The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared his party’s ambition to capture Rivers State in the 2027 general elections.
Ganduje stated this on Saturday during the inauguration of the newly elected state APC executive committee.
The former Kano State governor noted that though the South-South geopolitical zone is largely controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the APC is making inroads in the zone, with Cross River and Edo States already taken by the party.
He congratulated the newly elected state executive members, noting that APC, the inauguration of a state chapter is usually done at the national secretariat in Abuja.
Ganduje said: “But as part of the changes that we are introducing, we decided to inaugurate these elected committee members here in Rivers State so that our party is rooted to the grassroots. So that there is no dichotomy between the national executive and the state exco.
“Therefore the state is our constituency. We need to embrace the state. We need to be in contact with the state. We need to be in harmony with the state. We need to synergise with the state and we need to be in love with the state. That is why we are here.
“As members and leaders of our party in the state, you know your basic responsibilities, your functions as spelt out by the constitution of our great party.
“You have to ensure that there is internal democracy. You’re to ensure that you look for new entrants into the party and look for members into the party.
“Use your political dexterity to ensure that our party moves from strength to strength in your constituencies. It is absolutely necessary.”
The chairman, who led 16 members of the party’s National Working Committee to Rivers State urged the 36-member state executive to ensure that there is peace within the party ranks in the state.
He added: “You must ensure an effective conflict resolution mechanism. As leaders of the party, I believe you are equal to the task. You’re from the South-South geo-political zone where the zone was dominated by the PDP.
“But you are fully aware that during the Muhammadu Buhari administration, we were able to take one state, Cross River from the PDP to the APC. And now under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we were able to win Edo State squarely.
“Out of the six states in the zone (South-South), we have recovered two. Rivers State is our target. Rivers State we are here for you. Rivers State you are on the way.”
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