The North-Central Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has withdrawn the two-week ultimatum it earlier issued to the National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, to resign or be sued, saying it has no intention of causing division within the party ahead of the 2027 general election. 

The Forum had in the ultimatum asked Yilwatda to resign within two weeks or face court action over alleged irregularities recorded in the conduct of the APC primaries.

However, the Forum withdrew the ultimatum and tendered apologies to Yilwatda, in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, on Friday evening.

The North-Central APC Forum, in the follow up statement, disclosed that the ultimatum was informed by wrong information and a misunderstanding of prevailing issues in the party. 

In withdrawing the ultimatum, the Forum pledged its commitment to harmony, peace and progress in the ruling party, even as it equally suggested that enemies of the party might have tried to influence its earlier position on the conduct of the APC primaries. 

The statement added: “The North-Central APC Forum, as a body of well-meaning stakeholders of our great party in the North-Central zone, has always been committed to the development and progress of the party. 

“Our call for the resignation of the National Chairman of the APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, was based on misinformation and a misunderstanding of the true situation. Having become aware of the true facts, we hereby withdraw the ultimatum and extend unreserved apologies to the national chairman and other leaders of the APC. 

“The North-Central APC Forum has no intention of instigating a crisis or being an agent for the destabilisation of the APC. 

“We were not well informed in our previous pronouncements on issues concerning the APC primaries. We have no choice than to withdraw the ultimatum and apologise for the tensions raised by our previous position, now that we are privy to the true state of affairs.” 

The Forum urged all members of the APC to support and work with the Yilwatda-led National Working Committee (NWC) to deliver victory for the party and President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections. 

It restated its pledge to deliver six million votes to President Tinubu from the zone in the 2027 presidential poll.