2019: APC leaders move to reconcile Buhari, Saraki, Dogara

The National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives
Congress, APC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has confirmed that the leaders of the
party were embarking on a peace move to reconcile the executive and
the lawmakers.

Recall that the lawmakers have been threatening to override President
Muhammadu Buhari's veto on the Electoral Act amendment.

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker, Yakubu Dogara had at
the weekend, vowed to be on the same page on what would be an
appropriate reaction to the President's refusal to sign the Electoral
Act amendment bill into law.

Chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun, Nigerian Governors' Forum
(NGF) Chairman, Abdulaziz Yari and other leaders of the party had
intervened through meetings with presidency officials and National
Assembly's leaders.

The party is said to be seeking a meeting point for the two arms of
government to resolve the feud.

Speaking to the Nation newspapers on the matter, Bolaji Abdullahi
confirmed the intervention of the party's leadership in the
disagreement.

He said the party was hopeful there would be resolution of the face-off.

According to him, "The party is doing its best to ensure that there is
a meeting point between the two arms. We are working on how to resolve
the issues in question.

"While the legislature has a constitutional duty to make laws, the
Executive also has the right to express its feelings on any law.

"All we need to do is to facilitate mutual dialogue and resolution of
areas of disagreement," he said.