Maryam Zakari
The new Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umaru Ganduje, has promised to hit the ground running to ensure the victory of the ruling party in the November 11, 2023 governorship polls in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa States.
Ganduje stated this during his acceptance speech as the Party’s National Chairman after his emergence at the 12th APC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, held at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, yesterday.
Addressing party leaders after his emergence, Ganduje said he will get to work immediately, and also promised to deepen internal democracy in the Party during his tenure.
The ex-Kano governor pledged to ensure a scientific register of Party members and pay the utmost attention to election management and conflict resolution. He further stated that there would be a level-playing field for all party members during party primaries. He thanked President Bola Tinubu and promised that internal democracy would prevail in the party during his tenure.
Ganduje is succeeding Abdullahi Adamu who resigned as the National Chairman of the party two weeks ago.
Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi are three of the eight states with off-season governorship elections due to past litigations and court judgements. Others are Anambra, Edo, Ekiti, Osun and Ondo.
The Party’s NEC also elected Ajibola Basiru, a former Senate spokesman, from Osun State, as its National Secretary.
