Congress: Buni sues for peaceful exercise, warns against sabotage


As the All Progressives Congress brace up for the ward Congress on Saturday, the Chairman Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and Yobe state Governor Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has enjoined party stakeholders and members to conduct the exercise peacefully.


In a statement signed Friday night by his director general on media and publicity, Mamman Mohammed, Governor Buni called on officials conducting the Congress to be fair and objective to all candidates contesting the election. 


“As stakeholders of the party, we have great responsibility to make the ward Congress in all the participating states successfull.


“We should endeavour to place the party and members interest above personal interests” Buni charged.


The chairman warned that the party would not hesitate to take decisive measures against anyone who deliberately sabotage the Congress.


“We have come a long way repositioning the party, we have reconciled many groups and individuals, we must not allow personal interests in this election to divide us and draw us back” he advised.


He expressed the commitment of the committee to entrench internal democracy and respect for the People’s choice.


Governor Buni further said adequate arrangements have been made by the party to conduct successful and acceptable congresses across the country.


He solicited for support and cooperation of members to the officials “for APC to be a role model for other parties”.


The Chairman also charged aggrieved members to channel their grievances to the appropriate quarters at the party sectetariat.


” We should avoid Media wars over issues we can settle at the secretariat. I assure you that we will be fair and just to everyone” Buni said.