Atiku Makes Request Ahead Of APC NEC Meeting Tomorrow

Ahead of the National Executive Committee meeting scheduled to hold tomorrow, July 3, among members of the All Progressives Congress, former vice president, Atiku Abuakar has made a request.
In a report published on The Punch, Atiku has urged leaders of the APC to come together and resolve its differences.
He advised leaders of the party to shift from extreme positions to the centre in the interest of
democracy, the party, the new administration and the country at large.
This was contained in a statement released by his media office in Abuja.
Atiku, who is currently observing the Muslim Lesser Hajj (Umrah) in Saudi Arabia, called for the concentration of positive energies on building unity, cohesion and harmony among party leaders and other stakeholders.
He said: “We can resolve our differences when our leaders individually and collectively shift grounds from extreme positions and move to the centre in the interest of our party and our country.”
He expressed deep concerns that the APC soon after capturing power, has torn apart at a time more energy is needed to attend to the objectives of the change agenda for which it was voted into power.

Atiku Abubakar

He said it was high time the party overcame its current crisis of confidence arising from the National Assembly election of principal officers.
The statement partly read: “While restating his commitment to the party and its change agenda, the former Vice President advise the party leaders not to allow people of bad faith to fuel division and acrimony among the party, adding that all positive energies should be directed towards sustaining the morale of the voters who look forward to the APC to make their lives better.
“He reminded party leaders that any division could be exploited at the expense of the party. He extended his goodwill to the party for successful deliberations and assured the party of continued support and loyalty at all times.”
The NEC meeting is expected to be attended by President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, the party’s 22 state governors and several other prominent members of the party.
Meanwhile, Atiku has described the tenure of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, as impressive and invaluable.