The appointment of Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has drawn criticism from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP).
The PDP, and the LP argued that Ganduje, a former governor of Kano State, carried a burden of corruption allegations.
However, Ganduje himself pledged to foster unity, implement reforms, and uphold internal democracy within the party.
With his leadership, he said, the APC aimed to move forward with confidence and optimism, promoting a strong and united front.
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Meanwhile, the PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the APC had confirmed itself as a “cesspit of corruption and a haven for thieves, bribe takers and treasury looters.
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“By appointing Ganduje, notoriously referred to as ‘Gandollar’ by Nigerians over the infamous video of him barefacedly stuffing his gown with US dollar notes as bribe allegedly from a contractor, while serving as Governor of Kano State, further validates that the APC is a putrid party of embezzlers and charlatans.
“It also underscores APC’s impunity and insensitivity to the demands of honesty, integrity and moral rectitude required of public office holders. The PDP invites Nigerians to note that only last month, a forensic analysis by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission confirmed that the content of the 2017 ‘Gandollar’ viral video was not doctored.”
Yunusa Tanko, chief spokesman of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, LPPCC also expressed disappointment, claiming that Ganduje’s appointment was conclusive evidence that the APC lacked any shred of credibility.
Tanko said:
“When you have somebody who has a lot of credibility issues hanging on his neck, what good will he bring? In fact, as we speak today, Ganduje is almost being chased out of Kano because of the atrocities he committed in the state. I am from Kano. Is this the same person the APC is making its own national chairman? Come on, they can do better.
“That means the entire party lacks credibility. That is what it shows. There is no ingenuity in him.”
