Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says that the party is accepting and tolerating Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
He said this on Tuesday in Abuja while answering questions from reporters. This was shortly after he met with APC stakeholders to talk about problems that had come up during the ongoing congresses of the APC in the FCT.
Yilwatda said that the APC and Wike have been working closely together because of an agreement between the ruling party and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He says that the Minister is honoring a working relationship that the party made with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after the minister wrote to his party and got permission to serve in the ruling APC.
The National Chairman of the APC said he was worried about the conflict of interest between party members in the FCT who were also defectors from the PDP and were accused of trying to take over the APC.
He told the founding party members not to give up the APC to people who leave other parties because of pressure.
Prof. Yilwatda said earlier that more than ₦250 million has been set aside for the ward and state congresses in the FCT. He asked everyone involved to put aside their tribal, religious, ethnic, and other divisive feelings and work together as the APC plans for the 2027 general elections.
He said, “There must be harmony in the process of making decisions about who gets to share elective and appointive positions. This will make sure that everyone feels like they belong in the APC.”
He said that all the tribes should be included in a way that promotes love, tolerance, diversity, and inclusiveness, all based on a shared goal of making the party successful in the next elections.
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