{"id":92884,"date":"2022-03-16T20:50:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T19:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=92884"},"modified":"2022-03-16T20:50:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T19:50:25","slug":"apc-crisis-buhari-backs-buni-led-cecpc-directs-govs-to-cease-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/apc-crisis-buhari-backs-buni-led-cecpc-directs-govs-to-cease-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"APC crisis: Buhari backs Buni-led CECPC, directs Govs to cease fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">President Muhammadu Buhari has once again intervened in the uncertainties currently rocking the All progressives Congress, APC.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a letter personally signed by him, addressed to Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State who is also the Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, President Buhari said the multiplicity of cases currently rocking the party has the prospect of invalidating the activities and actions of the Party by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The letter which was also copied to the Chairman of Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Committee (CECC), the Acting Chairman of the CECC, Governor Sani Bello, the Director General of the DSS as well as the Inspector General of Police, the President said that since the party could not change the leadership of the CECC without infringing on the time limit set by INEC, and the fact that the current uncertainties and controversies \u201cpose a real threat to the party,\u201d he has therefore directed as follows:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe issue of the leadership of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Committee (CECC) should immediately return to status quo ante;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAll members of the Governors Forum and their followers should desist from any behaviour or utterance that will likely lead to disunity\u00a0 in the ranks of the party, and ultimately jeorpadise the transition to the convention;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Committee should accordingly be allowed to proceed with all necessary preparations to hold the convention as planned- unfailingly on 26th March, 2022.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Pointblanknews.com had reported that the Niger State governor, Sani Bello backed by about 18 governors elected under the APC forcefully took over the leadership of the party at the time Buni was on medical vacation in Dubai.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">However, attempt by Bello leadership to convene national executive committee meeting to ratify the new leadership was promptly rejected the INEC.<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has once again intervened in the uncertainties currently rocking the All progressives Congress, APC. 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