The 37 chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have passed a vote of confidence on the party’s national chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, amid his purported suspension by his ward in Dawakin-Tofa local government area of Kano state.
The states chairmen passed the vote of confidence during a visit to Ganduje at the APC national secretariat in Abuja yesterday.
In his speech, the acting chairman of the APC state Chairmen Forum and Lagos State chairman of the party, Cornelius Ojelabi, said those who carried the purported suspension were not even known to the party in the first place.
“We are here to let you know that we are solidly behind you. The purported suspension is not from members of the party but coming from people that want to derail the party.
“We’re here to show our solidarity and sincere commitment to appreciate what members of the National Working Committee have been doing in standing by you by giving you a total support.
We feel it’s important that the act of that solidarity should not be limited to members of the NWC alone,” he said.
In his response, Ganduje accused the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf of sponsoring impostors to carry out the purported suspension, describing the action as a drama, only fit for the Nollywood movie channel, Africa Magic.
He said, “We were so astonished when we heard the news but we were not surprised when we discovered that the great threat that APC overwhelmingly poses to other parties is real and Kano State is not an exception.
“The government in Kano State is behind this drama. Even the drama is one kind of drama that is called Africa Magic. This is Africa Magic and it is not leading democracy anywhere. It is a negative innovation where members who belong to a different political party, not even our members, let alone being elected executive members of either the ward or to the highest level at the state.
“Our party cannot be distracted, we assure you. Our attention cannot be diverted. We are focused. We know where we are heading to. We know our objectives and we know to achieve our objectives,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Ganduje-led National Working Committee of the APC has received the report of the party‘s Ondo Governorship Committee chaired by the Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo.
Receiving the committee’s report from Ododo, Ganduje congratulated the Governor for a job well done and noted that the party is proud of his performance at the first national assignment of the Governor.
“This is your first assignment and we are happy that you did well. I was in our Situation Room watching you live while you were declaring the results and I am proud of the way you handled it”, Ganduje said.
Earlier in his presentation, Governor Ododo thanked the APC national leadership for finding him and his committee members of the all-important national assignment.
The governor stated that the committee’s report took cognizance of everything that transpired during the primary election and it contains recommendations that will enable the party to deal with the aftermath of the Ondo State primary election and ensure that the APC goes into the November governorship election as a united party ready to retain power in Ondo State.
