Ahead of the 2027 poll, hundreds of chieftains of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) have reaffirmed their unalloyed loyalty to the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.
Led by the former Governor of Nasarawa State, Sen. Tanko Al-Makura, the group at a press conference held in Abuja on Thursday noted that their position is engendered by speculations and misinformation that their group have abandoned the APC.
Al-Makura spoke against the backdrop of the resolve by a splinter group of the CPC block led by the former Governor of Kaduna state Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai to team up with the coalition of opposition politicians led by the former vice president Atiku Abubakar who have been working assiduously to stall President Tinubu second term aspiration.
Recalling with pride how the defunct CPC in collaboration with other patriots in ACN, ANPP, APGA, DPP, and nPDP coalesced to form the APc to defeat the incumbent government of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, to usher President Muhammadu Buhari into power, he said as responsible citizens and co-founders of the APC , they remain steadfast , payment and supportive of President Tinubu led administration.
“We are here to reaffirm our commitment to the ideals that brought us together in 2013, to set the records straight, and to send a clear message to all Nigerians that the former CPC majority stakeholders remain strong, united, and deeply loyal to the All Progressives Congress and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR,” they stated.
“We are very much here, standing tall, standing proud, and standing firm within the party that we helped to found through sweat, sacrifice, and patriotic commitment. We remain part and parcel of the APC family.”
Flanked by top notchers of the CPC bloc, Al-Makura enjoined members of the bloc who may feel aggrieved to explore options within the APC to resolve their grievances through dialogue, patience, and perseverance.
The former minority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. farouk Adamu Aliyu who spoke in the same vein assured that former President Buhari is solidly in support of President Tinubu in spite the impression that was created by El-Rufai that they are not in his support.
Among those in attendance at the briefing were the Governor of Katsina state, Umar Dikko Radda, his predecessor and former speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Bello Masari, the former military Governor of Lagos state and chairman of the NDLEA, Brig Gen Buba Marwa.
They include the National vice chairman APC North West, Garba Datti Muhammed, Babale Ila, Sen Lanre Tejiosho, Chief Okono Obla, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, Sen Abu Ibrahim, Sen Umar Kurfi.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abass and foreign Affairs Ministers, Yusuf Tugger among others excused themselves from attending the briefing to attend to their official duties.
