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The crisis brewing in the ruling All Progressive Congress is not nearing its end.
According to reports from PUNCH, an accusatory letter from Former Interim national chairman of the party, Bisi Akande, in a recent meeting of the party's leadership, threw the northern caucus of the party into fits of anger.
Akande had in a letter made public on Monday alleged, among other things, that, “Most Northern elite, the Nigerian oil subsidy barons and other business cartels, who never liked (President Muhammadu) Buhari’s anti-corruption political stance, are quickly backing up the rebellion against APC with strong support.”
A source at the meeting said, it would have been a rancorous session if the caucus meeting had held in what he described as “such an atmosphere of mutual suspicion.”
“We (northerners) are unhappy about Chief (Bisi) Akande’s outburst. It was unnecessary because we are all trying to put out a fire that is threatening to consume our house. And when you have a respected leader and elder making such unguarded statements it does not help," a chieftain of the party from the North said.
“I personally hold Chief Akande in high esteem but what he wrote in that letter was nothing short of an insult on our collective sensibilities. How can you single out a section of your party and call them criminals who were supporting rebels to destroy the party we all built? This is most unexpected and uncharitable to say the least.” he added.
According to reports from PUNCH, an accusatory letter from Former Interim national chairman of the party, Bisi Akande, in a recent meeting of the party's leadership, threw the northern caucus of the party into fits of anger.
Akande had in a letter made public on Monday alleged, among other things, that, “Most Northern elite, the Nigerian oil subsidy barons and other business cartels, who never liked (President Muhammadu) Buhari’s anti-corruption political stance, are quickly backing up the rebellion against APC with strong support.”
A source at the meeting said, it would have been a rancorous session if the caucus meeting had held in what he described as “such an atmosphere of mutual suspicion.”
“We (northerners) are unhappy about Chief (Bisi) Akande’s outburst. It was unnecessary because we are all trying to put out a fire that is threatening to consume our house. And when you have a respected leader and elder making such unguarded statements it does not help," a chieftain of the party from the North said.
“I personally hold Chief Akande in high esteem but what he wrote in that letter was nothing short of an insult on our collective sensibilities. How can you single out a section of your party and call them criminals who were supporting rebels to destroy the party we all built? This is most unexpected and uncharitable to say the least.” he added.
