Ex-CPC Chairmen Deny Endorsing Atiku, Claim Visit To Ex-VP Misleading

The Forum for State Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) has distanced itself from the caller sojourn of a fewer of its members to erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

They described the determination arsenic misleading and unrepresentative of the group.

They besides called connected the Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) enactment to urgently code what they described arsenic the continued neglect of the CPC bloc wrong the party.

In a connection jointly signed by Kasim Mabo (National Chairman); Sulaiman Oyaremi (National Secretary), the Forum clarified that retired of its 37 members, 16 person pledged allegiance to the erstwhile Vice President, portion 20 remained firmly committed to the APC and the medication of President Bola Tinubu.

The connection alleged that absorption leaders, including associates of the erstwhile VP had exerted unit connected the Forum, offering promises of fiscal inducement to lure members distant from the governing party.

“We privation to categorically authorities that 20 members of the radical stay committed to the All Progressives Congress. We privation to authorities intelligibly that for immoderate clip present our Forum has been enactment nether aggravated unit which includes fiscal gratification by absorption leaders which accounts for wherefore 9 of our members succumbed to their unit a fewer months agone and 7 others joined them lone past week arsenic it appears they could nary longer defy the pressure. As we talk nevertheless 20 of america stay unwaivering arsenic we person mislaid 1 of our members from Bornu State.

“This moment, however, calls for reflection, particularly by the Presidency and the APC enactment to urgently code the continued neglect of the CPC bloc, peculiarly the Forum of State Chairmen who are feeling progressively alienated. Without the fearfulness of sounding immodest we stay the nonstop nexus to the grassroots structures that gave the CPC its nationalist relevance and we were the Chairmen that worked with President Buhari of blessed representation to execute the overmuch touted 12.5 cardinal votes,” the connection read.

Dismissing the visit, the Forum maintained that it was thing much than an effort to deceive the erstwhile Vice President.

They stressed that the gathering lacked genuine governmental substance and was cautiously orchestrated to make a misleading content of ‘widespread support’.

They arsenic emphasised that erstwhile CPC State Chairmen remained a captious grassroots operation that contributed importantly to the CPC’s nationalist relevance earlier its merger into the APC.

Reaffirming its loyalty, the Forum pledged continued enactment for the enactment of the defunct CPC bloc, led by Sen. Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, and Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas.

“We stay loyal, patient, but steadfast successful our resoluteness to request for amended patronage conscionable arsenic we commune that the Almighty God shall proceed to usher Mr President and so each our leaders,” the connection added.