War Against BH? What is Boko Haram before election? I will defeat book haram after he was sworn in, Buhari ordered released of 4Billion Naira to fight boko haram, Buhari now contemplating to grant Amnesty to the terrorist group. The terrorist group has killed approx. 500 Nigerians averaging 15 death per day. FX on the increase Buhari promised to reduce the exchange rate, now a dollar is selling for 230 naira. This has shown that Nigerian still have a long walk to get to the promised CHANGE? |
![]() When I remember his promises, I shout Halleluiah.... ![]() 'What is Boko Haram?' Buhari watch from 1:15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5KqE0Qg8js Nigeria's Buhari vows to target Boko Haram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnNf6GDNptw CHANGE is here ![]() |
after1:Eni be gi loju, |
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after1:You mean me, "paid singing mofos" Anyway, I will defend my tribe irrespective of any party affiliation. However, any one from my lineage categorized as a traitor will not be defended. Finito! |
doskie:I repeat, your redeemer lives... |
DDoubleUps:Your redeemer lives... ![]() |
Neyoor:Neyoor, I think you are being economical with the truth... beetruth:Btw: Osun don't need Fed. Alloc. to pay workers - Aregbesola.
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Badex10:My brother, we feel their grief, it's really a hard time for the inhabitant of Osun state. ![]() |
I am speechless... |
Badex10:Thank you. I want to assume that Neyoor is far from home ? |
beetruth:Neyoor, what is your take on this ? May God deliver Nigeria and the people of Osun State. |
Badex10:Please share any evidence, |
omisakint:ok Please don't forget to come back here to share the testimony of your full salary payment. Shalom!! |
doskie:Back to sender by Fire! |
lonelydora:In literary Yoruba translation I understand you; but in English, does your end grow bottles ? ![]() |
Talk2bryant:na BIS u dey use ? I think is high time we asked Seun to be sharing megabytes ooooo ![]() |
Oooops:Congrats! |
Talk2bryant:Enjoy your week-end with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2wskKIuQz4 |
DDoubleUps:double up your efforts to the Cross. |
Talk2bryant:Youth Leader ? at my age ? Anyway, thank you and enjoy your week-end. ![]() |
Rilwayne001:Otu mo si wipe, Kinla ata rodo ti ba enu yin je... ? E so ra fun ata awon abo.ki ninu aawe. |
Rilwayne001:Omo iya, ki lo se enu yin beyen ? |
Too early...
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Talk2bryant:keep your surprises to yourself, I am not interested. thanks. |
Interesting revelation... ![]() |
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