The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has apologized to Nigerians over the row between the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara and a member of the party and former Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, Hon. Jubrin Abdumumini, over the 2016 budget.
Speaking during a session on the proposals for amendments to the Electoral Act organised by the PGF, the Deputy National Chairman of the party, Chief Segun Oni, apologised on behalf of the party leadership for the lapses in handling the intra-party disputes.
Aminu Bello Masari , the co-chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) legislative programme and the Kastina State Governor, , also advised the APC National Working Committee (NWC) led by Chief John Oyegun to be hands-on and do the right thing to resolve some of the crises facing the APC.
He said: “With due respect sir (Segun Oni), the problems that are coming from the management of APC, as regard the National Assembly, we are facing challenges, we have tried time and time and we have to try to consolidate this party.
“What Prof. Sam Egwu said is a reflection of what is happening, the management must solidify the party. With your experience, experience of the national chairman as a former governor and former permanent secretary he has no reason to fail.
“You have the credentials to succeed, if you want to exonerate yourself put the right people in the right place.
“The national chairman is a former governor, you (Oni) are a former governor, Lawal Shuaibu is a former senator. So, when you do good, we will say we were the ones who elected you there, but when you do not perform, you are on your own.”