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Tinubu, APC won’t be distracted by critics – Ganduje
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has charged Nigerians to look beyond the criticisms that have trailed the reforms of President Bola Tinubu, saying they were orchestrated to distract the people.
He spoke against the backdrop of growing public outcry over the rising cost of living in the country occasioned by the removal of subsidy and floating of the naira by the Tinubu government.
Ganduje made the appeal when he received a delegation of North Central leaders led by former Senate President, Senator Ameh Ebute, a former legislator from Benue State, Senator Jack Tilley-Gyado, and Plateau State governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, who came to the party secretariat on a solidarity visit.
Addressing journalists after the meeting, Ganduje said despite the ‘attack’ hurled at the president, the APC would continue to support him to bring his Renewed Hope Agenda to fruition.
He said, “These assaults on Mr President, these assaults on Nigerians, we believe we will soon be out of these problems. We have to thank him for his Renewed Hope Agenda; efforts and commitment. We assure him we are 100 per cent for him.
“I am so happy that you realise the importance of having a stable political party that is focused, ready to win an election any time anywhere. There is no doubt that there is an opposition. But we believe with your cooperation, we will not continue to listen to undesirable elements who are not focused, who are not real party men and who want to see that we are in disarray.
“We have no place for that. We are people, politicians who are committed. We know we are forging ahead; so we thank you for these your resolutions. We thank you for your commitment.”
Reacting, Ebute said he was glad that Ganduje’s leadership had adopted technology and innovation in the management of the party affairs.
The former leader also reassured that elder statesmen and party leaders are happy with Tinubu’s administration and Ganduje’s exploits in the National Working Committee of the APC.
He said, “We are from communities in Benue, Plateau, Kogi, Niger, Nasarawa, FCT, and Kwara States. We have by our own free will decided to pay Your Excellency this solidarity visit because we believe this is the best time to physically express our appreciation for the great things you have been doing for our great party since you were sworn into the office of the National Chairman.”
Tilley-Gyado also passed a vote of confidence on Ganduje’s leadership, saying he is optimistic that he will lead the ruling party beyond 2027.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has urged eligible Nigerians to take advantage of the remaining days of the Continuous Voter Registration, warning that the registration window will close on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
In a public notice issued on its X handle on Saturday, the electoral body reminded prospective voters that they could complete their registration online from start to finish through its dedicated CVR portal or visit designated registration centres nationwide for physical assistance.
“Your future won’t wait. Neither should you. The Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise ends Sunday, 26 July 2026,” the commission said.
INEC encouraged Nigerians who require assistance to visit any of its state offices, local government area offices, or designated registration centres to complete the process in person.
The commission also stated that all registration centres would remain open daily, including weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. until the exercise ends.
“You can complete your voter registration online from start to finish via http://cvr.inecnigeria.org. If you need assistance, visit any INEC State Office, LGA Office, or designated registration centre to complete your registration in person,” the commission added.
The CVR exercise is part of INEC’s preparations for the 2027 general elections. It enables eligible Nigerians and those seeking to update their voter information to be included in the national register of voters.
Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has questioned why no government official has visited Boko Haram terrorists and bandits to negotiate an end to their violence, the way past leaders engaged Niger Delta militants.
He made the comparison in a Facebook post on Saturday, recalling how former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo both visited militants in the creeks to broker peace.
Gumi noted that both leaders, at different times, went into the creeks to meet militants and returned with programmes designed to end militancy in the region.
“The former President Jonathan visited Delta militants in the creeks, so also the former Vice President Osinbajo. They all came up with a program to tame the militants,” he wrote.
The cleric then asked who would extend similar engagement to Boko Haram and bandits terrorising parts of northern Nigeria without facing public backlash.
“Who is going to visit BH and Bandits to tame them without fools castigating them?” he asked.
Gumi has for years positioned himself as an advocate for dialogue with armed groups in the North-West and North-East, repeatedly visiting bandit camps in Zamfara and other states to hear their grievances.
He has consistently argued that negotiation, rather than military force, worked to end militancy in the Niger Delta and should be replicated in the North.
The cleric’s interventions have drawn both support and criticism. While some Nigerians accuse him of legitimising armed groups responsible for kidnapping, killings and cattle rustling, others credit his engagements with securing the release of kidnap victims.
The retired military officer has repeatedly denied backing terrorism, insisting his advocacy is aimed solely at ending the bloodshed through dialogue and rehabilitation.
The Niger Delta amnesty programme, launched in 2009 under the late President Umaru Yar’Adua and sustained by Jonathan, saw thousands of militants disarmed in exchange for training, stipends and reintegration support. The programme significantly reduced attacks on oil infrastructure in the region.
Jonathan first waded into the Niger Delta crisis in 2007 as vice-president, entering the creeks without an armed detail to meet ex-militant leader Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as _Tompolo_, in Warri, Delta State.
He later said the meeting laid the groundwork for the amnesty programme granted to militants, which remains in place today.
Osinbajo similarly toured Niger Delta communities as acting president in 2017, engaging militants and traditional leaders directly.
He justified the outreach by arguing that those in the creeks were citizens with genuine grievances, not merely security threats.
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