By Gambo Jagindi
June 21, 2020
APC Integrity group, calls for Emergency NEC meeting to mitigate crisis
The newly formed Integrity group of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has called for an urgent emergency NEC meeting of the party with the view of resolving and saving the party from the current leadership crisis and challenges confronting APC.
The integrity group made the call during a press conference in Abuja on Sunday.
The spokesman of the group, who is also the APC northwest national youth leader, Honourable Abubakar Sadiq Fakai, in a statement, explained that members of the integrity group comprised elected and appointed members of the party.
He said that the group emanated as a result of the current crisis and challenges faced by the party, especially in the national leadership, adding that if left unchecked, might result to harming the foundation and structure of APC across the country.
Fakai said that the party was in a critical state of undue happenings occurring in its helm, stressing that the development threatened the unity in the party.
He said that the group had set in motion to critically look into the party constitution regarding the current situation, with a view to addressing them amicably.
The group also urged President
Muhammadu Buhari, national caucus of the party and progressive governors forum to take necessary action and decision to mitigate the situation.
It also urged the National Working Committee(NWC) to look inward and strictly adhere to its schedules and stop encroaching or abusing the power of the National Executive Committee
The group made a strong call to President Muhammadu Buhari, as the leader of the Party, the Elders Caucus, Progressive Governors Forum and other relevant stakeholders to equally wage into “in this fight to salvage our grate party in this challenging time.”
Aluta News reports that all the zonal youth leaders of APC from the north and some. appointed members of the party participated in the meeting.