146 members of the House of Representatives who did not win at the polls in 2015 came together under one umbrella as APC House of Representatives’ Members. The body met at Abuja on February 28, 2018 to deliberate on the new developments in their party, APC. Their deliberations centered on tenure extension for the National Executive Committee, Asiwaju led reconciliation committee, dissatisfaction on their neglect, and intrigues within the party hierarchy.
At the end of the meeting a communique signed by the trio of Hon Robinson Uwak, Hon Rotimi Makinde and Hon Umar Duhu was issued on behalf of the group.
THE COMMUNIQUE
COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE END OF MEETING OF THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES held in Abuja on the 28th day of February, 2018
WHO WE ARE:
Ours is a body comprising of all 146 candidates of the All Progressive Congress to the March 28, 2015 House Of Representatives election who did not win at the polls. We have since galvanized ourselves into a political structure to advance the fortunes of our great party.
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BACKGROUND:
We have followed with keen interest all the political intrigues and scheming that have characterized the political landscape of our great party the APC and indeed our nation over the last three years.
We have watched front-line gladiators to the March 28, 2015 battle to effect CHANGE relegated to the back side and left to wallow in obscurity, while new entrants into the party have been imported by some privileged few members of our party and the government to hijack the spoils of the battle we fought.
Despite our gargantuan contribution to the success of the APC during the March 28, 2015 elections many of our members have remained without government patronage by way of appointments. Government and governance has been hijacked by the powerful and privileged.
We are clearly aggrieved and dissatisfied by the glaring insensitivity of those we trusted with the political fate and future of members of this forum and our teaming supporters.
THE FORUM SPEAKS UP
1. The Forum Salutes President Muhammadu Buhari for his foresight and Wisdom in Appointing the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Reconciliation Committee.
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2. The Forum recognises that no Political Party can successfully go into an election with aggrieved members, cracks, disagreements among the stakeholders within its ranks and members.
3. That the appointment of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Reconciliation Committee is timely to bring Peace, succour and Harmony to the Party ahead of the 2019 General Elections.
4. The Forum believes that the Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu Committee has the Sagacity and Pedigree to reconcile any/all warring and aggrieved parties.
5. The Forum hereby advises and encourages all Organs of the Party to cooperate fully with the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Reconciliation Committee.
6. The Forum unequivocally calls on all leaders of APC to ensure that the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Reconciliation Committee succeeds in this very important National Party assignment.
7. The Forum further implores all leaders and Stakeholders to ensure that the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Reconciliation Committee is given the necessary and enabling environment to succeed in its assignment of reconciling all aggrieved to sections of our great party otherwise the party may be left for doom.
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8. The forum recognizes the need for tenure extension pending reconciliation of aggrieved sections of the party. Tenure extension and reconciliation will buy time for the party to navigate and eventually veer away from all or any impending disaster.
9. Finally, as concerned parties we urge the relevant organs of our great party to cautiously approach the issue of tenure extension without leaving a lacunae for the opposition to feast on.
10. Tenure extension must be applied democratically and in conformity with the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria and in strict compliance with the express provisions of the constitution of our great party the All Progressives Congress.
We shall remain committed to our great party.
Long Federal Republic of Nigeria
Long live our dear President Mohammed Buhari….
Up shall we go as a party.
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