The Jigawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned that it’s going to sanction any member discovered undermining celebration unity or displaying disrespect to Governor Umar Namadi and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
State Deputy Chairman, Alhaji Nasiru Dahiru Jahun, disclosed this when he led a state delegation, together with members of the State Government Committee and chairmen of the celebration throughout all 27 native authorities areas, to indicate their loyalty to the Governor.
Talking throughout the go to, Alhaji Jahun mentioned they had been on the Authorities Home to reaffirm their loyalty to Governor Namadi, describing him because the acknowledged chief of the APC in Jigawa State.
He said that the celebration management within the state stays firmly behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Namadi, endorsing each leaders for a second time period come 2027.
The celebration leaders additionally counseled the Governor Namadi administration for what they termed “great transformation and unprecedented achievements inside simply two years,” describing them as historic in Jigawa’s improvement journey.
Jahun additionally cautioned that the celebration wouldn’t hesitate to sanction any member whose actions undermine unity or present disrespect to the state management.
“Our loyalty to the governor is like that of the comical character ‘Maha’ to his instructor; with out objection, no matter Malam says we are going to do, and wherever he directs us, we are going to comply with,” he mentioned.
In his response, Governor Namadi thanked the APC management for his or her solidarity and guaranteed them of his administration’s continued cooperation with the celebration.
He reiterated his dedication to equity in coping with celebration members throughout the state.
The governor additionally said that each the federal and state governments below the APC are targeted on people-oriented insurance policies and the implementation of developmental initiatives.
Nevertheless, the simmering rigidity throughout the Jigawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) just lately has taken a brand new flip, as factions loyal to former Governor and Minister of Defence Muhammad Badaru Abubakar and incumbent Governor Umar Namadi have brazenly clashed, with their supporters exchanging sturdy phrases in latest days.
The disagreement, which had been quietly constructing for the reason that transition of energy in 2023, is now widening into open confrontation, threatening the unity of the ruling celebration within the state.
Observers consider the disaster, if not fastidiously managed, might weaken the APC’s dominance in Jigawa forward of the 2027 elections.
Nevertheless, neither Governor Namadi nor former Governor Badaru has issued a direct assertion on the disaster.