Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will soon be meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over contentious issues bedevilling the party in recent times.
Notably, the governors hope to find a common ground with the President on the contentious issue of direct primary as passed by the National Assembly recently, the party’s national convention and sundry other issues.
Speaking after a meeting of the governors late Sunday night, Chairman, Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF and Governor of Kebbi state, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu carpeted speculations that the APC governors had met with the President to convince him not to assent the Electoral Act Amendment bill.
The governors were however silent on the issue of zoning arrangement for party offices at the national level.
“I said we are going to meet with our party leader (Buhari) and we appreciate your interest and we will certainly keep you informed”, he stated.
On the outcome of the November 6 Governorship Election in Anambra state, Bagudu described it as a victory for Nigeria, adding that it was the right of the party’s candidate to express his views on the outcome of the election.
He said;”That an election took place in Anambra, I think Nigeria has won, and the President has made a statement about that and we are equally proud of our security agencies.
The party candidates in all elections have the pride of place to determine their views about the outcome, but we are proud that under the APC, an election that was hitherto thought to be impossible has taken place.”
The governors also dismissed fears of implosion as expressed in some quaters within the party especially as regards the crisis that has engulfed many of its State chapters, a development that has raised concerns over the continued stay of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC.
While giving the position of the governors, Bagudu said “This is a party which was not only able to mobilize into its fold three outstanding governors into the party, the Deputy Governor of Anambra state, members of the National Assembly, distinguished Nigerians from all walks of life and this is the party where the party leadership is humble to say that all Nigerians should join us so that we unite and serve Nigerians.
“While other parties are sending people away, we, despite our strength are inviting them to join us so that together we reposition and keep the progress agenda”.
At least 20 of the governors were in attendance and some of them included the host and Kebbi governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, his counterparts from Kogi, Nasarawa, Katsina, Plateau, Ekiti, Jigawa, Kano, Kwara, Imo, Borno, Ebonyi, Lagos, Zamfara, Niger, Ogun and Cross River.
