By Daniel Tyokua
Youth have disclosed that it is time for strategic stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reward Senator George Akume to emerge as the party’s national chairman in the forthcoming Convention
The APC zonal youth leader, Benue North West Senatorial District Zone B, Asor Jeremiah disclosed this to journalists in a briefing on Tuesday, in Abuja.
He said Akume’s records since the return of the country to democracy in 1999, put him in a vintage position for the APC chairmanship.
Jeremiah explained that the chairmanship hopeful represented the zone in the National Assembly for three unbreakable times, which he led the crusade for a merger and played a strong role in ensuring the opposition APC took power from the ruling PDP in 2015 general election.
He said Akume who is the current Minister of Special Duties and Inter – governmental Affairs, is being accepted by the majority of APC faithful, and needs support from all the party loyalists.
“He is a detribalised politician who has demonstrated huge capacity, wisdom and commitment to the unity and development of the party and Nigeria at large.
“Akume contested and won the 1999 governorship race to rule Benue state in 1999 till 2007. He later contested for Senate seat to represent his zone and won in 2007, a position he held for three terms and was elevated to the office of the Senate Minority leader.
“He also led the crusade for a merger and played a strong role in ensuring the opposition APC took power from the PDP in 2015 general election.
“With his experience, we believe Senator Akume has met all the requirements, and has the experience to man the affairs of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the capacity of a National chairman particularly at this time that the party needs a unifier, selfless, corruption free and detribalised personality of his kind to take the party to the next level”
Jeremiah, therefore pleaded with the All Progressives Congress (APC ) strategic stakeholders to back Akume to clinch the party chairmanship in the forthcoming March 26, National Convention.
