The North Central APC Forum has denounced Governor Abdullahi Sule’s endorsement of Abdullahi Ganduje, the party’s embattled national chairman. Forum Chairman Saleh Zazzaga described the move as “self-serving” and “detrimental” to the region’s interests.
Zazzaga questioned the motivations behind Governor Sule’s recent visit to the party headquarters, where he pledged support for Ganduje. He argued that the governor’s actions prioritize personal gain over the well-being of the North Central region, the APC, and President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The forum chairman emphasized the need for the National Chairmanship position to be zoned to the North Central region, following Abdullahi Adamu’s resignation. Zazzaga, a former Presidential Campaign Council member, criticized the timing of Sule’s endorsement, citing the region’s ongoing efforts to reclaim the National Chairmanship position.
He said ”since then, Sule has not been doing things in the interest of the administration, and that now he is showing it at the regional level, and even down to his state of Nasarawa.
“Governor Sule is not a founding member of the APC because he came in along the line, and so he does not understand the progressive ideology and drive of the party.
“That is why he is doing things contrary to the concept of the party stakeholders, chieftains, bigwigs and members, as well as supporters.
“Besides we all know that in the 2023 election, the APC in Nasarawa State didn’t perform satisfactorily under Governor Sule; this is obvious in the number of the legislators won by the party as well as the ones the opposition parties clinched.
“It is also a known fact that Governor Sule didn’t do well at the 2023 polls and if not for the judiciary which upheld his election, anything could have happened and APC would have lost the state.
“By and large, what has been Governor Sule’s contribution to the progress of the APC since he joined the party? Again, what have been his development indices and strides in Nasarawa State? With the increase in allocation gotten by the states today, what has Nasarawa State been able to do or has to show under Governor Sule?
“And time and again, we have had grumblings in many quarters about the leadership style of Governor Sule in the state which many frown upon.
“Therefore, he is not a good ambassador of the party and he is by no means in a position to speak for the North Central region or stakeholders of the party,” he said.
He called on all the North Central governors to disassociate themselves from Governor Sule’s endorsement of Ganduje immediately, alleging that whatever he is doing is for his selfish interest and not the interest of the North Central region.
“Moreover, we all know that Governor Sule is not a firm supporter of President Bola Tinubu, and he will do anything to bring his administration to disrepute and endorsing Ganduje is one of such, since Ganduje has already incurred legal liabilities and other disaffections for the party as the National Chairman.
“And even the Edo and Ondo election which Ganduje leadership produced the APC flag bearers could be another mistake as he lacked the legitimacy to do that as his position is being contested and unrecognised, and so his action in Edo and Ondo could be another future legal liability,” he added
