Saturday, 5th September will remain a date in history with the All Progressives Congress in Ondo state as the reconciliation between factions, the support by the various governorship aspirants and the unity in the party was genuinely brought to bear at the launch of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s reelection campaign.
A few months ago, it was troubled water for the party as various aspirants indicated interests to vie for the governorship of the state, this was compounded by factionalisation and loyalty of the various factions to various leaderships. But thanks to the party’s Caretaker Committee, which constituted the reconciliation committee to reconcile the aggrieved groups.
Interestingly, the Chairman caretaker/extraordinary national convention committee and Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni’s assurance that the party will be fair and just to all was genuinely welcomed, trusted, and accepted by the party faithful in Ondo state.
The constitution of Ondo State reconciliation committee by the Buni Caretaker regime headed by Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello was charged to make other useful recommendations based on their findings, which they may consider appropriate towards achieving lasting peace and electoral victory in the forthcoming governorship election in the state and beyond.
The meeting between the Sani Bello led committee and the various factions was said to have achieved so much and projected unity among stakeholders just as the primary election got closer.
At the onset, there were about 20 aspirants looking forward to contesting the APC governorship ticket. However, the wisdom by the Buni committee in constituting the reconciliation committee brought down the aspirants to 12, then the trouble regarding the mode of conducting the election came on board with 11 opposing the indirect mode of the primary election except for Governor Akeredolu.
However, the Buni led APC Caretaker administration successfully tamed the 11 opposing aspirants and convinced them to conduct the primary election via the indirect mode and Governor Rotimi Akeredolu finally emerged as the party’s candidate in the election conducted by the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello led committee.
It is evidently clear to state that, the Caretaker Committee has in just a little over two months genuinely reconciled aggrieved members of the party and repositioned the All Progressives Congress with a new vigour of maintaining its position as Nigeria’s leading political party.
Mamman Mohammed is the Director General Press Affairs to Governor Mai Mala Buni
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