APC Chairman, Adamu Tells Amaechi, El-Rufai To Stop Criticising Buhari Government Over Insecurity

April 4, 2022
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Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the new Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and a former Governor of Nasarawa state, has told Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi it was wrong for them to have criticised the same APC government they are part of.

This is coming following the aftermath of a recent attack on a Kaduna-bound train by terrorists, Amaechi had said the tragedy would have been averted if the government had procured N3 billion his ministry had proposed.

El-Rufai had threatened that North-West governors could opt for the services of foreign mercenaries if attacks continued in the country

Adamu spoke in an interview with the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), monitored by Vanguard in Kaduna.

He said he would not take issues with the party chieftains but cautioned that “one should not use a knife to rip open his stomach”.

“I am a human being, I don’t know what was in their minds when they made their assertions, but I advise you to go and meet them,” he said.

Asked why he never took offence if people called him a wizard, he said he was not eating humans and such name-calling only amused him but he never felt angry.

The National Chairman of the APC, however, said they would work assiduously and round the clock to ensure victory for the ruling party come 2023.

He said, “This job is not a child’s play or joke. It’s a great burden that’s bestowed on us. Our prayer to Allah, and from all our good friends and well-wishers, is to wish us success…..First of all, we should find ways of uniting members of our party. We should be united, like a broom tied with one rope. Once that is done, our next move should be to confront the forthcoming election. We are the government, nothing will earn us praise unless we win the election.

“We should win, win again, this is the task ahead of us. By the will of Allah, we will do what we can to be successful.”

On how they will pacify those who were aggrieved by the outcome of the recently concluded convention of the APC, the APC Chairman said, “First and foremost, it should be known that Allah gives leadership and not man.

“Allah will not come down and give leadership, there must be a cause, your fellow human will be. Whoever believes in this would not be worried if he vied to be Chairman, Secretary, etc., but couldn’t be successful.

“But a human being has his limitations. Some would think they’ve invested their money, and their time in seeking these positions that were opened for the contest. But we have a responsibility to our party. It is our responsibility to meet these people, as much as we can to pacify them.

“We know they are respectable, we know they are men of integrity and as the President had mentioned, anyone amongst them could be Chairman. But there is no way 7, 8 people could become Chairman at the same time. So, we should do all we can to have a good understanding of these people.”

On the assertion that going along with him would not be smooth because people consider him to be rigid and hard to work with, the former governor said “no one should be worried simply because someone told him I’m difficult to relate with.”

He continued, “Well, I don’t even understand who is a person that it will be easy to relate with. I know of a person that is principled, with a clear mission that is on the path of Allah. No matter what; such a person will stick to the path of truth, will ensure only the right thing is being done and people would be happy about that.

“We know, human beings have their weakness. I’ve mine, but whoever knows me and he feels he has a way of confronting me, that’s left to him.

“But there is nothing to ponder about that I could be rigid. I have my opinion. But this is a party affair, not my property. It’s for the people so there is no way I can be dictatorial. If you come up with something contrary, I will say no right away. But if you’re able to explain and convince me, that will be okay.

“But if you try to force things on us, without cogent reasons, something that will not be good for us….or because you have a personal relationship with me, you come with something different and you want me to accept because I’m the leader, I will not agree with that.”

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