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By Umoru Henry

AHEAD of the National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, members of the National Assembly Progressive Media Aides, NAPMAIDEs, yesterday endorsed the Chairman, Senate Services Committee, Senator Sani Musa, APC, Niger East for the position of National Chairman of the party.

The National Assembly Progressive Media Aides said they have thrown their weights behind Senator Musa because he is the best person Governor Mai Mala Buni- led Caretaker/ Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee should handover the party to as well as for the APC to maintain her dominance in electoral victory in 2023 and beyond.

Addressing Journalists Thursday in Abuja, Chairman of NAPMAIDEs, Prince Oyelude Oladele who described the National Assembly Progressive Media Aides as a united body of the Media Aides to all the progressive parliamentarians in both chambers of the National Assembly, said that they have all come out in unison to endorse Senator Musa for APC National Chairman.

Oladele said, “We hereby call on President Muhammadu Buhari, Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all the stakeholders of the APC to look into the exceptional qualities of Distinguished Senator Mohammed Sani Musa and consider him to be the next National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC.

“Sani Musa 313 is endowed with a new vision for a new direction, his capability to lead the APC to victory come 2023 general elections and beyond is second to none.

“We are committed to strengthening the relationship among the progressive parliamentarians, the party and the general public through prompt and effective information dissemination for the progress of the party, to promote and project every activities and intervention projects of all the APC Senators and Reps on diverse media platforms and supporting their aspiration in and out of National Assembly at when due.”

He further said that “Our unanimous decision to endorse Distinguished Senator Mohammed Sani Musa came after careful examination of his leadership style.  Senator Sani Musa 313 is a youth-friendly leader with a strong ability to build bridges across all regions, religions, ethnic groups and above all, his selfless agitation for “One Nigeria” has distinguished him among his contenders.

“Senator Musa is a loyal party man with the requisite leadership acumen to lead the ruling and the largest political party in Africa, the All Progressive Congress (APC). He is a master strategist, a renowned grassroot mobiliser, a team player and a distinguished manager of men of the diverse races.

“Sani 313 is a stainless leader that the opposition can never rubbish, he has no case of corruption either in any court or with the anti-graft agency.

” He is a founding member of the APC, nurturing the party in and out of Niger State, he was the highest individual financial contributor to the APC in Niger State during and after the 2015 and 2019 elections.

“Most of us are enjoying the progressive governance led by President Muhammadu Buhari without knowing certain personalities like Distinguished Senator Mohammed Sani Musa who resisted the saboteurs of democracy during the PDP led government in 2015.

“Distinguished Senator Sani Musa need to be considered as the next APC National Chairman. His proven integrity and his resistance against financial and material inducement to compromise the 2015 general election has distinguished him among his contemporaries.

“Distinguished Senator Mohammed Sani Musa was arrested and detained and later induced with a financial and material gift to compromise the 2015 general election by revealing the confidential information on the Card Reader.

” Fortunately, he refused to compromise, he stand for the national democracy and the success of the 2015 general election which gave President Muhammadu Buhari victory and was celebrated across the globe.

“Our investigation reveals that the PDP has already diagnosed all the APC National chairmanship aspirants and they are seriously afraid of Sani 313, a man of integrity, a defender of democracy who resisted them from rigging the 2015 general election.

” We are well convinced that Distinguished Senator Mohammed Sani Musa has what it takes to display new vision, new direction in the running of our great party by building the most acceptable platform that will continue to provide democratic principles for constructive development and governance in Nigeria.

” We are well convinced that Distinguished Senator Mohammed Sani Musa will protect the progressive achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration, ensure cohesion of the nation, unity of Nigerians and preserve those values and attributes of our great party in harmony.

“We are well convinced that Distinguished Senator Mohammed Sani Musa will continue the reconciliation, tender invitation of the opposition party members and peaceful rehabilitation approach that has been entrenched in the party by Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee.

“We are well convinced that the tested and trusted integrity of Distinguished Senator Mohammed Sani Musa in 2015 is sure collateral that he is capable to be the National Chairman of the APC without selling out the fortune of the party for material gains.

“Finally, for the APC to maintain her dominance in electoral victory in 2023 and beyond, the entire members of the National Assembly Progressive Media Aides (NAPMAIDEs), endorse Distinguished Senator Mohammed Sani Musa for APC National Chairman.