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.
PREMIUM TIMES confirmed at the national secretariat of the
APC that the meeting was called by the chairman of the APC governors’ Forum and
Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha.
A source at the secretariat said the meeting would hold by
5p.m. Monday at the Imo state governors lodge in Asokoro Abuja.
The 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.
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