APC warned against appointing former Kano State governor Ganduje as its national chairman

ALL Progressive Congress (APC) officials have warned against plans by the party hierarchy to appoint former Kano State governor Dr Abdullahi Ganduje as its chairman saying that his appointment is a negation of the federal character principle.

Over the last few days, it has emerged that Dr Ganduje is the favourite to emerge as the APC chairman following the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu. it has also emerged that former Osun State governor Gboyega Oyetola is on course to become APC secretary to replace Senator Iyiola Omisore who also resigned along with Senator Abdullahi.

However, Mallam Salihu Lukman, the APC national vice chairman, northwest, has warned against replacing Senator Adamu with Dr Ganduje, saying the action may upset the zoning arrangement of the party. He warned that the move would be the height of insensitivity if it turns out to be true.

Mallam Lukman said: “So far, as things are, only the president and governors blocs are active in the negotiation to produce and engage leaders of APC. Already, part of the speculations emerging from the governor’s bloc is that Dr Abdullahi Ganduje is being considered to succeed Senator Adamu bit if this is true, it only suggests insensitivity and taking members of the party for granted, which is without prejudice to the person of Dr Ganduje.

“This is because such a choice will completely distort the zoning arrangement that informed the present configuration of the leadership of the National Assembly. With the speaker of the House of Representatives and the deputy senate president coming from the northwest  and the north central geo-political zone shut out of consideration, to propose the party’s national chairman move to the northwest from the north central zone will be unjust.

“Any consideration for such an insensitive and unjust consideration of Dr Ganduje to become the national chairman of the APC must be discarded. If anything, the position of national chairman must be retained in the north central zone."