It is in the interest of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to resolve the crisis in the party ahead of the next general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.
The president said if his party failed to do so, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will take the presidency.
Buhari noted that the defeat of PDP during the 2015 general elections, should have served as a lesson to the ruling party to put it’s house in order as it approaches 2023 the election year.
President Buhari stated the above in an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, aired on Thursday night.
He said the time frame for the party’s convention is sacrosanct, adding that the convention will hold whether or not the crisis in the party is resolved.
He said, “Well, we have a time frame. We have to work because the four year circle is constitutional.
“It cannot be interfered with by anybody. So if the party couldn’t agree, then the opposition can take over.
“What did the PDP do? They saw that they can’t come together.
“But when ACN, ANPP and CPC came together as APC, before PDP realised it, they were off.
“They are still off. So they can see it.”
