The former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande has revealed the purpose of his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Chief Akande who was at the Villa alongside the National Leader of the Party, Bola Tinubu said the visit was not political but to condole with the President over the demise of his sister in-law, Aisha Mamman and his niece, Halima Dauda.
Speaking with newsmen after the visit Akande said;
“I must point out clearly that my visit in the company of Asiwaju has nothing to do with politics. There is no crisis in our party that is not being adequately handled. Our visit is a friendly one; it is a visit by friends commiserating with another friend, who recently lost family members. Every other thing is in the imagination of mischief makers.
The problem is with those who brought this nation to its knees. These people cannot be redeemed. They are the ones making all hues and cries, because free money they were used to have ceased. President Buhari is doing everything possible to redeem the situation of the country. No one said it is going to be easy, given the scale of destruction of the recent past, but with steadfastness and patriotism, a lot is being achieved,” he added.
He also expressed confidence in the ability of Tinubu to reconcile all warring parties in the party.
“If you will recall, Asiwaju was the deciding factor that brought together the alliance that birthed the APC. He has the energy, the doggedness and the discipline to replicate this in bringing together all feuding sides. It is all about the nation. In the APC, we put the country first, and once we are convinced that what we are doing is in the interest of the country, every other thing is secondary”, he said.
