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  • Atiku, others’ coalition talk is joint venture bound to fail – Ganduje

    Atiku, others’ coalition talk is joint venture bound to fail – Ganduje

    National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has dismissed speculation over a potential opposition alliance ahead of the 2027 general elections, calling it a “joint venture” bound to fail.

    Ganduje made the remarks on Friday during a press briefing after leading members of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) on a Sallah visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna State.

    Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar earlier on the same day met with Buhari. Among those who accompanied Atiku on the visit were former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, former Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal, former Minister of Communications Isa Pantami and also former governors Gabriel Suswam (Benue), Jibrilla Bindow (Adamawa) and Achike Udenwa (Imo).

    While Atiku confirmed there is an ongoing effort to form a strong opposition bloc, he clarified that the visit to Buhari was not related to those plans.

    Asked about the recent wave of consultations among key opposition leaders— most notably Atiku —Ganduje expressed confidence in the ruling party’s dominance.

    “We are not worried at all,” he said. “This is just history trying to repeat itself. They went on a joint venture, which will not work because from what we have seen, there are just some particles that cannot come together. It is a game, and we will not reveal our technicalities on how to handle it, but we assure you, we are equal to the task.”

    Ganduje boasted of the APC’s control of 21 states and described it as “still the strongest party in West Africa.” He added that the party is focused not only on maintaining power but also on expanding its reach before the next elections.

    “We are eyeing other states that will come into our fold. Either the governors themselves will come, or we go for election and defeat them to increase our tally. We are comfortable, but we are not resting. We shall continue,” he stated.

  • Ganduje leads APC NWC to Buhari hours after Atiku, El-Rufai’s visit

    Ganduje leads APC NWC to Buhari hours after Atiku, El-Rufai’s visit

    National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, alongside members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), visited former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna State on Friday.

    The visit came just hours after a notable delegation of opposition leaders, led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, also met with Buhari. That group included former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, former Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal, and former Minister of Communications Isa Pantami.

    Speaking to reporters after the visit, El-Rufai insisted the meeting had no political undertones, advising “adversaries” not to lose sleep over it.

    The APC leadership has not disclosed the details of their discussions with Buhari. However, the visit follows closely on the heels of a similar one by a delegation of APC governors led by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, who delivered Sallah greetings and congratulated Buhari on the successful conclusion of Ramadan.

    Amid these back-to-back engagements, concerns have been rising over the potential defection of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) faction from the APC. The CPC, one of the four parties that merged in 2013 to form the APC, counts Buhari among its key founding members.

    Despite the swirling speculation, Buhari has reiterated his loyalty to the ruling party, stating that he has no intention of leaving the APC.

  • 2027: Ganduje, Matawalle can’t speak for the North – PDP

    2027: Ganduje, Matawalle can’t speak for the North – PDP

    ABUJA – The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi, has criticized the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, and the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, over their claims that northerners will re-elect President Bola Tinubu in 2027.

    In a telephone interview with Saturday Vanguard, Abdullahi dismissed their statements, insisting that neither Ganduje nor Matawalle has the authority to speak for the North.

    According to him, northerners have suffered immensely under APC’s governance and will not repeat the mistake of voting for a party that has exposed them to unprecedented poverty and hardship.

    He said:

    “The APC National Chairman and the Minister of State for Defence are not in a position to speak for the North.

    “First of all, Ganduje does not command the respect of northerners. Not even in Kano, where he hails from. He is simply an opportunist trying to justify his position in the APC.

    “There are 19 states in the North, and Ganduje has never enjoyed national or regional acceptability to warrant speaking for the region.

    “If you aggregate the majority view of northerners, you will realize that his claims are false and misleading.”

    Abdullahi further argued that the North has suffered the most under APC rule, first under former President Muhammadu Buhari and now under President Tinubu, whom he claimed has lost the confidence of the region.

    “There is no such position as the North supporting APC or Tinubu. The country has been mismanaged under him, and the North is feeling the impact the most.

