The head of All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje, has inaugurated a six-person team of six governors to organize the party's activities in their different regions.
Ganduje officially launched the six governors at the APC national headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.
They are Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Bassey Otu (Cross River), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Uba Sani (Kaduna) and Mai Mala Buni (Yobe).
After taking their oath, the APC national chairman stated that the governors have been given the responsibility to have regular meetings with other members of the Progressive Governor’s Forum in their zones and the party leadership.
According to the former Kano governor, Sanwo-Olu will oversee the party’s activities for the South-west zone while Uzodimma will lead for the South-East.
Otu will be in charge of South-South, while AbdulRazaq, Sani, and Buni will coordinate the affairs of North-Central, North-West and North-East regions.
He said, “We are here to mobilize the demand of the people and to form an agenda for the party and the government. We also need to share information on what the government is doing down to the people.
“To do that, we have narrowed down our activities to geopolitical zones. So, in all this, there must be a governor that will oversee, motivate, and encourage all within that zone. That is the only way that we can move forward quickly.
“Therefore, we need you (newly inaugurated coordinators) to mobilise other governors of the zones to effectively and physically participate in party activities within and outside the zone. Also, consult with the governors on issues that will further enhance the progress and unity of the party and assist the APC on resource mobilisation in the zones.”
In response, Uzodimma assured that they would not disappoint the party in their role.
“On behalf of the coordinators of the six geopolitical zones, I stand up here to thank you for finding us worthy to do this assignment. In doing this assignment, we are almost certain the expectations will be met. We are very delighted that the party in its wisdom introduced this new policy of properly coordinating the party. As you are aware, we at the PGF have a membership of 20 governors, which means 20 states are currently being governed by APC.
“We’ve to start from there to ensure an inclusive participation of all members of our party and to take this participation to the grassroots. I think that’s the wisdom behind this inauguration. In a partisan democracy, the party is supreme, and the government is controlled and managed by the party. That’s why the President of the country is the leader of our great party.
“We will do our best as progressive governor’s forum to support the government to ensure that it is functional and effective, to encourage all-inclusive programmes in the government and to strengthen the reward system of the party in government,” he pledged.
