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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Contact and Reconciliation Committee in Kebbi has urged aggrieved members to sheathe their swords and return fully to the party fold ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The committee’s Coordinator, Alhaji Ahmed Umar-Faruk, made the appeal at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday, after the panel completed a tour of the state’s 21 Local Government Areas.
Umar-Faruk also warned that the party would not tolerate anti-party activities, blackmail or secret meetings with opposition elements.
“Reconciliation is a two-way street,” the committee’s coordinator said.
He said Gov. Nasir Idris set up the committee two weeks ago to hear members’ grievances and strengthen unity.
“We did not sit in Birnin Kebbi and write a report. We went to the people,” he said.
According to him, the panel met party executives, elders, current and former lawmakers, appointees, women and youth leaders, aggrieved aspirants and ward-level members in every local government area.
Umar-Faruk said members reaffirmed loyalty to the party and to Idris, but also complained of being sidelined, poor communication between leaders and followers, and lack of inclusion in appointments and empowerment.
“Others raised disputes from the last primaries and congresses.
“Aggrieved members told us: ‘We are not leaving the APC.
“We only want to be heard, carried along and treated fairly’,” he said.
He said every complaint had been documented by local government area and ward.
“The committee recommends that stakeholders in all LGAs be included in empowerment programmes and party activities.
“It also proposes quarterly stakeholders’ meetings at LGA level, chaired by the party, to stop grievances from building up,” he suggested.
Umar-Faruk urged appointees and elected officials to work through party structures at ward and local government levels.
He said a detailed report with LGA-specific recommendations would be submitted to the governor and the state party chairman for action.
“The era of internal crisis in Kebbi APC is over.
“We are now entering an era of reconciliation, consolidation and total victory in 2027,” the coordinator said.
