APC Crisis: There Is No Fight To Be Settled, Tinubu Opens Up After Meeting With Caretaker Committee

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has declared that there were no differences to be sorted out in the party, stressing that “there is no crisis in the party, hence, no fight to reconcile.”

He made the declaration on Thursday night shortly after a closed-door meeting with Governor Mala Buni, Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee and other members of the Committee at his Bourdillon Residence in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Buni, also the Governor of Yobe State, led other members of the APC national caretaker committee to the Lagos meeting.

Tinubu told newsmen that speculations and reports about political actors being at loggerheads are what makes politics tick, stressing that the absence of such reports of crisis will make politics less interesting.

According to him, “Politics without seeming media crisis will be less interesting, depending on your (reporters’) persistent questioning.

“But the question is: are we committed to building this party and Nigeria? That is what we are all about. We’re steering the ship of our party and our nation in the right direction.”

“We have no differences to be sorted out in the APC; we just had consultation and it is how our party, the APC, would continue to be a progressive party,” he added.

The APC Leader clarified that the committee is a consultation and not reconciliation committee since nobody is fighting anybody.

“There are instances when you disagree, but it doesn’t mean that you cannot discuss it over and be a good example in leadership and politics.

“But the question is, are we committed to building this party and Nigeria? That is what we are all about.

“We are steering the ship of our nation and our party in the right direction,” he said.

He said that the party leadership had trust and respect for the chairman of the caretaker committee and would support him to succeed for the party to continue in its progressive governance of the country.

On what was discussed at the meeting, the former Lagos governor said, “We lost one of our brothers, Isiaka Ajimobi. We discussed him, sent a very sincere condolences to the family and looked at our party, the APC, which is the cure for aches and pains.

“We’ll apply the ingredients of APC to what appears to be pains in our party so we can heal.

“Sincerely, we have trust and respect for the character of the chairman of the caretaker committee.

“We’re willing to support him to succeed for the party to continue its crusade of progressive governance in the country.”

The committee chairman, who led other members to the meeting, said that the meeting was part of the consultation the committee was making.

“You know the task before us is daunting, and we need guidance, experience and prayers from our leaders,” Buni said.

In his remarks, the host Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, expressed his pleasure to have his colleagues in the state.

“It’s been a very fruitful discussion we have had here this evening,” Sanwo-Olu said.

Other members of the committee in attendance included the Chairman of Progressive Governor’s Forum, Governor Abubakar Bagudu; Secretary of caretaker committee, James Akpan Udo-Edehe and Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello.