APC crises: South-South reconciliation committee submits report

The All Progressives Congress South-South reconciliation committee led by the former national chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun, submitted its report on Wednesday.

National Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, received the report on behalf of the National Chairman, Mai Mala Buni, which was presented by Secretary of the Committee, Lucky Imasuen.

The Secretary who was accompanied by Senator Clever Ikisikpo and Dr Mariam Ali told the CECPC that in the discharge of the assignment, the Oyegun Committee met with a majority of party stakeholders in the South south region.

He listed Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege; Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Minister of Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva; Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire among party leaders the Committee consulted.

“We have examined issues confronting the states comprising the zones in all the states. That is the purpose of this report It is our hope that the party will take time out to study critically the content of this report and therefore apply the recommendations.”

Senator Akpanudoede assured them that the leadership of the party would implement, faithfully the Committee recommendations.

“Sometime in December, last year, we decided to leverage on your collective personality and integrity to sow peace into our party in our region. We recognised the fact that all politics is local and we set up this reconciliation committee in that wise. We saw that there was unnecessary strife within the party in our region. Most of our leaders were not at peace with each other. We also saw the need for us as a people to have a united front, to enable us build a consensus on issues affecting us as a people.

“The Reconciliation Committee came as a child of necessity to enable our people to talk to themselves and resolve issues amongst our party members in the region.

“We trust that you have deployed your experience into the task. We will forward the report to the National Chairman and the entire Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), the recommendations in the report will be taken under advisement.

“May I state in conclusion that, conflicts are part of everyday life and will always exist in organizations. Conflict is one of the most inevitable things in life and occurs at all levels of human society-at home, school, groups, etc. it is caused by the struggle of diverse individuals seeking access to limited resources or the control of political power, identity, value or ideology. This is a fact, therefore avenues and channels must always exist for persons to talk and express their grievances.

“We may not achieve 100 per cent peace in the process, but as Winston Churchill said, it is better to Jaw-Jaw, than to War-War. We thank you for your service to the party.”

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