Ogunenwa Audu Jos
The North Central All Progressive Congress (APC) Forum has described the denial by the Chairman of the North Central Governors’ Forum and Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule of endorsing or supporting the embattled National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje, as welcome development.
Governor Sule had last week visited Ganduje at the national Secretariat of the party in Abuja where he canvassed support for him.
But according to the North Central APC forum, governor Sule’s action is an act of betrayal which they will vehemently reject in its entirety as the region has been pushing for the position of the National Chairman as it is the arrangement of the party, and that the cause of the region cannot be traded for the interest of any individual.
The forum’s Chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, who addressed newsmen on the issue had stressed that the visit by Sule to Ganduje in Abuja on to pledge his support for him was uncalled for and unnecessary, saying it is an act of sacrificing the goal of the entirety of people for selfish reasons.
But in a swift reaction, governor Sule had denied that his visit to Ganduje was not to endorse or canvass support for him but to discuss issues relating to the party, particularly the upcoming Edo State election as well as how to resolve the crisis in Benue APC.
Governor Sule who spoke through his Special Adviser on Political Affairs, Kassim Muh’d Kassim, said a visit to the national secretariat of the party does not amount to an endorsement of Ganduje and that Sule paid the visit on a special invitation by Ganduje.
Reacting to the denial of endorsing Ganduje by Sule, Zazzaga told newsmen on Thursday that the denial could be an after-thought by the governor after the expression of the displeasure by the people and the backlash from stakeholders and party chieftains, as well as members from the North Central region.
Zazzaga who was also a member of the Presidential Campaign Council in the last election said further that whether or not the denial or was due to pressure or that he was speaking from both sides of the mouth, it is still a welcome development since he has already understood that the united goal of a region is more than any interest of a single individual.
He commended the rest North Central governors, legislators and other party bigwigs who have remained committed to the cause of the region regarding the position of the National Chairmanship of the party, saying that they will not be deterred by anything or any betrayers from the cause.
He wished the party a successful NEC and caucus meeting coming up on the 11th – 12th of September, saying that the meeting will provide the avenue to resolve many contending issues and move the party forward.
Zazzaga also commended President Bola Tinubu for his steadfastness in moving the nation and the party forward, and steering in on the right path.
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