Stop parading yourself as our coordinator, PSC tells Akpabio

The leadership of the Presidential Support Committee (PSC) has disowned media reports that credited Senator Godswill Akpabio as its National Coordinator.

The committee, which is the umbrella of Presidential Muhammadu Buhari administration’s support groups, said that the former Akwa Ibom State governor is not the National Coordinator of the organization.

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The National Chairman and Founder, PSC, Hon. Gideon Samani and Director, Media and Publicity, PSC, Engr. Kailani Muhammad, said on Sunday in Abuja that Senator Akpabio has been suspended since June, 2021, for lack of good leadership style and that the suspension is not yet lifted.

“For the avoidance of doubt, Senator Akpabio is not the National Coordinator of the organization. He has been suspended since June, 2021, for inactivity, lack of good leadership style and effective management, and the suspension is not yet lifted.

“PSC is a support group that was initiated by a seasoned politician, Hon. Gideon Samani and was galvanized into action with strong support of notable politicians, technocrats, patriotic citizens and seasoned administrators, with the goal of working for the success of All Progressive Congress (APC) and its candidate, President Muhammad Buhari in 2019.

“At an expanded meeting in June last year, the organization had thoroughly reviewed its activities as well as the performance of its leaders, where it founded Senator Akpabio the then National Coordinator, short of measuring up to its standards and therefore handed down an indefinite suspension to him,” they said.

Samani also said that the organization has removed the moles within its rank, as people that were identified to be working underground to subvert the organization and divide its members for their selfish interests, were removed from its ranks.

“To our dismay, however, Senator Akpabio, who is a serving Minister of the Ministry for Niger Delta, and was suspended for inactivity and poor leadership in June last year, is causing disharmony by supporting and promoting divisive elements glaringly working for him in order to cause disaffection among PSC members and its leadership.

“As far as PSC is concerned, the indefinite suspension order handed down to Senator Akpabio, has not been lifted and can only be lifted by an expanded gathering of PSC stakeholders that approved the suspension.

“So far, the organization is yet to hold such an expanded meeting to review the suspension order, hence the minister remained suspended.

“As a person occupying a very critical ministry, the minister should desist from parading himself as PSC National Coordinator, or using some moles and political jobbers to divide the organization. He should not sink so low by intruding into the affairs of PSC, which he has no stake whatsoever,” they said.