APC Convention: Aspirant for Deputy National chairman opts for Zonal Secretary

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

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head of the National Convention of All Progressives Congress (APC), one of the contenders for the position of Deputy National Chairman North, Hon Yusuf Sheriff Modu, has opted for the position of National Secretary, North East Zone.

Sheriff Modu’s hurried change of aspiration as contained in a statement by the Media Director of his Campaign Council, Olufemi James Urrah, in Abuja Wednesday, was sequel to pressures mounted on him by party stakeholders in the North East Zone.

According to the statement, though the position of Deputy National Chairman North, is micro-zoned to Borno State, where Sheriff Modu hails from, but party elders led by the Executive Governor of the State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, wants another party loyalist to contest for it on consensus template.

The critical stakeholders of the party in the state, the statement added, persuaded Modu Sherrif to go for Zonal Secretaryship of the party for North East, also zoned to Borno State.

Sheriff, in his acceptance of the arrangement as contained in the statement said “After due consultations with my party Critical and non-Critical Stakeholders, Party Chairmen from the North Eastern State, where I come from, who have been involved in micro zoning negotiations with other States in the Zone, have however come out with the agreement reached among the States in the Zone as follows;

“Deputy National Chairman North now micro-zoned to my state, which is the only NWC position zoned to Borno State. As a result my leaders advised me to opt for another position available to Borno within the Zonal positions, because the NWC slot has been given to a serving Senator from my State considering the current scenario in the party and the country.

“I have accordingly communicated with all my leaders, structures, supporters and well wishers to yield to the advice of our leaders to take the position of Secretary,  North East Zone.

“I appreciate my State Governor, Babagana Zulum, Senator Kassim Shetima, my APC State Chairman and all the North East APC State Chairmen, and other stakeholders for their steadfast and unflinching support throughout the period of consultation and campaign for the position of Deputy National Chairman North.

“However, the very solid  structure earlier  set up for the position of Deputy National Chairman North, has come to stay, to complement the effort of our great party, APC ahead of 2023 General Elections.”