Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 36 states and
the FCT have refuted a media report claiming that they had recommended
the party’s national leadership to be involved in the choice of a new
Chief of Staff for President Muhammadu Buhari, following the death of
Malam Abba Kyari.
The chairman, Forum of APC chairmen in Nigeria and APC chairman in
Borno State, Ali Bukar Dalori, said in Maiduguri yesterday that the
clarification became necessary the forum only intended to condole with
the president over the death of Kyari and not be dragged into the issue
of succession, which is completely outside its mandate. “Our message to
the president was purely to convey our thoughts and prayers to him over
the loss of his chief of staff and friend of over 40 years.
In reporting the condolence however, it was erroneously suggested
that we recommended the APC national leadership to choose late Abba
Kyari’s successor for the president. While it was totally outside our
mandate to be involved on issue of the president’s chief of staff,
associating us with such matter at a time the president and the country
were at the peak of bereavement tended to present the forum of APC
chairmen as being highly insensitive to the mood of the president, our
party and the country.
In addition, we also know a vacant office of chief of staff is not
one that the constitution mandates immediate replacement hence, there
was never a basis for hurry,” Dalori said. He added that the forum was
experienced enough to recognize that appointment of a chief of staff,
being the closest and most senior personal aide, is normally the
exclusive privilege of the president.
Source:- Daily Trust
