A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Gambo Magaji, says that it is untrue that Bola Tinubu and President Buhari, are quarrelling over the crisis in the party.

Magaji, a member of the Board of Trustees of APC, said the absence of the former Lagos State Governor from the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the party last Friday does not connote a rift between both leaders.

In an interview with Vanguard on Sunday, July 5, he said:

“To the best of my knowledge, there is no quarrel between Buhari and Tinubu. The fact that the former governor did not come for NEC should not be taken to mean that he has a quarrel with the President or the party.

“The party’s NEC is not like the BoT and anyone who is not a member can decide whether or not to attend.”

Speaking further, Magaji said the party is working hard to restore peace and move the country forward.

In spite of the flouting of the party’s position during the National Assembly election, he said the leadership had decided to accept the leaders that emerged for peace to reign.

Magaji stated that decision was taken in the hope that Senate President, Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, would reciprocate the gesture.

He said: “It is our belief that since the party did not question the emergence of Saraki and Dogara by formally writing to them as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, they should understand that they have been accepted by party.”

“What is expected from them is that they would also show respect to the party and begin to toe its line so as not to give the impression that they are working against the party that brought them to power.

The position of the party is that the leadership of NASS should do what the party wants and nothing more, if they are loyal members of APC. That is the minimum expectation.”