Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi state, under the aegis of APC Concerned Group, has appealed to President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to review the reward system to first reward those who have been loyal and have worked for the success of the party before others.
The APC members lamented that they felt cheated, adding that many appointments have been made at the federal level but those who sacrificed everything for the party have been left out.
Addressing a press conference Monday in Abuja, national spokesperson of the APC Concerned Group, Comrade Adullahi Dauda Little, alleged that those appointed from Bauchi state worked against the party during the 2023 General election.
“We have gone through all this history to buttress the point that we members and supporters of the APC in Bauchi State feel cheated because the party’s reward system had failed us.
“So many appointments have been made at the Federal level but those who sacrificed everything for the party have been left out. Even when Mr. President came to make a few appointments from Bauchi, he picked people who worked against the APC during the last election.
“One is tempted at this point to suspect that the party has made a deal with the opposition to sacrifice Bauchi State. Unless that is the case, we exprect that the president and our party leaders should show more interest in the growth of the party in the state.
“Right now, we don’t have a leadership that is interested in reclaiming our stolen governorship mandate, we are on appeal but not support has been shown to us from Abuja.
If appears that our party had not learnt any lesson from the mistakes of the past eight years when people who don’t share the progressive vision of the APC were given big responsibilities and they disappointed the party and Nigerians. With what we are seeing today, history is about to repeat itself.”
Comrade? Little said as a committed members of APC, “we want to recommend immediate steps that must be taken to redeem the situation. First and foremost, we demand for a reorganization of the party structure in Bauchi even if it means having a caretaker committee with competent and responsible leaders.
“It is also advisable for Mr. President to find accommodation for those who genuinely worked for him and the party during the last election this is the only way to sustain loyalty.
“Our party must review the reward system to first reward those who have been loyal and have worked for the success of the party before others. We believe there are competent people among us who have the necessary qualifications.
“It is disappointing that after the election battle has been won, people who are living in the comfort of their offices abroad are simply invited back into the country and given appointments in the name of technocrats. Action should be taken now before it becomes too late, a stitch in time saves nine. He who has ears, let him hear.”
