From Mohammed Muktar Umar Bauchi

In order to boost their principal’s chance of emerging the next national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at its forthcoming national convention, all support groups of a former Bauchi State governor, Mallam Isa Yuguda, have agreed to merge into one uniform national support body.

This was disclosed by a former special political adviser to Yuguda, Honourable Abdulmumin Kundak, while speaking with newsmen in Bauchi.

According to Kundak, the decision to merge all the support groups for the former governor was as a result of the increasing number of supporters’ groups across Nigeria since Yuguda accepted to run for the ruling party’s national chairman position.

He declared that bringing all Yuguda’s support groups across  the country together would enhance better coordination of their activities and programmes towards pushing the former governor’s candidacy to all the nooks and crannies of the country.

Kundak, a one-time chairman of Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC), revealed that a high power committee was currently working on the modalities of merging the groups under one umbrella.

“We are instituting a process that collapses all our campaign groups into a uniform body with proper layers and channels that ensure that as we campaign for our candidate, we also campaign for the party as the most credible platform that could continue to make life more meaningful for all Nigerians irrespective of sex, status, region or religion,” Kundak said.

“We are overwhelmed by the tumultuous support to His Excellency, Malam Isa Yuguda, the Matawallen Bauchi whose entry into the race has virtually changed the dynamics of the contest judging by the huge confidence and backing which his candidacy has garnered in the preliminary weeks of our subtle shuttles and campaign.

“We have heard talks in the press and social media that Malam’s candidacy is now a subject of animated discussions in top influential political circles.

“I can confirm to you that it is true. We thank God for this because it is only Almighty Allah that gives power to whomsoever He desires. We are touched that his acceptance is gaining ground by the day.

“That is why we want to ensure that we run a well layered, highly coordinated issue based series of campaign that add immense value to the general image of our great party in line with the noble dream and ideals of the founding fathers of the APC.

“A major plank of our robust conversations and engagements across board is the need to inherit and further create a party that deepens the noble legacies bequeathed by President Muhammadu Buhari on account of his goodwill,” Kundak said.

He asserted that Yuguda was a sellable candidate to all ethnic groups and nationalities in APC, submitting that his ((Yuguda’s) tenure as Bauchi State governor was widely adjudged as outstanding and reputable.