    “Of the alleged 8 million votes Tinubu secured in the 2023 election, 5.6 million came from the North. Meanwhile, the entire South – including the South-West, South-South, and South-East – only gave him a little over 2 million votes.

    “Now, the same North that voted for him is the one suffering the most. So where exactly does he expect to get the votes to win in 2027?”

    Dismissing Ganduje and Matawalle’s remarks as political propaganda, Abdullahi urged them to focus on justifying their positions in government rather than making baseless claims.

    “The North is speaking loudly and clearly. Forget these bootlickers who have sold their souls to the devil. They do not represent the North, and nobody is taking them seriously.

    “Let them justify the mandate given to them by this evil contraption called APC.”

  • South-East must connect to the centre – Ganduje

    South-East must connect to the centre – Ganduje

    The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdulahi Ganduje, has urged states in the South-East to strive to be connected to the centre through the ruling party at the national level.

    He said the party would do everything humanly possible to ensure that Anambra connects to the center in November this year.

    Ganduje, who spoke during the inauguration of the state secretariat of APC in Awka, described the Igbo race as the most nationalistic tribe in Nigeria, saying there is need for them to connect to the centre by keying into the APC to properly gain the dividends inherent in the country.

    The new office was procured, equipped and furnished by two of its governorship aspirants: Sir Paul Chukwuma and Prof. Obiora Okonkwo.

    Ganduje said: “We must be focused, we must have plans, we must have vision and I can see that the party in Anambra is fully aware of that. You have five states, we pray for more states for you(South East), but you must strive to connect to the centre.

    “We want to connect you to the centre; we want to plug you to the national grid. Now, politically, you are under rural electrification, you are under generator and this is unacceptable; you need to connect to the national grid.

    “You are the most nationalistic people one can find anywhere in Nigeria. Everywhere you go, you must see the Igbo doing one thing or another, and that is what being nationalistic means. Why then do you want to cocoon yourself in one corner?

    “We want to take you back to the good old days of Ojukwu when he was pardoned to return to Nigeria in the interest of one Nigeria and the days of Nnamdi Azikiwe. I have resolved to do it and we have seen the vigour in you, the intention and we will do it starting from Anambra.”

    Speaking earlier, the state Chairman of the APC, Chief Basil Ejidike, lamented what he called the neglect of loyal party members in Anambra in the appointments by the Federal Government.

    The governorship aspirants used the opportunity of the inauguration to show their mobilization strength, as they came with their supporters in large numbers.Chukwuma said: “We are here because we want to take Anambra and connect her to the centre. Today marks the begining of victory for APC in Anambra”.

    Okonkwo, on his part, said: “I am happy the party in Anambra has changed. I will lead the best and strongest campaign that will produce an APC governor. If you give me the ticket I will give you the C of O of the Anambra government house.

    “We all know the roles that we all played for this political party to be where it is today because everyone can testify that I am my supporters battled and worked for the election of the first set of Senators and members of the Federal House of Representatives under the platform of Action Congress AC and Action Congress of Nigeria ACN.“At the state Assembly level we saw to the emergence of the members of the respective state Assembly seats in the South East and all the members of the leadership of the party both at the Zonal, state and local government areas can attest to that so today we have come to draw the final nail on this bid for our party to get into the government house Awka

    “.Nicholas Ukachukwu, also speaking, said: “I am as old as the politics of Anambra state and there is no one that does not know Ukachukwu. I also thank our brother Paul Chukwuma for providing this great office as the headquarters of our party and I urge all of us to support the eventual candidate of our party “ he said.

  • Use your money to build APC, Ganduje tells Anambra billionaires

    Use your money to build APC, Ganduje tells Anambra billionaires

    ABUJA: Ahead of the November 8, 2025, Governorship Election in Anambra state, National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has asked members in the state to use their huge war-chest to develop the party rather than using it to scatter it.

    Ganduje handed down the charge on Tuesday in Abuja when he received an APC youth group, Booth to Booth with Bola Tinubu.

