A coalition of civil‑society organisations, operating under the Conference of Nigeria Civil Rights Activists (CNCRA), has called on Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to resign in the interest of equity, fairness and justice. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, Convener Ifeanyi Odili and Secretary Sina Akadiri argued that Adamu’s departure would help balance power in the incoming Bola Tinubu‑led, APC‑dominated government.
The coalition said that Adama’s resignation would also provide the APC an opportunity to ease Christian concerns about the party’s Muslim‑Muslim presidential ticket. “Adamu should toe the path of honour and statesmanship by tendering his letter of resignation after the governorship and House Assembly elections,” the statement read. “His action would be welcomed and commended by Christians and would pave the way for a senior North‑Central senator to become either President or Deputy President of the Senate in the forthcoming 10th National Assembly.”
Earlier, APC National Vice‑President Salihu Lukman, in a statement titled “APC Internal Dynamics and the Future of Democracy,” had also urged Adamu to step down and be replaced by a Christian leader. The CNCRA welcomed Lukman’s “patriotic call” and urged the former Nasarawa State governor to sacrifice his position for peace, unity and harmony.
While acknowledging Adamu’s and the North‑Central geopolitical zone’s contributions to the party’s success in the presidential and National Assembly elections, the CNCRA argued that the ruling APC should reward the region by ensuring that a dependable, loyal senior senator emerges as either President or Deputy Senate President in the 10th National Assembly. The statement added: “With the President‑elect and his vice‑president coming from the South‑West and North‑East, it would be fair and just for the APC to allocate the National Assembly’s presiding‑officer positions to the North‑Central, North‑West, South‑East and South‑South zones.”
The coalition noted that, since the return to democracy in 1999, the South‑East and North‑Central have not produced a President or Vice‑President. It therefore suggested that the race for Senate Presidency should be contested between these two zones, which have historically been excluded from the nation’s top executive posts. “We therefore urge the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, to step aside as a man of honour and lead the campaign for the emergence of a Senate presiding officer from the North‑Central,” the CNCRA said.
Having examined the situation, the CNCRA identified Senator Sani Musa of the Niger East Senatorial District—Chairman of the Senate Committee on Services—as an eminently qualified candidate for a Senate presiding‑officer role, citing his competence and loyalty to the party.
Comments are closed for this story.