BOT chairmanship: APC governors move against 
Tinubu, Atiku


- The crisis in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) seems to be taking a new 

dimension

- Governors in the party have resolved to be the ultimate power brokers

- The governors have decided to choose their own foot-soldiers in the party

The feud between the chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and the 

National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu may have taken a new dimension

[caption id="attachment_1035354" align="alignnone" width="799"] No longer at 

peace! Oyegun and Tinubu's feud threatening to tear the APC apart[/caption]

Governors under the platform of the APC have resolved to use the opportunity to 

hold a tight grip on the party, NAIJ.com has been informed.

A high ranking member of the party confided in NAIJ.com that the feud between 

Oyegun and Tinubu came up at the last meeting of the APC govemors.

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as ruling party crisis deepens

The party chieftain who was privy to the meeting, but choose to remain anonymous
because he is not authorised to speak on party affairs said the governors wants to take
advantage of the vacant Board of Trustees chairmanship position in the party to
‘hijack’ the party.

His words:The suggestion was brought forward by a governor in the North-west
region and met little resistance from the other governors.

‘‘Instead, they quickly started mapping out the strategy to perfect their plans, which 
was when they came up with hijacking the vacant BOT position.’’

Tinubu and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar were at loggerheads over the

position in the past, but the disposition of President Muhammadu Buhari, who has 

shown no interest in party politics since he came on board made the duo forget the 

idea.

While Tinubu was angling for the former interim chairman of the party, Bisi Akande to 

take over the position, Atiku was positioning himself for BOT leadership.

Tinubu and Atiku seem to have sheath their sword since then as Tinubu’s call for 

Oyegun’s resignation was immediately backed by a similar call from Atiku

[caption id="attachment_1057685" align="alignnone" width="799"] Atiku Abubakar 

is still rumoured to be interested in the presidency in 2019[/caption]

Another source close who is in the know of the APC governors’ plan, opined that the 

state chief executives are likely to have their way.

‘‘They are in the majority, and to make matters worse, governors loyal to Tinubu who 

are actually few in number were absent at the meeting.

‘‘While those close to Atiku were actively involved in the plans of their colleagues,’’ he
said.

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When NAIJ.com probed further to find out those likely to be backed by the governors for 

the coveted position, the source said the governors are yet to settle for anyone, but he 

quickly added that, ‘‘they are likely to settle for someone from the north, since Oyegun 

is from the south.’’

Meanwhile, the governors have also resolved to start contributing financially to the 

sustenance of the party, especially at the national level.

NAIJ.com exclusive report few weeks back detailed how Tinubu has withdrawn his 

financial support for the party since his feud with Oyegun began, which had caused 

panic in the headquarters.

‘‘The party hierarchy reached out to the governors and they have promised to start 
sending something to us regularly and we are a grateful for that,’’ a staff of the APC
told NAIJ.com.