The All Progressives Congress (APC) has scheduled
its caucus meeting for Monday, and its national
executive council meeting for Tuesday.

The NEC meeting has held once since the ruling party
took over power in 2015.

The only NEC meeting of the party held in the midst of
the crisis which broke out as a result of the emergence
of the leadership of the 8th assembly.

Senate President Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara,
speaker of the house of representatives, had emerged
against the wish of the leadership of the party.

Among key party members who stayed away from that
meeting were Bisi Akande, former interim chairman of
the party, and Bola Tinubu, APC national leader and
former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.

President Muhammadu Buhari hosted key party
members at the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday.

He also held a private meeting with Tinubu.

Addressing state house correspondents on Monday
evening, Tinubu said he had a fruitful meeting with
Buhari.

Asked to comment on the groups endorsing Buhari for
a second term, he simply said: “Don’t discuss that one
with me.”

Although Buhari has not declared interest in 2019
general election, some of his loyalists have spoken. On
Friday, Ahmad Lawan, senate majority leader, said
Buhari has no option but to seek reelection.

As it is now, the ruling party has to put its house in
order before the next election.

On Friday, Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of Nigeria
customs service, said some of those who worked hard
for Buhari’s emergence had not been compensated.

Ali alleged that 50 percent of those in the current
administration are members of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP).

“When you come in, you shake off everybody and bring
in your own. That is what democracy is all about,” he
had said.

“Today, we have members of PDP calling the shots.
That is what we will begin to fight for, we will fight for
our right position, our vision and our mission for this
government.

“I will, therefore, ask my colleagues of the Buhari
Support Organisation (BSO) to go back to the study
room. This is a commission, but it is also the
beginning of the fight for good governance. We must
get back to the trenches, draw our own battle plan and
battle line.

“I enjoin you that the same commitment we had in
2015, I employ you to bear with us and commit
yourself to a better future for Nigeria. We will be calling
on you from now on and we will be working day and
night.”

Abubakar had earlier said he had been abandoned
despite investing resources in the party.

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