ABIOLA AJIMOBI BOWS OUT AS MALA BUNI TAKES OVER APC

The newly appointed chairman of the caretaker committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Mai Mala Buni on Thursday took over administration of the party with a promise of justice and fairness to all members within his short reign.

The chairman, who drove into the party Secretariat with other members of his 13-man caretaker committee immediately after the emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, also promised to carry every member, including leaders along.

The gates of the party Secretariat locked by Policemen in the early hours of the day were flung open when the new caretaker committee arrived the party office.

Addressing newsmen on arrival at the Secretariat, Buni, who is Yobe Governor, said: “Party will carry all members along especially the leaders of the APC. Many of them have paid their dues to the party, so we will carry them along.

“After being two time national Secretary of the party, I can say I know the party very well, I want to assure every APC member that we will do justice to everyone because we have a capable team

“I am a team player and am here to manage a crisis and if you do not manage crisis, crisis will manage you, so without justice there will be no peace, so am ready to do justice to every APC member.

“NEC is the highest organ of the party except the convention, and NEC can function for convention in-between, so any decision taken by NEC is the final decision”.

He said NEC has directed all suits filed in court by members should be withdrawn.

It could be recalled that Senator Abiola Ajimobi took over the leadership of the party in line with Section 14 subsection 3 of the APC constitution that states: “The Deputy National Chairman shall act as the National Chairman in the absence of the National Chairman from his zone”.