All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu
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The former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bisi Akande and some minority dissidents have struck a deal to the tune of N500 million deal to remove the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu from office and destabilize the party, a group operating under the aegis of Asiwaju Champions group, has disclosed.
The group on Sunday raised the alarm, saying that some sinister plot by a former National chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande and some minority dissident members of the National Working Committee of the ruling party have concluded plans to destabilise the party and destroy the relative peace that has trailed the overwhelming victory of the party in the 2023 general election.
In a press statement signed by the Director General of the group, Professor Ahmed Yakubu, which was made available to CAPITAL POST in Abuja, the group accused Akande of enlisting political renegades in the NWC to collect signatures in order to pass a vote of no confidence on the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.
The group expressed regret how Elder Bisi Akande has resorted to blackmailing the National Chairman of the APC and is trying to lure President Bola Ahmed Tinubu into removing Senator Abdullahi Adamu who has led the party through one of the most difficult elections to victory.
The statement said: “Reports we have from our sources confirmed that Salihu Lukman and Mustapha Lukman, two zonal vice chairmen of the party have been contracted to the tune of N500 million to collect signatures of NWC members and ultimately pass a vote of no confidence on the chairman.
“We want to state that this plan has failed ab-initio. There are also rumours that they approached the National Secretary of the party too. This move is illegal, unconstitutional and is bound to fail.
“The party and indeed the nation has moved beyond the pre- presidential primaries issues that Akande and his co-travellers are still using to destroy the party.
“The National Chairman ensured a free and fair primary that led to the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and mobilised the party and country by leading the campaign that led to the victory of the party in February 2023.
“The President of the country who is a savvy politician understands the nuances and undercurrent that happened then and has equally moved beyond all that. Why then should anyone bring it up now especially when we should be celebrating our victory.
“If truly these elements have keyed into the renewed hope agenda, they wouldn’t be instrumental in causing a deliberate stress for Mr President as he is well occupied with the country’s success, we want to bring to the notice of our esteemed party leaders and members that these people should be warned and called to order immediately, the statement concluded.
