The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that his party is going to recapture Edo State in the forthcoming September 21, 2024, Governorship Elections.
Ganduje said, “Edo, which is coming on the 21st of
September, I believe our campaign is in high spirits. We are getting ready for
that election, and we believe we will be able to recover our state because it
was an APC state, but due to internal wranglings, we lost it to the PDP.
However, we are sure we will recover that state.”
Speaking to members of the Kano Correspondent Chapel of the
NUJ in his office on Thursday, the National Chairman of the APC said, “As for
Ondo State, it’s already an APC state, and after the former governor died with
a number of problems, we were able to resolve those issues. We conducted
primaries and succeeded in getting the person that they want.”
“We are also getting ready for that election, which is
coming up in November. If we win Edo, we will be getting an additional state
for the party, bringing it to 21 states out of 36. Next year, there will be
Anambra, which has been a state governed by APGA for many years, but we have
introduced a new scheme.”
He explained that the North and Southeast geopolitical zones
are both claiming that they have been marginalized, but “what we are telling
them is that this marginalization has been self-created. How can you have five
states ruled by four political parties? What will be your political bargain?”
“So, we have introduced a new phenomenon which we call the
political marginalization of the Southeast geopolitical zone, where we are
working very hard to ensure that we get more states from that zone, and we want
to start with Anambra.
“Already, we have Ebonyi and Imo states; now we are
encroaching into that zone to ensure that we capture most of the states. And if
we get what we want, we will capture all the states.”
Ganduje expressed concern that political parties in developing
countries like Nigeria are usually active only during campaigns, but that is
not how it should be. “So, when we came in, we said we must change the
narrative. Our political party—APC, as an institution—wants to be active
throughout the year. That is why we directed our offices, chapters at the ward
level, to ensure that all our offices are renovated, become habitable, and also
become operational.”
“That is only possible when they create activities that will
be taking place at the party offices, right from the ward level to the local
government level, down to the state level. That is one; we always encourage
internal democracy so that we reduce tension and factions within the party.”
“Even though you may have incidents here and there, when we
have internal democracy, you will find that there is more understanding and
hope, especially when you are facing an election.
“It is very important to have a connection between those in
office and those who are handling the affairs of the party. That is, if you are
talking about the governors, they need to have a close relationship with the
party’s structure at the state level, and the same applies at the national
level. So, we normally invite our officials from the state level, give them
some information, and educate them on issues like internal democracy.”
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