2027: Your Statement Personal, You Can’t Speak For CPC Bloc, Malami Tells Al-Makura Group
Claims by Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura’s group that members of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) bloc of All Progressives Congress (APC) had ruled out defection and endorsed President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 elections have been dismissed by former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr. Abubakar Malami, SAN.
Malami said the CPC bloc, which was former President Muhammadu Buhari’s platform, said the bloc was the only entity that could speak on whether or not it was leaving the APC and not Al-Makura’s group.
“When you say CPC bloc, one needs to know who they are referring to. Is it the likes of Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, Adamu Adamu, Masari, and Faruku Adamu Aliyu who, a few months ago, had been throwing Buhari under the bus in desperate attempts to gain relevance that should decide for the bloc? Malami queried.
Malami, who spoke through his media aide, Muhammed Bello Doka, described their decision as personal, with no connection with the CPC bloc, adding that it was for them to gain relevance in the APC for personal benefits.
On his rumoured defection to the Social Democracy Party, SDP, Malami dismissed it as figments of the imagination of those peddling the rumour.
“Malami is a prominent figure in Nigeria; therefore, he cannot defect to any party in secret; he is still in APC but in broad consultations with different platforms. Until the consultations are over, it is premature to talk about defection or declaration of interest.”
He, however, said he remained in active politics and would make his position known when the time was ripe to do so.
‘’Malami has right to belong to any political party and to contest any position in Kebbi State,’’ the aide said.
OSUN DEFENDER reported that the former governor of Nasarawa State, Al-Makura, former Katsina governor, Bello Masari, ex-Education Minister, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, along with 20 others, had after a meeting issued a communique, affirming their support for President Tinubu and his policies and programmes.
The communique had read partly: ‘’We, the undersigned leaders and committed members of the former CPC, who were part of those instrumental in the historic merger that gave birth to the APC, hereby issue this statement to clarify our unalloyed loyalty to our great party and express firm solidarity with the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
‘’Recent misleading narratives suggesting a defection or disaffection among CPC stakeholders are false, misleading, and should be ignored. We remain integral to the APC and are fully aligned with its leadership.’’
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
