A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, has formally written to the APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, asking him to resign within seven days.
Zazzaga who is the chairman of North Central APC Forum and also served as a member, Stakeholder Relations of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council stated this while addressing newsmen yesterday in Jos the Plateau State capital.
He explained that the letter explicitly outlined the reason he is asking Ganduje to resign, and that the seven days ultimatum expires next week Monday, upon which he will take legal action as necessary.
The party chieftain pointed out that Ganduje’s occupation of the position is in violation of Article 31.5 (i) and (iv) of the APC Constitution 2022 (as amended), and also contrary to the ratified zoning arrangement of the party which zoned the National Chairmanship position to the North Central Geopolitical zone particularly Nasarawa State.
He said the letter will be on record that they have been applying divers means to resolve the matter amicably, and have used several internal crises resolving mechanism and communications, but Ganduje is hellbent on occupying the position which is constitutionally for the North Central.
“However, on the 3rd day of August, 2023, after the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as National chairman of the party just barely two years into his tenure, the party in violation of Article 31.5 (i) and (iv) of its Constitution 2022 (as amended) and contrary to the ratified zoning arrangement of the party zoning the National Chairmanship position to the North Central Geopolitical zone and particularly to Nasarawa State, surreptitiously appointed His Excellency Abdullahi Ganduje PhD from the North West Geopolitical Zone of the country.
“The appointment of His Excellency Abdullahi Ganduje PhD as the National Chairman of the party was greeted with deep seated resentment and disappointment by members of the party, particularly in the North Central Geopolitical Zone and other organs of the party.”
He further stressed, “It must be noted that the said appointment completely violated the provisions of the APC Constitution 2022 (as amended), eradicated the principle of internal democracy which the party protects jealously and jettisoned the zoning arrangement thereby bringing the party to disrepute.”
According to him, this is aside from the fact that His Excellency Abdullahi Ganduje PhD is standing trial at the High Court of Justice of Kano State on allegations bordering on corruption.
“In light of the above, I call for the immediate resignation of His Excellency Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of our great party. This is to afford the party the opportunity to imbibe the doctrine of internal democracy as guaranteed by the party constitution.”
“Take notice that failure to adhere to the options stated above within 7 days of your receipt of this letter, leaves me with no option but to invoke the full amplitude of the law. This I shall do without reverting back to you,” he said.
