Bola Tinubu, most forces in the party may have decided to influence his emergence as
the chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT of the party, a daily gathered
yesterday.
The party is due for the constitution of its BoT on June 20, 2015 following the
rectification of the process by the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, last week.
Tinubu who is a big brain behind
the formation of APC by the four defunct political
parties- Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC,
All Nigerian People’s Party, ANPP, and a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance,
APGA- now known as legacy parties, apparently lost out in the power game when his
candidates for the Senate Presidency and the Speakership of the House of
Representatives were defeated at the National Assembly leadership election.
Speaking in confidence to Saturday Vanguard in Abuja, a party source revealed that the
odds favour Tinubu even though a former Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku is said
to be angling for the portfolio.
“He is not likely to contest the position with anyone else. Many people want him for the
office”, the source said.
But even with this, it was also learnt that many people may not be comfortable with
Tinubu occupying the office.
They fear that he may use the office to attack most members of the NWC among
whom are the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun, the Senate President,
Dr. Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Barrister Yakubu Dogara
whose relationship with him has gone awry following the National Assembly leadership
election.
Source : Vanguard
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