A group under the auspices of APC North Central Progressives Forum (ANCPF) has Called on President Bola Tunibu to stop short-changing the interests of the zone.
The forum in a statement signed by its convener, Ahmed Suleiman said the zone made efforts to help the party win elections three consecutive times.
The statement reads:
Is with deep surprise and disappointment to see how some stakeholders from Noth Central are busy endorsing or celebrating the unjustifiable deliberate plan to short-change and undermine the interests of the North Central Zone of APC and the Zone at large.
“After all the collective efforts made by the zone to help the party win elections three consecutive times by constantly giving votes of 2,411,013 (53%) in 2015, 2,465,599 (54%) in 2019 and 1,760,993 in 2023 respectively, despite the heterogeneous nature of the zone (N/E) due to tribes, ethnicities and religions, constant short-changing has been the thank you gift to the Zone for being faithful and supportive to the party.
“We wish to remind you, Sir, that in this 2023 election, North Central’s votes was higher than the votes of 1,185,458, from N/E, 799,957 from S/S and 127,605 from the S/E zone of the Country.
“If this injustice of short-changing is allowed to continue, will be a total disregard and betrayal of our collective sacrifices, support and loyalty as a zone, which we have played in the last 8 years and wish to continue playing to the party and the government.
“We therefore call on the President, H. E Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tunibu who has tasted the bitterness of injustice and the joy and benefits of fairness and justice in his political history to please help to put a stop to this dangerous political misrepresentation and avoid any unforeseen crisis in the party.
“It is important to remind us that both the Chairman who is from Nasarawa state and the Secretary who is from Osun state resigned the same day, now the Secretary is to be replaced from the same state and zone, but Nasarawa or any other state from North Central does not qualify to retain its Chairmanship position, what an injustice! What an orphan!! What a robbery”