APC needs chairman who can galvanise party members – Salihu Mustapha

By Christiana Ekpa

Aspirant for the position of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Saliu Mustapha, said on Wednesday that the party was in dire need of a Chairman who can galvanise members across the country to victory in the 2023 general elections.

Mustapha said without such a person, the party may not be able to win the elections, adding that if the APC failed to win the 2023 general elections, the gains so far recorded will be eroded.

Saliu, who spoke at a meeting with the APC caucus in the House of Representatives, said his experience in party administration was needed at this point in time to reposition the party for victory in the forthcoming elections.

He also said if elected the National Chairman, he will evolve a deliberate policy that will ensure that women and youths are made to occupy the position of deputies, irrespective of whoever is contesting the main seat.

He said this was to give women and youths a pride of place and to mentor them for the position of leadership, both in the party and in the country.

He said his regime will enthrone a periodic consultation with members of the National Assembly as part of efforts to strengthen the party at all levels, while also creating a Progressive Institute for the party.

Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, said Mustapha has made a lot of sacrifice for the emergence of the APC, especially during the merger process, when he was part of the team of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), saying his contribution to the party are indelible

Doguwa assured the aspirant that the APC in the House of Representatives was not only united, but will be united behind a single candidate during the convention, saying “If we give you our support here, just go home and sleep, but don’t close your eyes”.