Political parties lack identity, ideology —APC National Chair

Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expressed concern over the lack of clear identity and ideology among political parties in Nigeria. 

He noted the frequent defections from one party to another as a consequence of this issue. 

Speaking during the inauguration of the party's zonal coordinators nationwide, Ganduje emphasized the need for a transformation in this aspect of Nigerian politics.

According to News Agency of Nigeria, he said the zonal coordinators would be in charge of the six geo-political zones of the country.

Ganduje named Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo as the coordinator for the South-East, while Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara as the coordinator for the North-Central, and Gov. Mai Mala Buni as the coordinator for the North-East.

He also named Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna state as the North-West coordinator, while Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will serve as the South-West coordinator, and Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River as the South-South coordinator.

Ganduje said the governors were expected to initiate periodic interface with the party’s leadership.

“They should liaise with the party to commence the immediate process of genuine reconciliation of aggrieved members in the geo-political zone.

“Mobilise governor’s of the zones to effectively and physically participate in the party’s activities in the zone, consult with governor’s and resolve issues that will further enhance its progress and unity.

“They are to also assist the party on resource mobilisation in serving the party and participate in any other activity that may be assigned by the party,” he said.

“We want to change the narrative, we want our political party to be active throughout the year, therefore, all our offices must be physically operational, all our offices must be functionally operational.

“Right from the local government to state level, there must be activities throughout, but this cannot happen by chance,” he said.

Responding, Uzodimma, also the chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), expressed delight and commended the party’s leadership for the initiative.

“We are very delighted and happy that the party in its wisdom, introduced this new policy of proper co-ordination, we at the PGF has a membership of 20 governors which means 20 states currently being governed by APC.

“We have to start from there to ensure an inclusive participation of all our party members, and to take this participation to the grassroots, I thik that is the wisdom behind this inauguration,” Uzodimma said.