From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
State and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have thrown their weight behind the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, dismissing his purported suspension by his Kano ward.
They pledged their loyalty when they paid him a visit at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja yesterday.
Acting chairman of the Forum of APC State Chairmen and Lagos State Chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, announced that they were at the secretariat to affirm their confidence in the party’s boss.
“We are here to let you know that you are the captain of the ship. We are here to let you know that these are also your foot soldiers in the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and FCT.
“We are here to show our solidarity and sincere commitment to appreciate what members of the NWC have been doing in standing by you by giving you total support. We feel it is important that the act of that solidarity should not be left to the NWC alone.
“Today, we bring the solidarity of the 36 states and the FCT to tell the public that we are solidly behind you. You have started a journey of growing our party, restructuring it, growing it and we are pretty sure that you are on course.
“You keep briefing us on the steps you are taking. For any person or group who are not even in our party to think they can come and derail us, it won’t work,” the leader of the delegation noted.
Responding, Ganduje accused the Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, of sponsoring impostors to orchestrate his recent suspension, describing the governor’s action as dramatic only fit for the Nollywood movie channel, Africa Magic.
He declared that the leadership of the party remained focused in spite of the needless distractions.