APC Rejects Naja’atu’s Appointment as PSC Election Coordinator.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has rejected the appointment of Naja’atu Muhammad as the northwest coordinator of the Police Service Commission (PSC) for the upcoming presidential election.
The PCC in a statement by its spokesman, Festus Keyamo, said it was surprised by the appointment going by the vitriol Muhammad had poured on the party’s candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Naja’atu had recently dumped the APC candidate and pitched her tent with his PDP counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, saying the former was too corrupt and sickly to be allowed to govern Nigeria.
The PCC in the statement said Muhammad was a mole in the party, saying her appointment to fill a position meant for neutrals could give her the opportunity to hurt the APC candidate.
“We are deeply shocked and appalled to read a release by the Police Service Commission appointing one of its most partisan members, Naja’atu Bala Muhammad, as a NorthWest coordinator of the Presidential Election. In that role, she is expected to move about freely, supervising the conduct of Police Officers during the elections.
“With the well-documented activities, actions and vitriols of Naja’atu in the last few weeks against our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, (after being shown the door out of the APC as a mole) we venture to say that this appointment is not only callous, it is insensitive, openly confrontational and consequently unacceptable by the Tinubu/SHETTIMA Presidential Campaign Council. Coming at a time when President Muhammadu Buhari is constantly assuring and reassuring the world of free, fair and credible elections, it confirms our worst fears that there are functionaries of government that are actively working with the opposition to thwart the avowed commitment of Mr. President.
“We need not emphasise that the role given to NAJA’ATU requires a honest and unbiased individual who will discharge the duties diligently and without reproach. The nation will not get that from NAJA’ATU.
“We therefore demand for the IMMEDIATE withdrawal of the name of NAJA’ATU Bala Muhammad as a coordinator of the Police Service Commission for the NorthWest or any region for that matter. She has an inalienable right to continue to campaign for any candidate of her choice and to vote for that candidate, but she cannot be given a garment to wear at this time that is meant only for neutrals.”
