By Bode Olagoke
Abuja
North-central zone of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has nominated, through a unanimous voice vote, a former Minister of Sports, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, as the substantive National Publicity Secretary of the party.
The nomination which took place at zonal congress yesterday in Abuja was attended by delegates, comprising the governors of Plateau and Niger states, Barrister Simon Lalong and Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, respectively.
Others in attendance were the representatives of the Kogi and Benue states governors, the representatives of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, the National Vice Chairman of the zone, Alhaji Zakari Idde, etc, who elected the former Youth Minister the APC spokesperson and three other national officers among others.
Speaking, on behalf of other four nominated officers, Abdullahi said though he would operate under a different template and terrain from his predecessor, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, he would do “everything humanly possible to endear our party in the hearts of Nigerians.”
However, Timi Frank in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja said he was not against Bolaji as a person, but “the process to become an authentic spokesman should be followed.”
He said: “I will wait patiently for the Party leadership to convene a national convention and ratify Bolaji’s nomination as the substantive National Publicity Secretary, but until then I, Timi Frank, remains acting Publicity Secretary of the APC”.
