Politics
APC Chairmanship: Adamu, Al-Makura, Musa, Akume, Mustapha, Two Others Pick Nomination Forms
As Yari, Moniedafe defy zoning arrangement
Ahead of the March 26 National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), not less than six aspirants have paid N20 million each for the expression of interest and nomination form to contest for the position of National Chairman of the party.
According to a reliable source who spoke to AN24, those who have collected forms so far are Senators Abdullahi Adamu, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, Mohammed Sani Musa, George Akume, Saliu Mustapha; former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari and Sunny Sylvester Moniedafe from Adamawa State.
Adamu and Al-Makura are former governors of Nassarawa State while Akume, a former Governor of Benue State is Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs. Senator Mustapha from Kwara State is a former National Deputy Chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) while Senator Musa is currently representing Niger East Senatorial in the Senate.
While Senators Adamu, Al-Makura, Musa, Akume and Mustapha are from North-Central where APC zoned the national championship position, Yari and Moniedafe, who are from North-West and North-East jettisoned the zoning arrangement put in place by the party to pick the form.
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Speaking on behalf of the pro-Yari’s group after obtaining the form, Senator Tijani Yahaya Kaura told journalists that a former governor is a party man and that the national chairmanship position is zoned to the Northern region.
When reminded that the position is zoned to the North-central, Senator Kaura said his group was not aware of that, adding that the issue of zoning was yet to be resolved by the party.
AN24 gathered that the Director-General of the Saliu Mustapha Campaign Organisation (SAMCO), Balla Usman, collected the expression of interest and nomination forms on behalf of the former National Deputy Chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).
It was gathered that a group, the All Progressives Congress (APC), North Central Progressive Movement, led by its Coordinator, Alhaji Suleiman Maikwato, purchased the expression of interest and nomination form for Senator Mohammed Sani Musa.
The Director-General (DG) of Al-Makura Campaign Organisation, Comrade Dominic Allancha, disclosed that Senator Al-Makura was the first to purchase the expression of interest and nomination form on Tuesday to contest for the National Chairman of APC.
Former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Barnabas Gemade collected the form on behalf of Akume while Mr. Lawrence Onuchukwu obtained the form on behalf of Adamu on Wednesday.