Vanguard· 1h ago· 1 min read
By Omeiza Ajayi
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned political appointees serving in the government of President Bola Tinubu that they cannot hold political positions while claiming to be technocrats detached from partisan responsibilities, insisting that such appointees must be ready to mobilise support for the party or vacate their offices.
APC national chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, gave the warning on Wednesday in Abuja when he received members of the Progressive Local Government Chairmen's Forum, led by the Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government in Niger State, Dr Mustafa Jibrin, who briefed him on the group's grassroots mobilisation drive ahead of the 2027 general election.
Yilwatda said the council chairmen, being closer to the people than officials in Abuja, were better positioned to identify appointees who were failing to deliver politically in their…
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