Director-General, Press and Media Affairs to Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, on Monday said that the governor’s ingenuity had saved the All Progressives Congress (APC) from factionalism and collapse.

Buni is the Chairman, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party.

In a statement issued in Damaturu, Mamman said the governor achieved the feat of repositioning the party through his strategy of genuine reconciliation of aggrieved stakeholders.

“It is not a mere coincidence that his colleagues, members of the National Executive Committee of the APC unanimously nominated him as the Chairman of the party’s Caretaker Committee in June 2020.

“Buni’s wisdom in forming several committees, gave stakeholders a true sense of belonging and participation, as well as ownership of the party,” he said.

The DG noted that due to Buni’s experience and leadership skills, many individuals that left the party had returned, and those planning to defect remained, with high hopes for re-building the party.

According to him, Buni’s humble approach to wide scale consultations and lending listening ears to everyone, has endeared him to a lot of politicians, adding that he made history by attracting three serving governors into the APC.

He said under Buni’s leadership, the party had registered and validated over 40 million members, just as his all-inclusive approach led to withdrawal of several court cases by aggrieved members.

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