{"id":16605,"date":"2023-07-29T13:25:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T13:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=16605"},"modified":"2023-07-29T13:25:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T13:25:56","slug":"chairmanship-north-central-apc-elders-drum-support-for-ganduje","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=16605","title":{"rendered":"Chairmanship: North-central APC Elders\u00a0 Drum Support For Ganduje\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Chairmanship: North-central APC Elders<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Drum Support For Ganduje<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Zainab Tanimu<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">The All Progressives Congress (APC) elders across the six states of the North-Central, on Friday, declared their support for the former governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Spokesperson of the group, former military governor of Plateau state, Maj Gen. Lawrence Anebi Onoja (Rtd),<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0in a press conference held in Abuja made this declaration.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The group has aligned themselves with President Bola Tinubu and the Progressives Governors Forum choice of Ganduje for the position of APC chairmanship. A vacuum created by the resignation of former Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to them, he\u00a0 is the one whom the cap fits and with his wealth of experience will be able to move the party forward.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Since the Progressives Governor\u2019s Forum endorsed and announced Ganduje\u2019s candidature, many political interest groups have similarly endorsed him to lead the party in an acting capacity.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The group views their endorsement as the most significant being from the same geo political zone with the former party chairman.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Onoja together with 19 elders from the zone while\u00a0 rallying support of all the stake holders from the north central urged all members of the ruling party to share the same sentiment with them.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWe implore all concerned and the media to share in our collective desire for him to succeed, for the party to succeed and for the interest of Nigeria,\u201d he said<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe as representatives of elders of the party from North Central Zone are here today in continuation of the series of endorsements of Abdulahi Ganduje. We represent different elder\u2019s groups of the party in the zone.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201cWe are concerned with merit, quality and continuity in leadership for our party, We are in no doubt Ganduje will play that chairmanship role very effectively in an acting capacity.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cFor these reasons, we hereby collectively endorse him to chair our great party to continue where Abdullahi Adamu stopped in steering the ship of the party until substantive leadership positions are filled at the next convention in line with the party\u2019s constitution.\u201d The group declared.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chairmanship: North-central APC Elders Drum Support For Ganduje Zainab Tanimu Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria The All Progressives Congress (APC) elders across the six states of the North-Central, on Friday, declared their support for the former governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. 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