Buhari Is Not The Leader Of Apc - Lai Mohammed

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, has given indications that President Muhammadu Buhari is not the leader of the party, against the normal tradition, where the president is seen and considered the leader of the ruling party.

Mohammed dropped this while fielding questions on telephone from the Sunrise crew of Channels Television early on Tuesday morning. 

Mohammed, who was speaking on the controversies surrounding the choice of the leadership of the 8th National Assembly, categorically declared that the president is not the leader of the party, in response to a question on who is the leader of the party.

According to Mohammed, the party has many leaders while President Buhari is only a leader by virtue of his being elected as President and Commander in Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

When pointedly asked, “Is President Buhari not the leader of the APC”, Mohammed said: “The President is a leader by virtue of his being elected as President and Commander in Chief”

Again, when one of the presenters repeated the question “Is President Buhari not the leader of the APC?”, Mohammed retorted: “Don’t box me into a corner. APC has many leaders, President Buhari is a product of the party”.

This latest disclosure may be a veiled revelation of the intrigues that have been playing out in the new ruling party, making it difficult for the APC to come up with important and critical appointments since it took over power on the 29th of May.