APC Moves to Mend Fences: Buni Leads Conflict-Resolution Drive Governance, Party Stability

By Njadvara Musa, Damaturu

Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni is leading the APC Conflict Resolution and Mobilisation Committee (CRMC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He said the committee will create strategies to resolve pending disputes and manage political threats to the ruling party.

The CRMC was inaugurated last month in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. During the event, Buni said the committee will use wide consultations and strategic engagements to produce productive results.

He noted that the team will engage aggrieved party members and other key stakeholders across the country.

The governor stressed that the committee is built to endure.

He said it will foster a sense of belonging among new and old APC members.

It will also give confidence to aggrieved members and prepare the party for future elections.

The committee will also take proactive measures against potential political threats.

It will apply conflict-resolution methods at both the state and national levels to protect the party.

Several APC governors attended the inauguration.

They included Governors Abdulrahman AbduRazak, Hope Uzodimma, Hyacinth Alia, Uba Sani, Siminalayi Fubara and Umar Namadi of Kwara, Imo, Benue, Kaduna, Rivers and Jigawa states.

Other members included Governors Bassey Otu of Cross River, Abiodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, and Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State.

Top APC stalwarts were also present.

They included Sen. Adamu Aliero, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle.

Former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello also attended.

Other members included Ibrahim Masari, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political Affairs, and Muiz Banire (SAN), who served as the Secretary of the committee.

Buni urged party members to avoid personal interests and sentiments.

He stressed that unity is key to the success of the committee and the party.

Zulum Denies Endorsing APC Candidates Ahead of Party Congresses

By Tada Jutha, Maiduguri

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has dismissed rumours suggesting he has endorsed candidates for key executive positions ahead of the forthcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) congresses at both national and state levels.

The governor made the clarification in a statement issued in Maiduguri by his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, who described the reports as false and mischievous.

According to the statement, the allegations are being circulated by individuals seeking to create division within the ruling party.

“There is no truth in the claim that Governor Zulum has anointed anyone for executive positions within the APC,” Iliya said.

Zulum insisted that he has never endorsed candidates in Gwoza Local Government Area or in any of the 27 LGAs across Borno.

“Let me categorically state that I have not anointed any person for the position of Chairman or Secretary of APC in Gwoza Council during the forthcoming party congress,” the governor stated.

“I also wish to stress that I have not anointed any person for any position at the APC congress in any of the 27 LGAs.”

He urged party members and supporters to disregard the speculation, describing it as a deliberate attempt to derail the party from its focus on good governance and accountability.

Zulum instead encouraged stakeholders to participate in constructive consultations aimed at producing credible candidates for all positions through internal democratic processes.

“This is democracy at work, and through it we will continue to deliver dividends of democracy at both state and council levels,” he added.

ADC Dismisses Factional Claims After Maiduguri Attack, Insists on Unified Leadership

By Tada Jutha, Maiduguri

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed claims made by rival factions linking the party to Monday’s violent attack in Maiduguri, Borno State, insisting that the chapter operates under a single, legally recognised leadership.

Briefing journalists in Maiduguri, the Chairman of the Transition, Registration and Mobilisation Committee (TRMC), Ali Bukar Wurge, said the allegations being circulated, particularly by elements within the PDP, lacked evidence and were intended to fuel confusion.

“Even though the police have invited some officials over an internal dispute, the PDP’s claims are baseless and cannot stand in any court of law,” Wurge declared.

He emphasised that the Borno ADC’s structure remains intact and was duly endorsed by the national leadership under Senator David Mark, a former Senate President.

According to him, while the party has a recognised state chairman, other executive positions are still pending, adding that this does not indicate factionalism.

However, tensions worsened when embattled ADC State Chairman Kaka Umara Bolori and other stakeholders were summoned by the Borno State Police Command shortly after Wurge’s press briefing.

Police sources confirmed that top party figures were instructed to report at the Command Headquarters “without fail” following the unrest that marred the inauguration of the state’s Interim Management Committee (IMC) on Monday.

The ADC has grappled with internal friction since its National Secretariat in Abuja set up an IMC to manage state chapters ahead of substantive congresses.

On Monday’s inauguration turned chaotic after Bolori rejected the committee’s composition and refused to acknowledge Wurge’s leadership.

Security and party sources confirmed that at least eleven ADC supporters and security personnel sustained injuries during the fracas, while eight party vehicles and a police patrol van were vandalised.

Describing the incident, Wurge condemned the violence and said its  attack on the democratic process in Borno State.

He faulted those who disrupted what he described as a legitimate party procedure, expressing sympathy for those injured.

“Our transition committee was properly constituted in line with the ADC constitution and ratified by the National Working Committee,” he stated.

Efforts to reach Bolori for comments were unsuccessful by press time.

Wurge appealed to stakeholders to put aside personal interests and begin rebuilding party structures ahead of the 2027 elections.