Key Points
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Tinubu directs Abbas-led team to settle Bauchi APC dispute.
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Committee to meet stakeholders and mend fractured party unity.
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Political rift threatens APC’s stability in northern stronghold.
President Bola Tinubu has instructed a high-powered reconciliation committee led by House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to move swiftly in ending a festering political crisis within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, underscoring the urgency of keeping the party’s northern base intact.
The dispute, which has simmered for months between rival party factions, has raised concerns about the APC’s ability to maintain dominance in a key political stronghold ahead of the next electoral cycle.
According to a report by the Punch news, Tinubu’s intervention signals his intent to keep the party’s internal politics from spilling into the national spotlight.
Tinubu steps in to address Bauchi APC dispute
According to party insiders, the directive came during a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where Tinubu met with Abbas and other senior political figures.
Sources say the president made it clear that the committee’s mandate is to restore trust and ensure all aggrieved members feel heard.
“Unity is the bedrock of our political success,” Tinubu reportedly told the committee. “Bauchi is too strategic for us to allow internal conflict to weaken our base.”
Committee to meet warring factions this week
The Abbas-led team is expected to hold separate and joint meetings with stakeholders from both camps in Bauchi over the coming days.
The goal, aides say, is to find common ground on contentious issues ranging from local party leadership structures to candidate selection processes.
The political rift in Bauchi APC traces back to disputes that followed the 2023 general elections, where internal disagreements over campaign coordination and resource allocation created lingering resentment.
Bauchi APC dispute threatens northern political stability
Analysts warn that if left unresolved, the Bauchi APC dispute could dent the party’s influence in the broader northern region, where competition from opposition parties is intensifying.
A divided state chapter could also complicate APC’s bid to present a united front in upcoming governorship and legislative contests.
Party elders and influential stakeholders have welcomed Tinubu’s move, seeing it as a necessary step to realign interests and refocus on policy delivery.
Abbas, speaking briefly to reporters, said the committee would “work with fairness and firmness” to bring lasting peace.
The reconciliation drive comes as the APC leadership faces similar disputes in other states, prompting calls for a wider reform of its conflict resolution mechanisms. For now, all eyes are on Bauchi, where the outcome of Abbas’s mission may set the tone for party discipline nationwide.
