The North Central Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Saturday, cautioned aggrieved members and teams to desist from denigrating President Bola Tinubu, the Nationwide Chairman of APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje; Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation, Senator George Akume and different high-ranking chieftains of the social gathering.
The warning was contained in a press release collectively issued by the Nationwide Vice Chairman of APC North Central, Mu’azu Bawa Rijau and the Zonal Secretary of the area, Yakubu Adamu.
In latest instances, Tinubu and a few high-profile APC leaders had come below assault in a marketing campaign championed by a number of political teams and social gathering bigwigs like erstwhile Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and the rapid previous Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
Amaechi had charged Nigerians to be ready to defend their mandate within the forthcoming 2027 election, warning that politicians, together with the present president, won’t cede energy simply and can do no matter it takes—together with stealing, maiming and killing—to stay in energy.
El-Rufai, alternatively, claimed that he not reckoned together with his social gathering, the ruling All Progressives Congress, saying it has develop into a ‘zero-man present.”
The previous governor additionally urged opposition events to unite and kind a broad coalition to problem the ruling social gathering and shield democracy.
Akume has additionally been dragged severally on social media by some aggrieved social gathering members from the North Central over his lingering feud with Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia.
Whereas stating that the management wouldn’t hesitate to mete out sanctions, Rijau famous that the choice to take decisive motion was taken at a vital assembly of the APC zonal leaders and state chairmen in Abuja on Friday.
The assertion stated, “The eye of the management of the APC North Central has been drawn to the actions of some personalities and help teams who’re utilizing the title of the social gathering to assault, insult and disparage the individuals, characters and reputations of some eminent leaders of the social gathering within the media.
“The zonal social gathering management want to condemn and unequivocally reject this improvement. We make daring to say that these teams aren’t solely unrecognised, they’re nothing however usurpers and interlopers. Of specific consideration was the latest unwarranted assaults on the particular person and workplace of the previous Governor of Benue State and present SGF, Senator George Akume by some sponsored teams.
“The management of the social gathering within the zone want to move a vote of confidence on our leaders, notably Akume and all our 5 elected governors within the zone, whose contributions to the expansion of the social gathering within the zone and certainly the nation have been acknowledged by one and all.
“We’re by this assertion warning these individuals to desist forthwith from any guise to disparage, assault and insult our leaders. Failure to take action will entice the total weight of the legislation. We additionally applauded the Dr Abdullahi Ganduje-led Nationwide Working Committee for offering course for the social gathering. We reaffirmed our unalloyed loyalty to the beliefs, imaginative and prescient and mission of the founding fathers and pray for the continued success of President Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda.”
