North-Central APC passes vote of confidence on Tinubu, Ganduje
The North-Central All Progressives Congress Forum has passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu and the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje.
It added that following the party’s National Executive Committee meeting held on Wednesday, it has ended all agitations over leadership positions in the party.
PUNCH Online reports that the NEC meeting, which was held at the APC national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday, ratified the zoning of the party’s chairmanship to the North-West.
Before the development, the position had been zoned to the North-Central. However, Abdullahi Ganduje, from Kano State in the North-West, was appointed the APC national chairman after the ex-governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Adamu, was removed without completing his tenure.
The North-Central APC Forum, which agitated for the zone to be allowed to complete Adamu’s tenure, had gone to court to seek Ganduje’s removal as national chairman.
However, the APC Forum suspended the demand for Ganduje’s removal, pending the decision of the party’s NEC.
With the ratification of zoning of the national chairmanship to the North-West, Ganduje’s position has been validated by the NEC.
The NEC, at its Wednesday meeting, also passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu and Ganduje.
Reacting in a statement by its Chairman, Saleh Zazzaga, on Thursday, the forum said it has decided to drop all agitations and align with the position of the party’s national leadership.
The North-Central APC forum added that it would support Ganduje in reconciling aggrieved members of the party.
The statement reads, “As loyal party members interested in the progress of the APC, we agree with all the decisions taken at the NEC meeting. We endorse the vote of confidence passed on President Bola Tinubu and the national chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje.
“The NEC is the highest decision-making organ of the party and the NEC has passed a vote of confidence on the national chairman. We respect the decision of Mr President and the NEC. As a result of that, we have decided to stop all agitations concerning the leadership and other issues in the APC.
“We are urging all members of the party to support President Bola Tinubu and the national chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. We also seek the support of all North-Central stakeholders for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume as the leader of the party in the zone.
“We recognize Senator Akume as our father in the North-Central. Having decided to stop all agitations, there is nothing left than to unite ourselves in the interest of the zone and to give massive support to President Bola Tinubu in all his policies and in future elections.”
