A prominent leader of the APC, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu says he is yet to consider the possibility of running for the presidency in 2023.
Tinubu said in a statement in which urged understanding that what is required from members at this time is the restoration of core values which led to the formation of the party.
He regretted that President Muhammadu Buhari had been forced to turn attention away from critical national issues to address inherent differences within the party, saying he had done what a good parent should.
“The President has spoken and his decision has been accepted. It is now beholden on all of us, as members of the APC, to recommit ourselves to the ideals and principles on which our party was founded.
“While we recognize that people have personal ambitions, those ambitions are secondary, not sacrosanct.
“Members must subordinate their ambitions to health and well-being of the party.
“Never should our party be defined by one person’s interests or even the amalgam of all members’ individual interests. A successful party must be greater than the sum of its parts.”
He acknowledged members of the NWC who were booted out had worked for the success of the party, but admitted the infighting and bitter acrimony amongst them had been a source of major concern.
Tinubu reiterated that President Buhari had been forced to find solutions to the crisis rocking the APCintervene and urged disagreeing members of the ousted NWC to sheath their swords.
“In this vein, I appeal to all former members of the National Working Committee and all members of our party to sheathe their swords and look to the larger picture.”
He added, “My fellow party members who now feel aggrieved by the NEC meeting I urge you to accept the sacrifice you have been asked to make so that the air can be cleared, the party can assume its proper role of helping this government lead the nation toward enlightened improvement, and the party itself can grow and firmly establish itself as the best, most democratic party in the land.”