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Nigeria - President Muhammadu Buhari has prevailed on leaders of the APC to sheathe their swords following Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara's emergence as leaders of the 8th National Assembly, VANGUARD reports.
It is believed President Muhammadu Buhari was the main reason the All Progressive Congress had a turn around and accepted Sen. Bukola Saraki as Nigeria's senate president.
Read: APC Accepts Bukola Saraki As Nigeria's Senate President
There have been several threats and vitriolic vituperation from the leaders and factions of the All Progressives Congress, APC, following the results of the NASS elections which threatened to rip the party apart.
After walking out of plenary, senators loyal to Ahmad Lawan had threatened legal actions against Saraki.
Also Sen. Remi Tinubu, wife of APC leader Bola Tinubu snubbed Saraki during her swearing-in.
However President Buhari, it is believed have broker peace among the warring parties.
Reports say it took a personal communication between Mr. President and Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, before the breaks could be applied.
It was agreed that before Buhari's trip yesterday to South Africa for the Africa Union Summit, that the matter must be laid to rest.
It was this decision that informed the presence of Oyegun at Friday’s meeting after which he proclaimed that the party had accepted Saraki as senate president.
click here to Vanguard's full report
It is believed President Muhammadu Buhari was the main reason the All Progressive Congress had a turn around and accepted Sen. Bukola Saraki as Nigeria's senate president.
Read: APC Accepts Bukola Saraki As Nigeria's Senate President
There have been several threats and vitriolic vituperation from the leaders and factions of the All Progressives Congress, APC, following the results of the NASS elections which threatened to rip the party apart.
After walking out of plenary, senators loyal to Ahmad Lawan had threatened legal actions against Saraki.
Also Sen. Remi Tinubu, wife of APC leader Bola Tinubu snubbed Saraki during her swearing-in.
However President Buhari, it is believed have broker peace among the warring parties.
Reports say it took a personal communication between Mr. President and Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, before the breaks could be applied.
It was agreed that before Buhari's trip yesterday to South Africa for the Africa Union Summit, that the matter must be laid to rest.
It was this decision that informed the presence of Oyegun at Friday’s meeting after which he proclaimed that the party had accepted Saraki as senate president.
click here to Vanguard's full report
