APGA BoT Not Consulted On Adoption Of President Tinubu As Candidate
Members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Board of Trustees (BoT) say they were not consulted on the adoption of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as candidate of the party.
The BoT members led by the spiritual leader, Ogilisi Igbo. said fhis in a Statement issued on Thursday.
They said Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as governor could have an understanding with anybody or group on behalf of APGA but not unilaterally.
Describing adoption of a candidate as a critical political decision, the BoT members said they were not aware of the decision as no meeting of APGA organs or stakeholders was held to deliberate or decide how the party would go about the 2027 general elections.
“Gov. Chukwuma Soludo can not run APGA as a personal estate, he can take decisions on behalf of the party members but there must be consultation and consensus.
“The Board of Trustees of APGA was not consulted, we are not aware of the adoption of PBAT as our candidate.
“We made him governor and he is enjoying his office but if there is need for APGA to align with any other or individual, he should come and tell us, so that we can negotiate because that is all Igbo have,” it said.
The statement said the BoT would not like a situation where APGA which is the surviving political heritage of Igbo nation was traded away in a political alliance that needed critical thinking, collective agreement and good negotiation.
“The development within the party is no longer acceptable, people are losing interest and the chances of our candidates are jeopardised because of the unpopular decision.
“APGA has adopted presidential candidates of other parties in the past but it was never a decision of one man person, we have NWC, BoT, senators, House of Representatives and House of Assembly members, not just in Anambra but other states, we have to agree before it can work,” it said.
