*says the Bindow factor is final card, cheque for party’s victory
By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
The All Progressives Congress (APC) was placed in derision of failure in 2019 because of arch enemies that were brewed among its members, a crack at which the party’s derailed supporters used to help in falling it down for selfish reasons, a cause that was not justifiable.
This is how John Manassah, an ardent supporter and card-carrying member of APC described the power tussle that played out among the party stalwarts in 2019 that led to the present condition of the party.
John who is from Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, expressed worries that those that degraded the party are still alive and he perceives the same repeat of turbulent game if the checks of party supremacy are not observed above personal interests.
In his sense of honesty and forthright to counsel the party in the coming general election in 2023, Manassah however revealed that his party (APC) seems to be divided along so many fronts and factions.
He therefore, fashioned out ways the party can regain its lost glory.
He said the Halilu Modi camp, the Nuhu Ribadu, the Mohammed Umaru Jibrilla Bindow, the Abdulrazaks Namdas, Hajiya Aishatu Ahmed Binani, the Mustapha Umar Madawaki (Utumba), the Wafari Theman, and the Ahmed Musa are all factions that may later grow strong to place the party at bigger internal squabbles, warning that, “Caution needs to be taken”.
Seeing and analyzing the strength and weaknesses of every aspirant and the advantages each has to the party, Manassah said that the truth remains the strongest pillar of victory when it’s being accepted by the general stakeholders of the party both within and outside Adamawa State will make the party win in 2023.
According to him, the Bindow factor holds the most possible outcome of success than any by the simple fact that he is the immediate past governor who has his structure intact in all the political units that make up the entire state.
His calculation at the moment placed Bindow on the high last and final cheque to bring the glory of APC back because supporters from the ward and local government areas have began to drum support for him.
“This is a good sign that his shining star is still shining gloriously.
“For you to know and understand a little of my analysis, if you recall how people from all works of life in their thousands welcomed him in Mubi since he left after the 2019 elections, you will realize that the man still controls and influences the political system of the state,” he said.
He explained that Bindow is easy to take back to the masses as he needs not much introduction or campaign for the party, and rallying around him by other aspirants will only push him to finish his remaining four-year term as provided by the Nigerian constitution.
“It stipulates eight years for any politically elected officeholder to spend in office,” he added.
Manassah who was one of the grassroots mobilizers for APC in 2019, made a passionate appeal to all critical stakeholders to unite to regain of glory of the party, saying that unity remains sacrosanct and the pre ultimate goal of winning the election.
He said when unity in the party is ensured and the party gets Bindow as its sole candidate, It is going to be a walk over for the party to victory because the political strength of Adamawa politics is still in APC, but the political wizardry, tactics, and antics including manipulation are in Adamawa PDP.
“Truth be told, it’s only light that will chase away our darkest paths. Bindow is the ultimate, as far as I’m concerned, he is the matchless figure among all those that have shown interest to become governor in our great party to match the present leadership in the state under PDP.
” If you want to go by bringing the glory of APC and win the 2023 election stress less, let the party unite, bring Bindow to fly its gubernatorial ticket. But if the party wants to get back power the hard way, which is not the only way, but the narrow and slimmer chance of winning the coming election, they should bring anybody other than Bindow.
“As I said before in the real sense, PDP is not an issue when it comes to state politics. But it’s a party to worry about because they have the government, the Governor is power-drunk to remain in power fielding a candidate that can’t match him in all aspects is like drumming a song of war without the weapons.
“As a passionate lover of APC, may I reiterate my calls to all party stakeholders, gubernatorial aspirants, women, and youth of our great party to give unity a leading role to take us to a great victory in 2023 with Bindow as our guber candidate,” Manassah appealed.
