Progressives Congress (APC) after a Court of Appeal issued a Stay of
Execution on a judgement which sacked him as the party’s leader, has
publicly apologized to members of the party.
Oshiomhole announced that the suspension of two members of the
National Working Committee of the party which led to the crisis has been
lifted.
The former Edo State governor who disclosed that the NWC has resolved
that aggrieved members of the party should withdraw all pending cases
in court, added that he has also forgiven everyone who offended him.
He said;
“We have also resolved that we are going to withdraw all cases in
court that any member of the NEC is involved in so that we must lead by
example and we have shown that we are capable of managing ourselves and
therefore we do not need the minister to help us resolve what we are
capable of resolving.“People have issues which they feel strongly about, and as a result
the NWC took some decisions which affected my friend and brother,
Senator Lawal Shuaibu, deputy national chairman north. The NWC had a
reason for suspending him as at then.“Today we have reviewed the situation and we believe that in the
spirit of our renewed commitment to build unity and true reconciliation,
we as leaders of the party elected at the convention should live by
example.“And that means for those we think have offended the system, we have
chosen to lift their suspensions. Senator Lawal Shuaibu can resume his
duties as deputy national chairman, north.“We also reviewed the matter of Inuwa Abdulkadir, national vice
chairman northwest. By the same spirit, the NWC was unanimous in lifting
the suspension and he resumes work with immediate effect.“I have asked everyone and they have accepted. Whatever they consider
to be my own shortcomings, I have asked for forgiveness and they have
forgiven. And whatever I considered to be anyone’s shortcoming that
irritated me, I have also forgiven. This is the way it should be. It can
only be abnormal if people know how to fight and they do not know how
to settle.”