The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned political appointees serving in President Bola Tinubu’s administration that they must actively support and mobilise for the party or be prepared to leave their positions.
The party’s National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda,
gave the warning on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving members of the
Progressive Local Government Chairmen’s Forum, led by the chairman of Chanchaga
Local Government Area of Niger State, Dr Mustafa Jibrin.
The forum briefed the APC chairman on its grassroots
mobilisation plans ahead of the 2027 general election.
“You cannot hide behind the claim of being a technocrat to
avoid your political responsibilities. If you accept a political appointment,
you must also play your role as a politician,” he said.
The APC chairman further said anyone who did not want to
participate in politics should not accept a political appointment in the first
place.
The APC national chairman urged the local government
chairmen to monitor the political performance of government appointees in their
communities and report those who were failing to support the party at the
grassroots.
According to him, council chairmen are in a better position
to know whether political appointees are making meaningful contributions to the
party in their wards.
“You know who is delivering politically at the grassroots.
An appointee may be performing well in the office, but if they have no
political presence in their ward, that is a problem. Anyone who accepts a
political appointment must also accept the responsibilities that come with
politics,” he said.
Yilwatda stressed that the APC’s success in the 2027
elections would depend on effective grassroots mobilisation rather than
administrative performance alone.
He urged the local government chairmen to point out areas
where political appointees were underperforming, identify where the party
needed to improve, and highlight weaknesses that should be addressed to
strengthen the APC’s chances of winning future elections.
“We will give you our full support in your mobilisation
efforts. The party will also support the inauguration of your state
coordinators and work with you to organise a mass endorsement rally for
President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in Abuja,” he stated.
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