Opinion: How CPC Wing of APC Has Been Scheming To Taken Control Of The Party Structure Ahead of 2023 JoeKing2028

President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure in office ends in 2023. And the President has said that once he successfully hands over to his successor, he plans to retire to his hometown in Daura for a peaceful retirement. But analysts have predicted that Buhari’s exit from power could expose a huge power vacuum in his party, the All Progressive Congress. This is so because age might not allow the President to be actively involved in party affairs once he is out of office. This reality is one of the main reasons why some powerful individuals within the party are already scheming to position them to take charge. According to a media report in The Nation Newspapers, there are several tendencies struggling to take control of the party, but the real battle is between leaders of the former Action National Congress (ANC) and the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC). The ACN wing is credited with providing the intellectual base that drove APC to power, while the CPC provided the huge voting numbers. View pictures in App save up to 80% data.

The CPC group which has been laid back since the inception of the Buhari government is suddenly fighting to reposition itself within the party. They are doing this by ensuring that its members occupy top positions within the APC system. This has sometimes resulted in major friction between both camps both at the national and state levels. View pictures in App save up to 80% data.

In a bid to take over the party structure, the CPC induced the exit of Oshiomhole as party chairman and replaced him with Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni. The group took its quest for relevance further by announcing the dissolution of all the EXCO in the state chapters and replaced them with officials loyal to their course. In making its case, the CPC group insists that the ACN caucus has produced three APC Chairmen in succession (Chief Bisi Akande, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and Oshiomhole), adding that it was not the turn of CPC to reign.

The CPC also believes that it is the strongest of the merger components because it has the backing of 12million strong Buhari supporters who are ever ready to support the party ones called upon. View pictures in App save up to 80% data. Photo Credit: The Guardian This power struggle within the party is why many people are worried that Bola Ahmed Tinubu may not have his wish of becoming the party’s flagbearer in the 2023 election. The opposition against him is huge because Buni and his group have practically taken over the running of the party and they are determined to ensure that the ACN wing does not have their way before or after the 2023 elections. The question now is how will the ACN caucus take this? Only time will tell. What do you think about the situation that APC has found itself in? Please let us know in the comment section below. Also like and share so that others can comment too. Please note that all photos are for illustration purposes only.