The crisis rocking Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) since the election of National Assembly leaders has taken a new turn as state chapters tackle each other.

In a dog-eat-dog scenario, the spokesperson of the Kwara State chapter of the party has asked the  Lagos chapter to caution its spokesperson.

In a statement, Sulyman Buhari, the publicity secretary of Kwara APC asked the Lagos APC to re-orientate its spokesperson Joe Igbokwe on his responsibilities in order to halt further embarrassment that his divisive commentary attached to Lagos APC.

According to Mr Buhari, the caution became unavoidable in order to arrest the dangerous trend whereby a spokesperson continues to cause damage to the image of the same party he was elected to protect and promote.

Mr. Igbokwe, who is the publicity secretary of the Lagos APC, had condemned the election of Bukola Saraki as senate president and Yakubu Dogara as House of Representatives speaker, describing the actions of both men as “treacherous” and asking the APC to sanction them.

Mr. Igbokwe’s statement is believed to be a reflection of the views of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the APC and one of its most influential members.