BY BENEDICT NWACHUKWU, ABUJA
The Chairman of the Zamfara State APC Caretaker Committee, Senator Hassan Gusau, has appealed to the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary and Convention Planning Commitee headed by the governor of Yobe State, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, to grant the committee sufficient time to register all eligible card-carrying members of the party.
The appeal came on the heels of the inauguration of the three-man commitee by the Yobe State governor and the National Chairman of the party’s CECPC, Mai Mala Buni, on Monday, at the Buhari House, Abuja.
Governor Buni, who was represented by the CECPC National Secretary, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, conducted the inauguration which had the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouk, and member of the CECPC, Sen. Abba Ali, in attendance.
The inaugurated Zamfara State APC Caretaker Committee members are Senator Hassan Gusau, Chairman; Muntari Anka, Deputy Chairman; and Prof. Abdullahi Shinkafi, Secretary.
Buni remarked that a couple of days ago, APC became stronger in Zamfara State with the entry of Governor Bello Matawalle, the third governor to join the party in the last two months.
“This shows that the APC is the party of choice for all Nigerians, and that the party is growing from strength to strength under the able leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Following this recent positive development in the Zamfara State chapter of our party, the CECPC has approved the dissolution of the leadership structure of all the party organs in the state forthwith. Accordingly, a 3-man committee has been constituted to run the affairs of the party in the state.”
He noted that the dissolution of the party structures in the state was to pave the way for the repositioning of the APC in Zamfara. He urged the affected members to see it as a sacrifice.
“The CECPC hereby appeals to those directly affected by this action to show understanding and consider this a sacrifice made for the growth of the party.
“The party assures all concerned that it shall ensure that inclusiveness, fairness and transparency are maintained (which are the composite ethos of our party) by the new leadership on all fronts.
“We, once again, congratulate governor Bello Matawalle, Governor of Zamfara State as he leads his state into the fold of the progressives.
“For those who have been selected to pilot the affairs of the party, you have a duty to be fair and just in your new office and to allow the constitution of our party to be your guide.”
Gusau said, “It is a great honour and privilege to, on behalf of my humble self and other members of the Zamfara State APC Caretaker Committee, to deliver a speech at this inauguration ceremony.
“I congratulate the entire progressives’ family for the circumstances that led to this event, which is the defection of the governor of Zamfara, Muhammad Bello Matawallen, other officials and millions of supporters from the PDP to the APC.
“In view of the current political antecedents in the state and the need to, among other things, conduct credible congress for the party, we shall work towards the unity of our members at all levels. In all matters and activities, we shall ensure inclusiveness, fairness and decorum to forestall misunderstanding and rancour among interest groups.
“I would, therefore, like to appeal for the continued support and cooperation of the party leadership and all other stakeholders for the realisation of these ideas, and seek for sufficient time to register millions of our members who have joined the party and are eligible to carry cards.”
