APC NEC Meeting Not To Remove Ganduje As Chairman, Says Basiru, Party Secretary  

From Abdul SULE (Abuja)

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has dispelled rumours making the rounds that the Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings scheduled for September 11 and 12 is not aimed at removing APC chair, Abdullahi Ganduje from office.

Speculation has been rife that Ganduje would be removed from office at the upcoming meetings would be used to remove Ganduje from office as he has been pencilled down for Ambassadorial position.

Reacting, during a courtesy visit by Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State to the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, Basiru said the meeting is part of routine meetings that our party should be having on a regular basis.

He said: “None of these activities of the party is elective meeting. The National Caucus is established under Article 11 of the Constitution of our party as well as the NEC. They are part of routine meetings that our party should be having on a regular basis.

“But people like to twist events. Immediately we put up notice when the President told us about his availability, we read in the papers that the meetings (Caucus and NEC) are about changing the leadership of our party.

“None of these meetings are being scheduled for regime change in the party. It is being held to give stewardship of what has been done by the leadership of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje in terms of also presenting our audit report to show what we have been doing as well as the way forward.

“This is very important to put in the public domain. We want to thank His Excellency, Governor of Nasarawa State for dropping by to see us in our house. We will be happy to continue receiving you and give you support.”