About 30 state chairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress,APC, late yesterday paid a seeming solidarity visit to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki during which they still told him to ensure that the party supremacy was respected at the National Assembly.
Their visit seemed to add to the support Saraki was gathering as President of the Senate. Their message was clear. Respect party supremacy and you enjoy our support. Saraki has pledged to do that and added that he has always being a loyal party man. He appears to be consolidating.
The chairmen, under the aegis of Forum of APC State Chairmen, who paid a courtesy visit to the Senate President,said they came to harp on the need for all party members to respect the supremacy of the party.
But the meeting of the state APC chairmen, led by Alhaji Umar Dogowa, Kano State APC chairman, was boycotted by the party’s chairmen in the South West just as Benue APC chairman stayed away.
“We implore you to, as a matter of urgency, uphold the supremacy of our party and not just to uphold it,to also preach to others to also uphold the supremacy of our party,”Mr Dogowa said.
Speaking at the occasion Senator Saraki assured that despite fear of their defection from the party being expressed in some quarters,he had no intention of ditching the party.
The Senate President insisted that no matter the circumstance he finds himself,he would remain a loyal party man.
Saraki,while insisting that he was committed to party supremacy,said there was no alternative to the APC.
He assured the states party chairmen of his commitment to the party, saying “we will leave up to expectations of Nigerians from us, we shall deliver on the promises made and surely demonstrate our commitment to the party by not abandoning it in anyway”
He added by declaring that the 8th National Assembly under his leadership, shall cooperate fully with President Muhammadu Buhari in the delivery of dividends of democracy to Nigerians.
“There is no alternative, Buhari must succeed”, he declared. A total of 28 APC States Chairmen including the party ‘s Chairman in FCT, Abuja, attended the meeting.
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