The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will honour and implement whatever agreement he eventually reached with the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and others who are now being dissuaded from leaving the ruling party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said in an interview that the fear of continued marginalization of aggrieved stakeholders by the party should President Muhammadu Buhari be voted in for second term, is not founded.
“What I know is that the people involved are having meetings, including the meetings with the President. And the President, like everyone knows, is a man of integrity; an honourable man.
“So, if he agrees to anything, he will definitely abide by it. So, I think there is no question about that.”
He commended the efforts being made, including at the level of President to stop some important personalities in the APC from defecting.
“The idea now is for everybody to rally as much as possible to prevent any defection. Meetings are going on and we believe that, at the end of the day, we will be able to persuade everybody to have faith in the party and to know that their interests will best be protected within the party. So, to us, we believe it is in our interest to keep as many people together as possible within the party.
“You also know that the National Chairman met with a former Governor of Kano state, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. We believe that all these efforts that are being made will, in the end save the day for us.”
Source: Vanguard
