APC crisis: Reconciliation c’ttee asks aggrieved members to put grievances in writing

The Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Reconciliation Committee, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC, Nasarawa), yesterday urged aggrieved members of the party to submit written petitions to the committee.  Members of the committee, which was constituted by the national caretaker committee to address the crisis rocking the ruling party, yesterday, met in Abuja.  […]

The Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Reconciliation Committee, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC, Nasarawa), yesterday urged aggrieved members of the party to submit written petitions to the committee. 

Members of the committee, which was constituted by the national caretaker committee to address the crisis rocking the ruling party, yesterday, met in Abuja. 

The recently conducted congresses had worsened the crisis rocking the party in Kano, Lagos, Ogun, Kwara, Osun, Plateau, Niger, Akwa Ibom and Enugu states. Parallel congresses were conducted in the states.

Addressing newsmen after the meeting, Adamu, a former governor of Nasarawa State, also urged those that have dragged the party to court to withdraw such cases. 

He expressed optimism that the crisis would be resolved before the party’s national convention.

Adamu said the committee is committed to finding solutions to any grievances either before or after the congress, adding “We don’t want to go to the convention as a divided house.”

The ranking lawmaker said the committee would not work on assumption, hence the request for the submission of complaints by aggrieved members.

“Where there are complaints, we want to have it in writing, put it on record and we will arrange to have interaction directly with the sources of these complaints. Then round up with the leaders of the party, so that we will also tap from their experiences and fair knowledge of what is happening to our party.

“By the time we do that, we will have a complete package of the solutions that where provided. We will do our best to see that this assignment succeeds. I am very happy that of the nine of us, seven attended the meeting. 

“We will not work on speculations, we want to have a formal presentation on the areas of conflict and on the basis of that, we see how to approach our solution and efforts to reconcile the disagreeing parties. We don’t want to work with speculations. Anyone who is aggrieved should write formally to us, the committee,” he said.

On litigations, he said, “we will also find means to encourage those who have dragged the party to court to withdraw their court cases. You know the party has advised members against instituting legal action. We don’t want to go to convention as a divided house. We will address the grievances before the convention.”