Don’t Shortchange North Central, Forum Urges Tinubu

• The APC North Central Progressive Forum (NCPF) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to abandon the party’s zoning formula and to allow the region to retain its position as national chairman
• The NCPF said that if the zoning formula is not followed, it would be a total disregard and betrayal of the North Central’s collective sacrifices, support, and loyalty to the party

The All Progressives Congress (APC) North Central Progressive Forum (NCPF) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to abandon the party’s zoning formula and to allow the region to retain its position as national chairman.

Following the resignation of Abdullahi Adamu (North Central), President Tinubu and other APC governors tipped the immediate past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (North West), as national chairman.

The Convener Comrade Ahmed Suleiman in a statement on Sunday said;

We wish to remind you that in this 2023 election, North Central’s votes were higher than the votes of North East; South South and South East zones of the country.

If this injustice of short-changing is allowed to continue, it will be a total disregard and betrayal of our collective sacrifices, support and loyalty as a zone, which we have played in the last eight years and wish to continue playing to the party and the government.

We therefore call on the President Tunibu who has tasted the bitterness of injustice and the joy and benefits of fairness and justice in his political history to please, help to put a stop to this dangerous political misrepresentation and avoid any unforeseen crisis in the party.

Petrol Subsidy Removal Already Yielding Positive Results

President Bola Tinubu has stated that Nigerians are beginning to reap the benefits of removing petrol subsidies, urging them to be patient and supportive because a bright future awaits them despite their current hardships.

President Tinubu, who the Secretary represented the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, announced this at the Gala/Award Night to commemorate the 2023 Civil Service Week in Abuja.

According to the President, the first two policies he announced during his inauguration, namely the fuel subsidy elimination and the establishment of a new currency regime, were already yielding positive results, even as he promised palliatives to mitigate the impact of the associated sufferings.