Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has urged aggrieved members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to sheathe their swords and allow peace to reign in the party.
Ganduje, who made the call on Sunday during a meeting with party stakeholders at Government House, Kano, also urged them to join hands with the APC leadership to move the party forward.
“We are assuring you that our intention of a united and strong party is still on. Our great party is still one in Kano. All the controversies are over.
“You can’t separate democracy from crisis in developing countries, especially in a state like Kano. However, the crisis within APC in Kano is a fight among siblings which must be reconciled.
“Therefore, I call on the other faction to come together and join hands with us to take APC, Kano state and the country as a whole to the promised land,” he said.
Ganduje commended President Muhammadu Buhari, APC leadership and other party stalwarts for their concern.
He also commended party members for patience and loyalty, assuring them of improved welfare.
Ganduje, however, urged party leadership at all levels to take the issue of periodic meetings seriously in order to strengthen the party, particularly at the grassroots.
He said that his administration would continue to sustain the development projects as well as government policies and programmes aimed at developing the state.
Earlier, the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, called for unity so as to make the party more formidable and well-positioned for victory in future elections.
According to him, APC stakeholders in the state must not allow their grievances to get to the point of destroying the party, urging them to put their misgivings behind them.
Sen. Kabiru Gaya, members of House of Representatives and members of the state House of Assembly were present at the occasion.
Also present were: members of the state executive council of the party, chairmen of the 44 local government areas as well as party leaders from all the 44 local government areas of the state.