North-central APC warns ‘faceless groups’ against attack on Akume, others

The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North-central zone has issue strong warning against some political groups described as faceless to stop attacking the leaders of the party.

The party specifically made reference to the recent media attack on the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akure by an unregistered political group in in the zone.

In a statement signed Saturday in Abuja by the APC National Vice Chairman (North-central), Hon. Mu’azu Bawa Rijau and the Zonal Secretary, Hon. Yakubu Adamu, passed a vote of confidence on the SGF Akume and the five elected governors in the zone.

According to the statement, the zonal leadership of the party as constituted and recognised by the National Working Committee (NWC) remain the only authorized organ to speak or comment on activities of the party in the zone. No other group or set of individuals are permitted to carry out such functions.

“The attention of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), North Central has been drawn to the activities of some unregistered and unrecognised support groups who are using the name of the party in the zone to attack, insult and disparage the persons, characters and reputations of some eminent leaders of the party in the zone on the media.

“Of particular attention was the recent unwarranted attacks on the person and office of our esteemed and revered leader, the former Executive Governor of Benue State and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume CFR by some sponsored groups.

“Rising from a crucial meeting of the party’s zonal leaders and state chairmen of the zone on Friday 7th February 2025 in Abuja, the zonal party leadership wish to condemn and unequivocally reject this development. We make bold to say that these groups are not only unrecognised, they are nothing but usurpers and interlopers.

“The leadership of the party in the zone wish to pass vote of confidence on our leaders, particularly Distinguished Senator George Akume and all our five elected governors in the zone, whose contributions to the growth of the party in the zone and indeed the country have been acknowledged by all and sundry.

“We are by this statement warning these groups to desist forthwith from using the name of North Central zone of the party in any guise to disparage, attack and insult our leaders. Failure to do so will attract the full weight of the law.

“The zonal leadership of the party also commend the sterling leadership being provided by all the five governors of the party in the zone. We are proud of the various unprecedented infrastructural and human development going on in all our five controlled states in the zone. All our governors in the zone have remain shining stars in delivering dividends of democracy to our people.

“The meeting also applauded the Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje-led National Working Committee (NWC), for providing leadership and direction for the party.  We reaffirmed our unalloyed loyalty to the party leadership.”