{"id":92536,"date":"2022-03-07T11:05:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T10:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=92536"},"modified":"2022-03-07T11:05:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T10:05:57","slug":"tension-in-apc-as-party-debunks-buharis-sack-of-buni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/tension-in-apc-as-party-debunks-buharis-sack-of-buni\/","title":{"rendered":"Tension in APC as party debunks Buhari&#8217;s sack of Buni"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tension is building at the national Secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, with security operatives sealing off the entire Blantyre street housing the Buhari House even as the party has debunked a media report stating that President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Chairman, Caretaker\/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, Mai Mala Buni.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the report, the president has appointed Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello to take over the ruling\u00a0 party as \u2018sole administrator\u2019 following the sack of Buni on Sunday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The unconfirmed report further stated that impeccable sources confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari approved Buni\u2019s sack and Bello\u2019s appointment shortly before leaving the county to London Sunday afternoon.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Buni who is reported to have left the country on a \u2018medical trip is said to have miffed the presidency and some APC governors with his conduct and collusion with a few colleagues to undermine the interest of the ruling party.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">But denying the report, national secretary, James Akpanudoedehe described the report as fake news urging members of the public to disregard it.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a short statement issued Monday, Akpanudoedehe said, &#8220;Our attention has been drawn to sponsored media reports on an imaginary leadership change in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker\/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The media report is fake news and should be disregarded.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The APC is a progressive political party guided by rules. 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