‎By Omeiza Ajayi

ABUJA – The forum of former state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change CPC has lamented the growing exodus of people from the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to step into the fray and halt the drift.

Known as the ‘Legacy Forum’, the CPC Chairmen along with President Buhari had in 2014 led the party to merge with others to form the APC.

The forum specifically called on President Buhari to urgently take proactive measures to pacify aggrieved members of the APC to stop them from leaving the party in droves ahead of the 2019 general elections.

In a communique issued at the end of their meeting in Abuja, yesterday and signed by its chairman, Ahamed Haruna Zago, the forum said the President must assist the party in resolving the crisis rocking all the state chapters of the party, if he is desirous of winning the next elections.

He said: “The Forum appreciates the achievements recorded so far which include improvement of the security situation in Nigeria, the tireless fight of the government against corruption and all vices of waste in government revenue and the steady growth in the economy, leading to her exit from recession.

“The Forum appeal to the President to, as a matter of urgency assist the All Progressives Congress APC to resolve all the crisis in the 36 states chapter of the party including the FCT with a view to repositioning the party for the next general election in 2019.

“We of the Legacy Forum are not happy that people are leaving the party. We recall a repeat of similar event in 2013/2014 that led led to the loss of the 2015 general election by the PDP.

“We advocate that the president should as a matter of urgency take proactive measures that will pacify party members and stop them from exiting the party”, they counselled.

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar had last Friday resigned his membership of the ruling party, accusing it of failing the Nigerian people.