The Pathfinder
Sunday June 29, 2025
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Following the resignation the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from office on Friday, the North Central Zone Forum of the party has renewed call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and key stakeholders to allow the region produce the next National Chairman.
In a statement on Saturday in Abuja, the Forum’s Chairman, Saleh Zazzaga, who also served on the APC Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 general election said the party now has an opportunity to correct what it described as a long-standing injustice against the North-Central zone.
Zazzaga noted the national chairmanship position had originally been zoned to the North-Central but was diverted when Ganduje, from the North-West, was appointed.
The Forum said it suspended its opposition to the move at the time in the interest of party unity.
“We had consistently maintained that the position of National Chairman should remain in the North-Central to complete the tenure of Senator Abdullahi Adamu.
“We even went to court to pursue this demand. However, when the National Executive Committee (NEC) ratified Ganduje’s appointment, we chose to suspend the agitation for the sake of the party’s stability,” the statement reads.
With Ganduje’s resignation, the Forum said the time has come to return the position of National Chairman to the North-Central, urging President Tinubu to direct the Acting National Chairman, Ali Bukar Dalori, to immediately convene a National Executive Committee meeting to elect a substantive replacement from the region.
“The resignation has presented a golden opportunity for the party to do the right thing, for fairness, justice, and equity. The North-Central played a critical role in the 2023 elections and deserves to be recognized accordingly,” the Forum added.
According to election data cited by the Forum, the North-Central gave Tinubu the third-highest number of votes nationally, 11,760,993 votes (41.3%) behind only the South-West and North-West.
It also pointed out that the APC controls five of the six States in the region, Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Niger, further affirming its political strength.
The Forum added that the zone boasts several qualified individuals capable of steering the party to success in the 2027 general election.
“This is not just a demand based on sentiment. The North-Central has capable hands that can lead the APC to greater electoral victories. Returning the chairmanship to the zone will consolidate the party’s progress and stability,” the group noted.
The Forum commended Ganduje for his contributions while in office, including attracting high-profile defections from other parties and helping the APC win formerly opposition-held States.
“Under Ganduje’s leadership, the APC welcomed defectors including governors, senators, and House of Representatives members. His leadership also contributed to electoral victories in States like Edo,” it stated.
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