I’m not interested in Ganduje’s job, Yahaya Bello tells APC

I’m not interested in Ganduje’s job, Yahaya Bello tells APC

Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said that he is not interested in taking over Abdullahi Ganduje’s position as national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Bello said recent publications and posters that surfaced in Abuja were the antics of opposition leaders, mischief makers and fifth columnists bent on creating confusion within the hierarchy of the party.

Bello said the insinuation of party chairmanship ambition through some posters in Abuja “is infantile, false and should be disregarded.”

“The APC is not in the process of conducting congresses or a convention, therefore, there is absolutely no basis for anyone to circulate any posters for party office,” Bello said.

While urging the public to disregard the false impression, Bello said he never authorised anyone to circulate any posters on his behalf as he remains a loyal party man who is committed to Ganduje’s leadership.

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‘National chairman position not vacant’

The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the immediate-past governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, to bury the thought of vying for the office of the national chairman of the party.

National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, stated this while reacting to recent posters of the former Kogi governor in Abuja days after he left office.

Morka warned Bello to stop confusing the party, saying the position of the national chairman is currently occupied by Abdullahi Ganduje.

“There is no vacancy in the office of the national chairman of the party. Our national chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje is our chairman and he is operating as the chairman.

“So, there is no vacancy in that office. And yes, we have also seen some of those posters. This is democracy. People do what they want. But make no mistake because the office of the national chairman is properly and fully occupied.

“And we have absolute and total confidence in his leadership of the party. Nobody is asking for that office to be declared vacant and it is not vacant. I will want to warn those who are throwing these papers around to desist from doing that.

“That is not our priority right now. We need to concentrate on the job that needs to be done to solve some of the problems that will make our country a better place for all of us.”