THE PUNCH newspaper reports that the Labour Party has strongly criticized the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for appointing Abdullahi Ganduje, the former governor of Kano State, as the new National Chairman of the party. LP argue that the 73-year-old politician carries a baggage of corruption allegations.
Ganduje emerged as APC National Chairman during the party’s National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja, and made promises to foster unity among party members, implement reforms, and uphold internal democracy during his tenure.
At the same APC NEC meeting, attended by President Bola Tinubu, Senator Ajibola Basiru, a former Senate spokesman, was also appointed as the APC National Secretary.
The chief spokesman for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Yunusa Tanko, expressed deep disappointment at Ganduje’s appointment. He believes that this decision is clear evidence that the APC lacks any sense of credibility.
Tanko said, “When you have somebody who has a lot of credibility issues hanging on his neck, what good will he bring? In fact, as we speak today, Ganduje is almost being chased out of Kano because of the atrocities he committed in the state. I am from Kano. Is this the same person the APC is making its own national chairman? Come on, they can do better.
“That means the entire party lacks credibility. That is what it shows. There is no ingenuity in him.”
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