By Jude Opara, Abuja
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje has reassured party faithful that his administration will do everything within its power to reposition the party in such a way it will become the envy of it’s rivals.
Ganduje spoke on Wednesday when a group under the aegis of the Concerned North Central APC Stakeholders/Elders Forum staged a solidarity rally for the National Chairman and also the government of President Bola Tinubu.
Leader of the group and former Senate President, Ameh Ebute said the contingent which comprised notable politicians as well as grassroots and eminent leaders from the region were united in their endorsement Ganduje and his members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
Ganduje said the task of transforming the APC into a very strong institution that would be noted for quality administration anchored on national development is not to be compromised for any reason in line with the promises he made on assumption of office.
“It is important to make our party a very strong institution. We promised our party and Nigerians that business is not going to be as usual in APC. We promised to undertake some innovations which we have started. Reconciliation is a very important factor in democracy. Reconciliation is very important for the stability of our political party. Reconciliation is a vital issue for success.
“Also we promised that there will be electronic registration of the membership of our party which we have already started. It is so vital because democracy is changing, democracy is getting advanced in Nigeria. To win election we need to consider so many variables, we need to have an accurate data with the necessary features that we can forecast, plan and calculate. Election nowadays is not a trial and error, it is scientific, unless you are scientific, you are bound to fail in an election period.
“Also, we decided in order for our party to have identity, a strong philosophy, a very strong direction, we have gone far to establish the Progressive Institute for our party. This will educate our members in the rudiments of democracy; enlighten our members; the institutions that in charge of election like the INEC, security agents, the political parties themselves and also to enlighten our monitors to see how far our manifesto is being implemented”.
The APC boss also described the North Central as a very strategic zone for the party because it controls five out of the six states in the region.
“Your zone is a good example of unity in diversity because your geopolitical zone is a good example of diversity in politics – different religions, tribes, ethnic nationalities. Yet, you are able to come together under an umbrella we call APC. We have to thank you for that. A homogeneous geopolitical zone is not able to come together but a heterogeneous geopolitical zone (North-central is able to do that. We thank you for that and we assure you, we will take APC to much higher level in Nigeria”.
