Scores of demonstrators on Thursday stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja to demand the resignation of the National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, following his recent suspension by a faction of his ward executives and the alleged bribery allegation levelled against him by the Kano State government.

Chanting solidarity songs and displaying several banners that read, “Ganduje must resign” and “Return the APC chairmanship to North Central,” the protesters appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, to consider returning the leadership of the party to their region.

The agitation comes two days after the Forum of APC State Chairmen passed a vote of confidence on Ganduje and backed him to remain as national chairman.

The delegation of 37 state chairmen gave the endorsement during a solidarity visit to the national secretariat of the party.

The former governor had recently been slammed with a fresh suspension by a faction of the Ganduje Ward in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano, an action the ruling party said was carried out by some impostors allegedly being sponsored by the state government.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the protesters under the aegis of Concerned North Central APC Stakeholders lamented that the continued stay of Ganduje in office was a clear violation of the zoning process in the party.

Leader of the demonstrators, Mohammed Mahmud Saba, disclosed that, unlike the 37 APC state chairmen, his people in the North Central have passed a vote of no confidence on the national chairman and equally demanded his immediate resignation.

Saba reiterated that the people of North Central felt betrayed when the position of APC national chairman was hijacked from them following the exit of Senator Abdullahi Adamu despite giving Tinubu the third highest votes after North West and South West at the 2023 presidential election.

He said, “We the North Central APC Concerned Stakeholders have resolved to unanimously agitate for our right and reclaim our mandate which was handed unto us by the National Convention of our great Party in 2022. Various sections of our constitution have established the procedure of replacing an executive member at all levels of the party in the event of death, resignation, incapacitation or expulsion from the party by any executive member.

“It is a fact that the emergence of Dr. Umar Ganduje as national chairman was done against the spirit and soul of the APC which is the constitution of our great party. This singular act has impacted negatively on us as a people in the North Central. We feel betrayed and spited because we gave His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the third highest votes after North West and South West in the country which put us in a better position to enjoy the fruit of our labour.

“We, therefore, demand that Dr Umar Ganduje resign immediately and stop parading himself as the National Chairman of our great party; the zoning arrangements made by the National Convention in 2022, which zoned the office of the national chairman to the North Central be respected by the NEC and all other organs of the party and that all governors elected on the platform of the APC in the North Central should wake up from their slumber and mobilize their members against this impunity until Ganduje resigns as the national chairman.”

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The real enemies of the country will come here and start shouting "nothing will happen". But they are dreaming of a better country. Shameless agbadoists

He is the gunners

Why do they want this man out by all means

Ledes:
Why do they want this man out by all means

Because he's a corrupt man.

In a black banana republic ruled by a hardened cocaine criminal.

You are the villain and Ganduje is the saviour.

Take that to the bank

He too should go and hire protesters to protest in support of him.

Nigeria politics is very easy.

You can always claim that it's IGBOs. Is that not your stock in trade.

LegendHero:
He too should go and hire protesters to protest in support of him.

Nigeria politics is very easy.

sultanofpigs:
You can always claim that it's IGBOs. Is that not your stock in trade.

It’s like you guys have PTSD.

Why are you inserting yourself in discussion that does not in any way relate to you? What’s Ibo business with Kano and APC?

atiku4President:
The real enemies of the country will come here and start shouting "nothing will happen". But they are dreaming of a better country. Shameless agbadoists

Lol these people you talk about are very dangerous to our democracy. A typical yoruba person is designed to bring others down no matter what it takes.

LegendHero:
He too should go and hire protesters to protest in support of him.

Nigeria politics is very easy.

I am beginning to notice you are not bad after all .

Just confused and poisoned by APC and the little cocaine you sniff in between meals from bola

CLOWNS

As long as Ganduje is in the good books of Tinubu, these clowns are just wasting their time.

APC the party of crooks, rogues and unrepentant theives

He fit end that protest with .....

Lol imagine organizing a fake protest, oh my days we are finished

atiku4President:
The real enemies of the country will come here and start shouting "nothing will happen". But they are dreaming of a better country. Shameless agbadoists

Those shameless pigs have nothing to contribute aside supporting corruption

You mean Bello's paid protesters?😄

Gandollar this game is over...in our In this country that someone we all saw his video while taking bribe will not only finish his tenure without consequences but go ahead to become a national chairman of a political party...this is a big shame on Nigeria and APC in particular...this is crazy...our institutions has failed the country ...is a pity

It's a big joke of the year,why can t you say north central protesters, without the support of the president no body on this earth can remove national party chairman in Nigeria but I don't know about any other countries

atiku4President:
The real enemies of the country will come here and start shouting "nothing will happen". But they are dreaming of a better country. Shameless agbadoists

Cry cry

APC really destroyed Nigeria. Since they came, nothing good has come out from them!

Truly a satanic party indeed!

Ikembeku:
In a black banana republic ruled by a hardened cocaine criminal.

You are the villain and Ganduje is the saviour.

Take that to the bank

You are still suffering from election loss. Your wailing continues till 2031... oti lo

Stale!

Krankhead:
You are still suffering from election loss. Your wailing continues till 2031... oti lo

Gandu just give dem small dollar na let dem relax.
Na de dollar were de rise and fall de fight Gandu dollar for Apc

Even with the glaring evidence.... This country ehn

Krankhead:
You are still suffering from election loss. Your wailing continues till 2031... oti lo

wat have u achieved since Tinubu was voted in....come here nd be talking nonesense

Wetin all these old men take our country dey do eh, no wahala

Krankhead:
You are still suffering from election loss. Your wailing continues till 2031... oti lo

I. Am not your mother

Yabello
I see you.

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