Chairmen of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in the 36 states and the FCT, have declared that no
position has been taken on the choice of a new Chief of Staff to President
Muhammadu Buhari, following the death of Abba Kyari.
The Chairman, Forum
of APC Chairmen, Ali Bukar Dalori, said this in a statement on Friday.
Dalori, the party’s
Chairman in Borno, noted that the clarification became necessary as the forum
would not be dragged into an issue beyond their mandate.
“While thanking our
friends and media houses for the constant coverage of our forum’s activities, I
am compelled to issue this clarification over a serious error by a national
newspaper in reporting our condolence message to Mr. President and leader of
our party.
“Our message to the
President was purely to convey our thoughts and prayers to him over the loss of
his Chief of Staff and friend of over 40 years. In reporting the condolence, it
was erroneously suggested that we recommended the APC national leadership to
choose late Abba Kyari’s successor for the President.
“While it is totally
outside our mandate to be involved on issue of the President’s Chief of Staff,
associating us with such matter at a time the President and the country is at
the peak of bereavement is highly insensitive to the mood of the President, our
party and the country.
“In addition, we
know a vacant office of Chief of Staff is not one that the constitution
mandates immediate replacement, hence, there was never a basis for hurry”
Dalori said.
He added that as
party chairmen with many years in grassroots and national politics, “the forum
is experienced enough to recognize that appointment of Chief of Staff, being
the closest and most senior personal aide, is normally the exclusive privilege
of the sitting President.
The statement
assured that all APC state chairmen remain 100 percent loyal to the President,
and we will support whoever he chooses as Kyari’s successor “whether the choice
is from the South or North, Muslim or Christian”.
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