President Bola Tinubu has commenced restructuring the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC), paving the way for former Kano State governor, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, to rejoin the party....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
According to sources within the APC, Tinubu’s appointment of the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, as board chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), is the first step towards the president’s “sanitation” of the APC NWC.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Most members of the APC NWC are expected to leave alongside Ganduje, as Tinubu intends to appoint them to various government positions.
It is understood that a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) will be convened soon to finalize the changes. The chairmanship is expected to go to the North-Central zone, although the specific state has not been disclosed.
“Most of the APC NWC leaders are going, and Tinubu is preparing for change. The NEC meeting is likely to be held soon.
“The chairmanship will go to North-Central but no one knows the state in North-Central. Before any NEC meeting is held, the president will finish with the appointment first,” The Whistler quoted the source as saying.
As per reports, Kwankwaso’s return to the APC was previously blocked by Ganduje, his political rival. And given Ganduje’s imminent exit as national chairman, the Northern political leader is likely to rejoin the party.
“You know before now, it was Ganduje that blocked him, but with this appointment now, the moment he (Ganduje) leaves the chairmanship of the party, Kwankwaso will come if he’s still interested. The problem has been Ganduje; as long as he remains the chairman, Kwankwaso won’t want to come back,” he said.
“If Ganduje remains as national chairman, he would outrank and place Kwankwaso under him. Naturally, Kwankwaso wouldn’t want the APC to be under Ganduje’s control. If Ganduje is there, Kwankwaso must be answerable to Ganduje for every decision, which wouldn’t sit well with him. He won’t be comfortable with that until Ganduje leaves,” the party source added.
Meanwhile, the camp of the former governor is said to have welcomed the likely move.
“Although we are unsure of Tinubu’s intentions, Kwankwaso and his supporters would welcome Ganduje’s exit from APC leadership, as it would create an opportunity for us to step in. The main obstacle for Kwankwaso is that he doesn’t want Ganduje as his leader, he has always seen himself as the leader in Kano, and that is why he stayed away,” the source revealed.
“Some APC members in Kano are also expecting Kwankwaso to make a move alongside Governor Abba Yusuf. If they join the party, either Kwankwaso or Governor Yusuf will automatically emerge as the party leader in the state. Since the current governor is Kwankwaso’s ally, the governor would naturally assume leadership, as they would be moving together,” a source said.
Top shots involved in the reconciliation efforts to reconcile Kwankwaso and Ganduje include Murtala Sule Garo, Baffa Babba DanAgundi, and Abdulmuminu Jibrin Kofa.
Aside from Kwakwanso, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, a former member of the APC, is also expected to rejoin the party.
This move is, however, creating tensions as APC leaders in Osun are giving resistance.
The source said, “In some states, there are PDP members looking to defect to the APC. Take Osun State, for example, its governor is interested in joining the APC, but the APC leadership in the state strongly opposed it.
It’s become a serious problem there, with party leaders insisting that he should remain where he is.”READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
