NO VACANCY IN NWC - GANDUJE TO YAHAYA BELLO

 

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello against causing confusion in the party, saying there is no vacancy in the office its national chairman.

Bello’s posters signaling interest to become the APC national chairman had flooded strategic streets and the party’s national secretariat on Monday.

The party also declared that it will embark on a national members registration with the flag off in Niger state.

Addressing a press conference Tuesday in Abuja, after its National Working Committee meeting which held Monday at the party’s national secretariat, National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, also called on the Plateau state House of Assembly Speaker to respect the verdict of the Appeal Court and swear in the APC 16 members of the House.

According to Morka, the intransigence of the speaker and the governor of the state in this matter is wrong, undemocratic and violently contemptuous of the authority of the Court of Appeal, the highest court for the determination of election petition matters as it concerns the House of Assembly. 

Morka said: “The NWC denounced the failure or refusal of the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly to swear in 16 APC House Members adjudged by the Court of Appeal as the duly elected members of the Plateau State House of Assembly. 

“The NWC urges the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly to swear in the members without further delay in the interest of peace in the good State of Plateau.”

Reacting to former governor Yahaya Bello’s posters, the APC spokesman said: “There is no vacancy in the office of the National chairman of the party. Our national chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje is our chairman and he is operating as the chairman. 

“So, there is no vacancy in that office. And yes, we have also seen some of those posters. This is democracy. People do what they want. But, make no mistake because the office of the National chairman is properly and fully occupied.”