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  • Insecurity: APC accuses North-West governor of sponsoring bandits attacks

    Insecurity: APC accuses North-West governor of sponsoring bandits attacks

    The ruling All Progressives Congress has accused a governor from one of the six North-West states as allegedly responsible for the intense upsurge of banditry and killings in the region.

    Mr Yekini Nabena, the APC acting National Publicity Secretary on Thursday, challenged “security agencies to investigate an intelligence report linking” the governor to the heightened cases of banditry, abductions and other violent crimes in the zone.

    Nabena, who did not name the governor because of the “security nature of the issue,” said the increased spate of banditry in the North-west was politically-motivated and not unconnected to the unnamed governor’s alleged sponsorship of banditry and other violent crimes in the zone.

    “Our security agencies have intelligence reports linking one of the Northwest governors of colluding and sponsoring the violent and criminal activities of bandits in the zone.

    “I won’t give details because of the sensitive nature of the issue. However, relevant security agencies must, as a matter of urgency, investigate the report and determine its veracity. Human life is not what we should play political chess games with.

    “We must shun enemies of the country including the Peoples Democratic Party who seek political gains from issues of insecurity.

    “Our security agencies must also be alert to plots to destabilise the North-west region further and frustrate the quick and safe release of students abducted from Government Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State,” the party said in a statement.

    The party also warned the opposition PDP from politicising the abduction of schoolboys in Katsina state, accusing it of seeking political gains from issues of insecurity.

    APC stated this while reacting to a protest organised by the PDP and its women wing at its campaign headquarters in Abuja.

  • Giadom resigned APC NWC position, lacks merit to call NEC meeting – Nabena

    Giadom resigned APC NWC position, lacks merit to call NEC meeting – Nabena

    The Deputy National Publicity Secretary, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Yekeni Nabena, has alleged that the Deputy National Secretary of the party, Chief Victor Giadom, officially resigned his position in the National Working Committee (NWC) to contest as running mate to the party’s 2019 governorship candidate in Rivers State, Tonye Cole.

    Giadom, who is now the ActingNational Secretary of the party had last week called for emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for Tuesday.

    Nabena made the disclosure on Saturday while speaking with jorunalists in Abuja, while reacting to the legality of of the NEC meeting convened by Giadom.

    Nabena said: “I call on members of our party and the public to disregard the so called zonal caucus meeting which held on Thursday at the Edo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. The meeting was neither convened nor attended by the APC National Vice Chairman (South South), Hilliard Eta and Leader of the party in the South-South, Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege. Hence, all decisions reached at the purported meeting is a nullity and definitely does not reflect the views and stand of the Party’s South South caucus.”

    Nabena noted that the members of the party cannot be taken for a ride because of the political and 2023 presidential aspirations of Giadom’s sponsor and godfather who is attempting to control the party’s structure.

    According to him, “It should be known that Victor Giadom tendered his resignation letter to the National Working Committee (NWC) to contest the 2019 election as the Party’s Deputy Governorship candidate in Rivers State. It is strange and an aberration that he still attends meetings of the NWC, occupies the office of Deputy National Secretary and convenes a NEC meeting. In our politicking, we must not lose sight of due process and the dictates of the Party’s constitution.”