The Coalition of Northern All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth stakeholders forum has endorsed the candidacy of Abubakar Fakai as the party’s Organising Secretary ahead of the convention slated for March 26.
Mr Adamu Kicinga, the convener and leader of the coalition, made this known at a news conference in Abuja
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He said the youth was constrained to assert that their choice must be guided in the principles of equity, fairness and competence of those to be elected as members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
He said that the APC northern youth was out to intimate leaders, stakeholders and party loyalists on the need to ensure that experience and loyalty was keyed to electing members of NWC.
He added that equity and fairness must be considered in the election of the next set of members of NWC in the forthcoming convention.
“There is no doubt, that several individuals and political interests have been jostling to occupy the NWC positions, already zoned to the Northwest zone of the party.
“But, since the inception of the APC, Kebbi State has never been opportune to produce a member of the APC NWC. The youth, therefore, considered this time as appropriate for such to manifest.
“We hereby advocate that in considering Kebbi State for this important position, we demand youth to occupy the position of the National Organising Secretary of our great party.
“It is on this note that all of us wholeheartedly endorse the candidature of Fakai, as the National Organizing Secretary of the APC.”
He said that Fakat has the competence, capability, experience and political will to serve the APC, in the important position.
“As the Zonal Youth leader of the APC in the Northwest, his achievements are numerous. We are calling on all well-meaning party faithful to support him.”
He said that the youth was optimistic that the fortune of the party would become greater with the emergence of Fakai, adding that he is a competent leader.
