Primaries: Shettima, El-Rufi in Ekiti to reconcile APC members

- Two APC leaders are expected to visit Ekiti in efforts to reconcile aggrieved members of the party

- Kashim Shettima and Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, governors of Borno and Kaduna states are expected to reconcile party leaders and members still aggrieved by the outcome of the national and state legislative primaries

- Governor Shettima is the chairman of Ekiti panel

Governors of Borno, Kaduna states, Kashim Shettima and Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, will be in Ekiti state today, Monday, December 10, for the reconciliation of party leaders and members still aggrieved by the outcome of the national and state legislative primaries.

The Nations reports that National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) raised the panel, called the APC Southwest National Peace and Reconciliation Committee, to resolve issues arising from the primaries.

Governor Shettima heads the panel as chairman while other members include: El-Rufai, Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode, former senate president Ken Nnamani, former Ekiti state deputy governor Prof. Modupe Adelabu and Dr Dakuku Peterside, director general of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the Ekiti executive council at its sitting on Wednesday, December 5, approved the cancellation of certain key appointments made by the immediate former governor of the state, Ayo Fayose, in the twilight of his tenure.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the review also affects all other appointments made into the state’s public service.

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