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ANPP Govs Wade into Party Crisis From Chuks Okocha in Abuja Seven governors elected on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) yesterday announced their decision to reconcile all the warring factions within the party. In a joint communiqu� signed by Bukka Abba Ibrahim of Yobe, Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto, Ibrahim Sani Yerima of Zamfara, Ali Modi Sheriff of Borno, Alhaji Adamu Aliero of Kebbi, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano and Deputy Governor of Jigawa, who represented the governor, the governors barred all the factions from issuing any press statements or granting press interviews on the party's internal crisis. Reading the communiqu�, Ibrahim said "we the seven governors of ANPP met yesterday in Abuja and reviewed the recent development in our party. We resolved unanimously to constitute ourselves as a vehicle for the attainment of full reconciliation in our party in accordance with our party constitution." The Yobe State governor added that "a meeting of the relevant organs of the party would shortly be summoned at which all issues in dispute would be addressed. In the mean time, all parties to the crisis are advised to restrain themselves from any further public statement on this development. "We shall do everything in our powers to ensure that we live up to their expectations by keeping our party united and virile enough as the only hope of the common man for good governance in Nigeria." Also, speaking shortly after the governors' briefing, National Chairman of the party, Etiebet said "we support the position of the governors. We thank them for their intervention. Thank you for your concern. Mind you, we are not expected to talk to the press or grant any press interview on this matter. So it shall be." THISDAY gathered that the meeting of all the relevant organs of the party would take place early next week. One of the governors told THISDAY "that Bafarawa has agreed to come to the National Secretariat and be part of this meeting, this means that we are making progress." Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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