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By Amah
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President Bola Tinubu got thumbs up from his All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts who passed a confidece vote in him at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday.
Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, APC governors and other critical stakeholders of the party attended the meeting at the national secretariat in Abuja.
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, were among chieftains of the party who attended the meeting.
Governors in attendance included those of Edo, Monday Okpebholo, Ondo; Lucky Aiyedatiwa; Benue, Hyacinth Alia and Ekiti, Biodun Oyebanji.
Others were those of Kaduna, Uba Sani; Nasarawa, Abdullahi Sule; Yobe, Mai Mala Buni; Kogi, Usman Ododo, and Ogun, Dapo Abiodun.
Former governors who attended included those of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari; Kogi, Yahaya Bello and Zamfara, Bello Mattawalle.
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, was also at the meeting.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo were, however, absent.
The NEC members passed a vote of confidence in the president, saying the gesture was in recognition of his bold economic reforms that were beginning to bear positive fruits.
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma moved the motion and it was seconded by Mr Adams Oshiomhole, a former national chairman of the party.
The NEC members also passed a vote of confidence in the APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
Speaking at the meeting, Dr Ganduje, the said he inherited N8.98 billion debt in legal liabilities.
Ganduje said the outstanding liabilities were for legal engagements during pre-election matters, election cases as well as appeals for legislative, governorship and presidential elections.
The chairman also requested for a new national secretariat to accommodate its national officers.
He said the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), under his leadership, had applied to the Federal Capital Territory Administration for land.
Ganduje solicited the president’s intervention to ensure that the secretariat project materialised.
He said in fulfilment of his promise to take the party to the grassroots, the NWC had introduced a new people-centred approach to campaign administration.
Ganduje said instead of inaugurating national campaign governorship councils for states in Abuja, they are now inaugurated in affected states.
This, he said, was to allow for greater participation by party members and other stakeholders in the respective states.
According to Ganduje, the innovation has helped to engage the right people to organise and manage campaigns in their states.
He also said the party’s focus was now on regaining power in Anambra and Osun.
The chairman added that in compliance with INEC’s election time-table, the party had begun preparations for the conduct of its primary in Anambra scheduled for April.
He also said the party had embarked on reconciliation of aggrieved members, adding that the move was gradually yielding the desired results.
“Through dialogue, we initiated high level discussions among party leaders and other stakeholders with a view to resolving lingering differences among our members.
“The Conflict Reconciliation Committee, which you are about to approve, will build on this,” he said.
Ganduje was appointed as chairman on Aug. 3, 2023, by the party’s NEC following the resignation of Abdullahi Adamu. (NAN)
