Stakeholders and chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has set up a high-powered committee to reconcile aggrieved party members and halt the gale of defection in Kaduna state.
The reconciliation team comprises the State Working Committee, chairmen of various local government areas, elected representatives, elders and members of the State Executive Council.
The development was coming five days after the APC National Vice Chairman (North-west) Malam Salihu Lukman, announced that efforts were ongoing to reconcile aggrieved party members and stop the gale of defection reported in Kaduna and Kebbi states.
Lukman disclosed that stakeholders and party leaders of the North-west-had met to review and take a decision to douse the rising tension at the zonal level.
About 15 chieftains of the APC in Kaduna state, recently dumped the party, citing lack of internal democracy.
But Lukman reiterated that a high level committee would be set up in each state to address the issue of alleged imposition of candidates and other abuse of privileges with a view to reconciling all aggrieved members.
According to him, politics is all about contest, adding that it is normal to have disagreement during negotiation among party members.
As promised earlier earlier, Lukman, has however, announced in a statement signed Wednesday by APC Zonal Publicity Secretary (North-west), Musa Mailafiya Mada, Wednesday, that a high powered reconciliatory committee led by governor El-Rufai has been constituted in Kaduna.
The APC vice chair stated that the committee “will be saddled with the responsibility of reaching out to co-contestants of all the elective positions that did not win their primaries for the forthcoming 2023 general elections and other aggrieved party members in the state.”
He said that the order came up when the zonal leadership of the APC visited Kaduna on Tuesday on a continued fact finding tour of the North-west geopolitical zone.
The statement read: “the National Vice Chairman of All Progressives Congress North-west, Malam Salihu Lukman, urged participants to be sincere in their contributions because to him, the worst thing people can do in time like this is lying to themselves.
“As witnessed in all the states visited by the zonal officials, numerous issues were raised and deliberated upon but post primary election reconciliation takes the center stage. As a result, stakeholders therefore, decided to setup a committee of highly respected individuals among party men and women across senatorial districts of the state to form the Reconciliatory Committee at the state’s level.
“The Local Government Reconciliatory Committees will also be constituted afterwards. Respected party members were nominated by the participants for the task and the Governor assured the meeting of his readiness to give necessary support for the success of the committee’s assignment before campaign starts.”
