APC Chair: Group Urges Bello to Reconcile Aspirants

Sunday Aborisade

The North Central Democracy Watch Group has asked the Governor of Niger State to reconcile aspirants vying for the position of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The APC had zoned the position to the North-central geopolitical zone and  three senators namely, Sani Musa (Niger), Adamu Abdullahi (Nasarawa), and Tanko Al-Makura (Nasarawa), are among the contestants.
The group, in a statement by its Chairman, Tijjani Ene Omeiza, on Monday, appealed to Bello, who is the APC leader in the North-central zone to reconcile the aspirants in order to avoid rancour.
The group noted that with the eminent position occupied by the governor, he was expected to provide credible leadership and direction for the party in the zone.
Omeiza said Bello, as the main focal point of the party in the North-central, should not hold the chairmanship position zoned to the party with the usual levity.
“Governor Sani Bello is for all intents and purposes the leader of the APC in the North-central which places him in the right position to reposition the party.
“He should not allow the ambitions of individual aspirants to jeopardize its chances.
“We call on the governor to, as a matter of urgency, convene a meeting of all the aspirants and critical stakeholders in the zone to agree to a smooth process that would be rancour free.
“Failure to do so would mean consigning the fate of the party to the vagaries of the personal interests of certain groups at the detriment of the collective interest of the APC and the North-central.
“If this happens, Governor Bello would definitely be held responsible for failing to provide the needed leadership when he had the opportunity,” the group added.