The All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen from the seven states in the Northwest have endorsed Abdullahi Ganduje, a former governor of Kano State, in his bid to become the party’s national chairman.
The party chairmen, who met in Kaduna, communicated their stance to reporters on Wednesday.
They said that Ganduje had made a significant contribution to the growth and success of the APC, which had influenced their choice to support him for the party’s leadership.
The APC chairmen noted that Ganduje sojourned the whole country during the 2023 general election, making immense contributions, which saw to the emergence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President of Nigeria.
The communique was signed by all the 7 North West States Chairmen, namely; Hon. Isa Sadiq Acida, Sokoto State; Air Cdre. Emmanuel K Jekada (rtd), Kaduna State; Hon. Abubakar Muhammad Kana, Kebbi State, Prince Abdullahi Abbas, Kano State; Hon. Aminu Sani Gumel, Jigawa State; Hon. Tukur Umar Danfulani, Zamfara State and Hon. Muhammad Sani Ali, Katsina State.
“We the State Chairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC from the seven States comprising Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Jigawa that made up the Northwest Geopolitical Zone of the country rising from a meeting held in Kaduna on Tuesday, 25/07/2023, unanimously endorsed Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the National Chairman of the party.”
“This decision followed the immense contributions made to the party by the two term governor of the second most populous state in the nation, Kano, especially at the 2023 general election which saw the emergence of our most enviable President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR as President.
“It is on record that Dr. Ganduje sojourned the whole country making contacts and convincing Nigerians on what Nigeria and Nigerians stand to benefit should Tinubu emerge as president.
“We as leaders of the ruling party in our respective states have also gone through every step of good reasons and came to the conclusion and conviction that based on qualification, wealth of experience, maturity, steadfastness, commitment and resilience, Ganduje is the best person for the exalted office of chairman of the party, not only from the zone but in the country.
“Our continued appreciation will be undaunted to the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the special recognition he has always accorded the zone, the people and the party at all times.
“The North West zone will always be with the president as he marches towards making Nigeria greater,” they stated.
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