…Says party leaders will be more united
By Jude Opara, Abuja
A pro-All Progressives Congress (APC) forum on the platform of Progressive Voters’ Forum (PVF) has lauded President Bola Tinubu and the Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje-led National Working Committee (NWC) for the initiative to hold the first APC National Summit this week.
The said national summit which is billed to take place on Thursday, 22nd May 2025, with the themed: ‘Renewed Hope Agenda: The Journey So Far’, will hold at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja by 10:00am.
Some of the dignitaries expected at the summit include President Bola Tinubu; Vice President Kashim Shettima, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin; House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas; Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu as well as state governors from the party with their deputies.
Also expected at the occasion are former presidents that are members of the APC, all members of the National Assembly who are of the APC and a host of others.
In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, National Coordinator of PVF, Dr. Olusegun Kenneth, said: “the summit will afford the APC leaders opportunity to review the party’s performance as a ruling political party, dialogue on how to move the country forward and unite the party leaders more ahead of future elections.”
Commending the initiative, Dr. Kenneth said at the end of this summit most Nigerians will know so many achievements of President Tinubu that have not been well showcased to Nigerians.
“As a forum, we believe that this summit is coming at the right time. By 29th of this month of May, it will be two good years that our amiable President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took over. So as a responsible party, the Ganduje’s NWC has provided this platform to showcase many achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and the Renewed Hope Agenda that have been under reported or the opposition parties have refused to see. We commend the National Working Committee for that.
“We, however, call on all the delegates to the summit to attend with a open mind and engage on productive dialogue that will solidify our party, evangelise it to more Nigerians and drive APC to victories in future elections.
“This summit should also bring onboard different interests and groups and find a way to accommodate all interests, including those that are just joining the fold.”
According to the statement, Nigerians should continue to show support and rally more support for the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, adding that, “the government has used the last two years to lay good foundation for the economy, infrastructure and wellbeing of Nigerian, and the results have started yielding as prices of commodities have started coming down, inflation dropping among others.
“We believe that this national summit is in the interest of Nigerians and the nation. In due time, Nigerians will totally ignore the noisy opposition parties and their figures, and embrace the Renewed Hope Agenda,” the statement concluded.
