By Abimbola Ogunnaike
The APC Youth Solidarity Network, a youth group within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has sounded the alarm over that any attempt to remove the national chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje will destabilise the party ahead of the 2027 general election.
This warning comes in response to the recent failed attempt to remove Ganduje from office.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, 21 May, 2024, Prince Danesi Momoh, national coordinator of the youth group, urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action to stop enemies from bringing down the party.
He drew parallels with a similar situation in 2013/2014, when anti-party agents conspired against then-PDP National Chairman Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, leading to the party’s defeat in the 2015 polls.
“We initially led protests against Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and called for his removal. We submitted a protest letter to the President through the National Secretary, citing his suspension by his council ward in Kano State.
“We were brainwashed that, the only way to save our party, is by mobilizing for the removal of the National Chairman, in order to avoid Zamfara treatment, where the party won all elections, but our votes were later awarded to the opposition by the Supreme Court,” Momoh stated.
He emphasized that despite the rejection of the suspension by the Ganduje Ward Executive and the discovery that those involved were not APC members, some individuals continue to vent their frustrations due to perceived lack of patronage by the Tinubu administration.
“History has shown us the dangers of silence in the face of internal sabotage. We urge President Tinubu to rise to the challenge and ensure Ganduje remains as national chairman to prevent a repeat of the 2015 scenario.”