    He said; “Anambra should assist in providing conducive atmosphere. As a party, if we are to have good primary in the state, all our stakeholders are supposed to be born again.

    “There are issues so litigations, court orders etc. We have told them that this time around, business should not be as usual. Let us support the system. We know they are very rich, they have a lot of money, but they should not use the money to scatter the state.

    “They should use the money to build the state, not to scatter the state. They should use the money to build APC, it will succeed.

    “In fact, I will be highly impressed if they can produce a candidate by consensus. I will give them an award”.

    On the mode of primary election for the state, Ganduje said the NWC would meet in the matter and also meet with the state chapter of the party and other stakeholders before coming up with a decision.

    Leader of the group, Iyke Madu told the Ganduje-led National Working Committee NWC to opt for indirect primaries in Anambra.

    He said; “Before the election comes a primary election for the party. We are here to also make a request from you, sir, and the leadership of the National Working Committee, which is to see to it that a credible, free, transparent primary is conducted in Anambra state.

    “This is to avoid the pitfalls of 2021, where primaries were supposed to have been conducted and election results announced in hotel rooms in which a candidate got up to 300,000 votes in the primaries, but on election day could not even get up to 50,000 votes.

    “So, we are here to humbly request for you to ensure that a free and fair, credible primary election is conducted in Anambra state.

    “We also have one more request. We heard, we are not yet sure, it has not been confirmed that the party is planning to conduct direct primaries in the states, which involves every other person, every member of the party. That is what we heard. It is a rumour. That is why you said you have not confirmed.

    “There is issue of insecurity in Anambra state as we speak. Even the state government could not conduct their own local government elections due to insecurity. They wrote to some certain communities telling them that due to insecurity, elections cannot be conducted in those places, and we are thinking if a state government cannot conduct their own local government election due to insecurity, it is going to be difficult for a party that does not control the state to do direct primaries.

    “So, we are here humbly requesting for the party to make these primaries, indirect, our constitution provides for that, institutions where we have delegates, come into a particular place and if possible, for it to be televised on national TV. With that, any candidate that emerges, I don’t think any other person will have any reason to question it”, he added.

  • FAAN: Appointment of Ganduje, well-deserved — Former Rep member Babatunde

    FAAN: Appointment of Ganduje, well-deserved — Former Rep member Babatunde

    A former member of the House of Representatives, Kolawole Babatunde, has described the appointment of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as the Chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) as well-deserved.

    Babatunde, who was a two term cabinet member in Ondo State, said this in a congratulatory message to Alhaji Ganduje.

    According to him, ” This appointment is a testament to your rich background as a seasoned scholar, an accomplished administrator, an astute technocrat, and a distinguished public servant.

    ” With your vast expertise, I am confident that you will bring about the much-needed transformation in the management and operations of our aviation sector.

    “I am confident that under your leadership, FAAN will witness remarkable improvements that will enhance efficiency, safety, and service delivery in Nigeria’s aviation industry.

    “Once again, congratulations and wishing you a successful tenure. “

  • FAAN: Appointment of Ganduje, well deserved- Former Rep member, Babatunde

    FAAN: Appointment of Ganduje, well deserved- Former Rep member, Babatunde

    A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Kolawole Babatunde, has described the appointment of the National Chairman of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the Chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) as well deserved.

    Babatunde, who was a two term cabinet member in Ondo state, said this in a congratulatory message to Alhaji Ganduje.

    According to him ” This appointment is a testament to your rich background as a seasoned scholar, an accomplished administrator, an astute technocrat, and a distinguished public servant.

    ” With your vast expertise, I am confident that you will bring about the much-needed transformation in the management and operations of our aviation sector.

    “I am confident that under your leadership, FAAN will witness remarkable improvements that will enhance efficiency, safety, and service delivery in Nigeria’s aviation industry.

    ” Once again, congratulations and wishing you a successful tenure.