President Muhammadu Buhari has allegedly approved the removal of the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mai Mala Buni, before his trip for medical treatment in the UK on Sunday.
According to the reports, some governors of the APC, led by the Niger State Governor, Mr. Abubakar Sani Bello, had ambushed Buni at a meeting with Buhari to report that Buni was readying the party to postpone its national convention slated for March 26.
Apparently hurt by what he was told, the president was said to have immediately directed that Buni be removed and replaced.
Buni is currently in Dubai for medical reasons and was not around to defend himself. But the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and another top Villa player, were said to have intervened on behalf of Buni when they got wind of the development and advised the president to exercise caution against such action.
However, after meeting with Buhari, a new date was fixed, which has come under serious doubt with the accusation that Buni and some few executive members have other plans.
In his stead has been appointed Bello, who has called for the party’s National Executive Committee meeting on Monday (today).
The Secretary of the party, John Akpanudoedehe, has threatened to shut down the National Secretariat of the party, saying Bello is just a member of the caretaker committee and not the chairman or Secretary vested with the power to call for a meeting.
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