Speaking after the meeting with the president, Bagudu said, “Yesterday, November 21, the Progressive Governors’ Forum met and as some of you may have seen in press reports that I spoke after the meeting, where, in addition to congratulating and thanking the caretaker committee for a wonderful job of their leadership of the party, and thanking Mr President for supporting them to deliver on their mandate.
On his part, the chairman of the APC caretaker committee, Buni, said the party was going ahead with plans to hold the convention in February. Asked if the date for the convention is acceptable to all stakeholders and not just the governors, he said, “Of course, we have to consult widely and that is part of the reasons why even the governors met yesterday; 20 of the 22 governors attended. It was in consultation to that effect. So, it is a well-consulted, well-though tout plan.
“We appreciated their conduct in the congresses that took place in both Wards and local government areas and the state Congresses, and effort that they have been making to ensure that anybody who has been aggrieved or feels otherwise dissatisfied is respected and invited. He or she is invited to come down and support the party”.
Asked if he had any fear that the party could implode going by the growing agitations within the party, he dismissed such insinuation, noting that “this is a party that was not only able to mobilise into its fold three outstanding governors into the party, a deputy governor of Anambra State, members of the National Assembly, distinguished Nigerians from all walks of life.
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