By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Committees have been inaugurated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reconcile its members in Edo and Ondo who are fighting over the governorship ballot in the two states.
There is also an Edo Governorship Campaign Council the party wants to spearhead its effort to retain the state where Governor Godwin Obaseki has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with all the 18 council chairman.
The job of the Reconciliation and Campaign Committees is to build a peaceful and united APC and to ensure renewal of the mandate by the electorate in Edo who voted the party into office in 2016.
APC National Caretaker Chairman, Mala Buni, who is the governor of Yobe State, said during the inauguration in Abuja that the calibre of the members gives hope and confidence that the party will emerge united and victorious.
He urged them “to take advantage of strong team work, reach out to all stakeholders and pursue your assignment with all sense of purpose and commitment for the party’s success.
“I also appeal to every stakeholder and members of the party across the country to support the peace initiative … for a stronger, united and prosperous APC.”
Buni said the national caretaker committee he heads has initiated wide range consultations and reconciliatory measures to pave the way for a true and sincere reconciliation.
The caretaker committee “has also drawn a road map and plan of action to forge strong partnership that would stand the taste of time among the stakeholders,” he added.
“We are committed to re-building confidence and trust, recovering the glory and political fortunes of the party in all the states across the country.
“To actualise these and other measures, we must engage in an all-inclusive consultations to accommodate and fix-up areas posing threats to the party.”
He disclosed that a visit to some founding members of the party last week has justified the new approach with very positive results after the consultations.
He said members of the committees were selected based on their personal and proven integrity, wealth of experience and sense of fairness and objectivity to carry out their tasks.
“There is so much confidence in your ability to achieve these goals successfully. You should therefore remain focused and committed to succeed to justify this confidence.”