Ex-Kaduna APC Caucus Chairman, Ramalan Quits Partisan Politics

Former chairman of the All Progressives Congress Party (APC) Kaduna State Caucus and proprietor of Liberty Radio, Television and Voice of Liberty newspaper, Alhaji Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has said he had quit partisan politics.

Announcing this in an interview with Voice of Liberty on Friday, Ramalan explained that his decision was to allow young people to take charge of the political space.
Ramalan, who is also the chairman of Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria (IBAN) said he was fulfilled after many years of contributing his quota to state, regional and national development.

“It has been a rare privilege to serve Kaduna our nation and different political parties in various capacities, since the NPN days to my last assignment in the Progressives Hub as APC’s head of news directorate of the Tinubu/Shettima independent Grassroots Campings Committee (T/SG ICC) in the 2023 elections,” he said.

“From my early days in party politics as chairman in Kaduna State and later elected ex-officio member of the National Republican Convention (NRC), chairman, United Nigerian Congress Party, all during Generals Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha military administrations and public service to my two tenures as executive chairman of the Joint Maritime Labour Industrial Council and pioneer chairman of the Board of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA are a few examples of my humble contributions to public service.”

According to reports, Ramalan was a foundation member of NRC UNCP, PDP and APC and was regarded as one of the most influential figures who shaped the PDP and APC in Kaduna State during their dominant years in power.

Ramalan said beyond partisan politics, he played strategic roles in local and international maritime labour reforms in Nigerian Seaports, International Labour Organisation ((ILO) Geneva and International Maritime Organisation (IMO) London Maritime in the Establishments of IMO Security & Safety Code, ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) Enaction of Nigerian Cabotage and NIMASA Acts.

Reflecting on his political journey, Ramalan said he had witnessed Nigeria’s “trials and triumphs” and remained grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the developments of Nigeria in many areas including proposal on Option A 4 in selecting political party candidates during ex-president General Ibrahim Babangida’s regime.

He thanked his former colleagues in politics, associates, supporters and members of the Kaduna Restoration Group for their loyalty over the years.

Ramalan however pledged to remain committed to the ideals of national unity promoting democracy and good governance.

“I shall continue to play my part as a stakeholder in the Nigeria Project, and my experience will always be available whenever my guidance is required or not, in promoting national interest and sovereign narratives henceforth through my private and independent media platforms: Liberty TV FM Stations and Voice of Liberty and Muryar Yanci online newspapers” he was quoted as saying.