Politics
Ganduje: Demonstrators Storm APC Secretariat, Allegedly Conspire Against Tinubu
On Monday, members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, or APC, stormed the party’s secretariat in Abuja to express their disappointment with certain people for allegedly creating chaos within the party.
The demonstrators, led by Prof. Salihu Ahmad Alizaga, a former Nasarawa State Commissioner of Lands and Urban Development, claimed that some outside forces were responsible for the recent alleged suspension of the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Speaking to demonstrators at the party headquarters, Alizaga claimed that those who want Ganduje’s removal are hoping to depose President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.
He said, “We are here to tell the whole world that APC is one united family, devoid of rancor, as being erroneously portrayed and speculated by few individuals in Kano State.
“Gentlemen of the press, in the last few weeks the media has been awash with the news of purported suspension, counter suspension and re-resuspension of the national chairman of our party by some individuals who are clearly non-members of the APC, capitalising, on the fickle agitations of a few disgruntled members of the APC who claimed to be from the North Central Zone.
“It could be recalled that the concerned North Central Elders/Stakeholders Forum, led by a former Senate President, Senator Ameh Ebute, Senator Jack Tilley Gyado, Prof Nentawe Yiltwada, amongst others, had recently passed a vote of confidence on the national chairman and pledged their loyalty and commitment to the party’s leadership.
“Surprisingly, when we hear of North Central Zone agitation against our National Chairman, mostly it is being championed by someone from the North East and a pocket of a few people from the North Central Zone.
“We are confident that those who want the National Chairman removed are those who are interested in unseating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. We can not sacrifice competence on the altar of mediocrity.”
Seven APC aspirants for governor who competed against Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on April 20 as part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial ticket are supporting the incumbent governor, Aiyedatiwa.
About one month after the state’s shadow primary, which took place in advance of the November 16 governorship election, the candidates announced their support for the governor.
Among the candidates are Morayo Lebi, Dayo Faduyile, Soji Ehinlanwo, Diran Iyantan, Funmilayo Waheed-Adekojo, Mayowa Akinfolarin, and Jimi Odimayo.
They urged party members to embrace unity rather than letting the results of the shadow primary drive rifts inside the organization.
The seven candidates issued a statement stating that all true party members should be focused on the party’s triumph in the upcoming governorship elections.
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“We, the under-listed chieftains of our party, the APC, who were aspirants in the just-concluded Governorship Primary, wish to call on all members of our party who have a genuine interest in the success of the party in the forthcoming general election in November to embrace peace for a resounding victory in the polls.
“The party position is that His Excellency Lucky Aiyedatiwa is our gubernatorial candidate; this position should be sacrosanct to us all, even when some of us have expressed some reservations.
“We acknowledge that perfection is a moving target. As party leaders who have significantly contributed to nurturing the party to impressive growth, we cannot allow anything that could lead to the polarisation of our party, with the potential consequence of undermining unity within our party.
“We therefore call on our supporters and all stakeholders to put aside personal interests and allow the overriding interests of the party to take precedence.”
Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has left the biggest opposition party.
Ayedokun bemoaned the tainted views of the party’s founding members in a resignation letter he sent to the National Chairman of the party via the chairmen of the ward, local government, and state.
The party’s former deputy national chairman also declared his intention to join the All Progressives Congress, or APC, which is currently in power.
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He said that the ruling party would value and appreciate his leadership responsibilities, efforts, and experience more.
The letter says, in part, “I have the honour in announcing the renunciation of my party membership on principle, having observed that the ideals of we, founding members, had been sorely contaminated.
“In taking this step which is not even without due consultation with my teaming loyalists in the PDP.
“I have decided to shift my allegiance to the All Progressives Congress, APC, where I believe my experience, efforts and leadership roles would be valued and appreciated.”
Senator Magnus Abe, an influential politician in the All Progressives Congress (APC), recently described Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as a significant figure in President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
But he made it clear that the former governor of Rivers State was not an APC member.
During his appearance on Politics Today on Channels Television, Abe described how he persuaded Wike to collaborate with Tinubu.
The APC leader declared: “I’m comfortable working with Wike. I did everything to convince Wike as governor then, to work for Tinubu in Rivers State.
“Wike is my friend. Today, he is working in the APC government as a minister. We must work together.”
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When asked if Wike was now an APC member, Abe responded, “Wike is a minister in the APC government, not an APC member.”
“He is a minister in our government and we cannot with all proper sense of responsibility as a party ignore the president’s appointee from our own state, who is a minister in our government. It makes no sense.
“So, he does not have to be a member of the APC, but he is an influential figure in the APC government and it is in the interest of the party to work with him and we will do so in the party and nation’s interest and to be able to give our full support to the president (Bola Tinubu).
“He was not a member of the APC when he led the G-5 to support Tinubu’s presidency bid.
“The president didn’t stop him then that he is not a member of the APC so you cannot support me.
“If the president didn’t say that, we too, will not say that he is not an APC member and so we will not work with him.
“We are following the footsteps of our leader, therefore, we’ll work with him.”
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