Northern APC Chieftains Move To Undermine Tinubu Jerrywright Ukwu, Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share Major cracks are appearing in the All Progressives Congress (APC), as there seems to be a ganging up against the former governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu by notable northern politicians. The opposition against Tinubu is spearheaded by the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, the former speaker of the House of Representatives and Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal and the former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso. READ ALSO: APC Civil War: Members Vow No Retreat No Surrender The various power blocs in the APC have been in a cold war over the party’s structures, and the election of the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives was the last straw. The APC was formed as a coalition of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and thereafter, a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The CPC came into the merger riding on the popularity of President Muhammadu Buhari without any established structure but they had a large grassroots support. The ACN joined with established political structures, while the PDP faction joined with an army of supporters and strong political structures, all of which consolidated the APC platform. In the power equation of the party, the ACN provided the national chairman, national publicity secretary and national legal adviser of the party. Going into government, the CPC has the president, Buhari from the north west, while the ACN has the vice president from the south west. READ ALSO: PDP Accuses Buhari Of Partiality In House Fracas In the elections in the legislature the leaders of the party attempted to balance the power equation of the party between the various power blocs as well as accommodate all competing interests in the party. When the party supported the candidacy of Ahmed Lawan of ANPP extraction from the north east for the position of Senate president, as well as Femi Gbajabiamila of the ACN faction from the south west for the House speaker. This was vehemently challenged by the PDP faction in the party who were in support of Senator Bukola Abubakar Saraki from the north central and Honourable Yakubu Dogara from the north east. The mock election conducted by the APC was seen as the handiwork of Tinubu, who is suspected of controlling the leadership of the party. Northern APC Chieftains Move To Undermine Tinubu Jerrywright Ukwu, 6 days ago Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share Major cracks are appearing in the All Progressives Congress (APC), as there seems to be a ganging up against the former governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu by notable northern politicians. The opposition against Tinxubu is spearheaded by the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, the former speaker of the House of Representatives and Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal and the former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso. READ ALSO: APC Civil War: Members Vow No Retreat No Surrender The various power blocs in the APC have been in a cold war over the party’s structures, and the election of the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives was the last straw. The APC was formed as a coalition of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and thereafter, a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The CPC came into the merger riding on the popularity of President Muhammadu Buhari without any established structure but they had a large grassroots support. The ACN joined with established political structures, while the PDP faction joined with an army of supporters and strong political structures, all of which consolidated the APC platform. In the power equation of the party, the ACN provided the national chairman, national publicity secretary and national legal adviser of the party. Going into government, the CPC has the president, Buhari from the north west, while the ACN has the vice president from the south west. READ ALSO: PDP Accuses Buhari Of Partiality In House Fracas In the elections in the legislature the leaders of the party attempted to balance the power equation of the party between the various power blocs as well as accommodate all competing interests in the party. When the party supported the candidacy of Ahmed Lawan of ANPP extraction from the north east for the position of Senate president, as well as Femi Gbajabiamila of the ACN faction from the south west for the House speaker. This was vehemently challenged by the PDP faction in the party who were in support of Senator Bukola Abubakar Saraki from the north central and Honourable Yakubu Dogara from the north east. The mock election conducted by the APC was seen as the handiwork of Tinubu, who is suspected of controlling the leadership of the party.