- The governor of Adamawa state has begged APC stakeholders in the state to forgive him
- He said he did not commit any perceived offences deliberately and also stated his readiness to work with those elected into the party’s congress
- SGF Boss Mustapha also urged party members not to allow internal political bickering affect the party in the state
Governor Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa has urged stakeholders and other members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to forgive him, if he wronged them, NAN reports.
Bindow made the plea on Monday, April 30, at a stakeholders meeting in Yola to discuss the upcoming party congress.
“If I offended any of you here please forgive me. I didn’t do that deliberately,” Bindow said.
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NAIJ.com gathers that the governor assured all the stakeholders that he has no candidate for the coming party congresses, and urged all those seeking positions to go and mobilize support.
“My administration is ready to work with all those elected in the congresses,” he stressed.
Bindow expressed satisfaction with the turnout of stakeholders from various interest groups in the state and urged for more unity in the party.
Speaking at the occasion, the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustafa stressed the need to abide by the party guidelines for hitch free congresses.
“We are one family and must not allow internal political bickering to affects our party in the state.
“We won in 2015 general election and shall win in 2019, but we need to create a situation that would make it much easier for us to win again,” Mustafa said.
In his remarks, the APC national vice chairman, north-east, Alhaji Mustafa Salihu, lauded the stakeholders for putting aside their differences to attend the meeting, and urged contestants to show sportsmanship.
“We must work to retain government at all levels; we need to put all our personal interests aside for our party,” Salihu said.
The former SGF, Babacir Lawan, who also attended the meeting, however criticized the meeting for not discussing the issue of zoning ahead of the congresses.
According to him, the APC constitution promotes zoning of positions particularly in diverse states like Adamawa and wonders why the issue was not discussed.
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NAIJ.com previously reported that a vote of confidence was passed on President Muhammadu Buhari and Adamawa state Governor, Muhammadu Bindow, by stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamawa chapter.
The stakeholders urged Buhari and Bindow to seek a second term in the 2019 general elections.
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Source: Naija.ng
