The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. AbdullahiGanduje, has said that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, is too important to be left in the hands of the opposition parties.
Ganduje stated this at a rally held at Old Parade Ground on Thursday in Abuja, where he formally received the Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu, his councilors and supporters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) across the six area councils of the territory into the APC.
He stated: “Ladies and gentlemen, as part of that Renewed Hope Agenda, today we have started seeing that FCT will be converted to APC. Today we have a great political giant, we have the chairman of AMAC which is the most popular local government in the Federal Capital Territory.
“The chairman, with all his elected councilors, with all his appointed councilors, with all the politicians from PDP, have decided to come to our great party, the APC. He has come with his thousands of supporters.
“Also, we have decampees from Bwari Area Council. We have decampees from KujeArea Council, we have decampees from Abaji Area Council, we have decampees from Kwali Area Council, we have decampees from Gwagwalada Area Councils.
“What remains now, almost all the politicians, all the people, more than 60 per cent of the Federal Capital Territory is now APC. The territory is important to be left in the hands of opposition parties.”
The chairman added that with the influx of politicians from the opposition party into the APC, the ruling party is set to produce the only Senator for the FCT, two members of the House of Representatives and all area councils chairmen in the territory.
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Also, the Minister of State FCT, Hajia Mariya Bunkure urged the electorate to sustain their support for the APC-led administration which is living no stone unturned in uplifting their well being.
Also, APC State chairman for FCT, Abdulmalik Usman, assured that the party under his leadership would redouble its efforts towards ensuring that the party takes over the nation’s capital ahead of the 2027 general election.
Speaking on behalf of the former APC Governors, the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello declared that there is no vacancy in Aso Rock come 2027.
He stressed that President BolaTinubu will overwhelmingly be re-elected to continue with the good work he is doing for the country.
Bello called on all members of the party who have one issue or the other to come together and unite to make the broom platform virile for any electoral contest, stressing that APC will soon take over all the area councils in the FCT.
He said: “All the Area Councils will be APC, it is just a little time that will take. Let me commend our national chairman, let me commend the state chairman of FCT, AlhajiUsman, for all the wonderful job he’s been doing. When I came into this arena, I was shocked to see the mammoth crowd that turned out within this shortest possible time.
“Let me tell you that this mandate that Mr. President is carrying, is the mandate of the people and the people of this country have spoken and I want to assure you that come 2027, there is no vacancy in Aso Rock.
“I will use this opportunity once again, to appreciate all founding fathers of our party, Mr President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu played a significant and very pivotal role in ensuring that we have a party we are all trooping to join today.
“Our former president, as the first president under the platform of the APC, former President Muhammadu Buhari. He has said it times without number that he remains a father in APC and he is a member of APC. Let nobody mistake it that Mr President and former President have any issue. In fact, they continue to confer in moving this country forward. So, we have APC intact.
“I call on all other members of the party who have one issue or the other, you can’t build a house and run away from it. I urge everybody, let’s come together and unite. Other political parties are just going to escort us to the villa come 2027.
“Come back, when you are inside APC, and you are making your demands you are talking but if you leave APC and you are outside APC and you are making demands, you are simply making noise and those of us that are inside APC we will tell you to keep quiet. Therefore, APC is the owner of Nigeria today and tomorrow,” he said.
On his part, Maikalangu said he won’t abandon his supporters as a result of him joining the APC.
He said: “After careful consultations with stakeholders, community leaders, youths and women groups, and the good people of AMAC, I have made the decision to officially join the All Progressives Congress.
“Let me be clear, this move is not about personal ambition. It is about aligning AMAC with the centre of power so that we can unlock greater opportunities for our people. It is about ensuring that the dividends of democracy reach every corner of our communities-from Nyanya to Karshi, from Karu to Jikwoyi, from Garki to Wuse.”
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