The crisis has now assumed a frightening dimension with the factions hauling invectives at each other.

The pro-Lai Mohammed group, led by Bolarinwa, has frontally accused AbdulRazaq of not calling his alleged foot soldiers to order.

As a prelude to this open show of the theatre of the absurd, the Chairman’s convoy was attacked in Shao, Moro local government area. In fact, he and his entourage escaped by the whiskers, but the APC bus was vandalised.

The convoy was in the local government as part of a thank-you-tour of the 16 local government areas for the people’s votes for APC in last year general elections.

Some aggrieved APC executive members, led by the deputy chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Samari, fired the first cylinder by accusing Bolairnwa of running the party like a sole administrator and alleged shady financial deals, contrary to principles of the party.