The Forum of State Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) Sunday declared total support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his administration.
In a statement on the state of the nation, the forum also assured of its preparedness to contribute to the transformation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) into an inclusive institution where all stakeholders would have a sense of belonging and ownership.
The forum expressed displeasure at the way the CPC bloc in the ruling APC has become a subject of political controversy in recent times, adding, “Unfortunately, with several camps speaking for the defunct CPC, the situation has exposed a lack of coherent leadership within the bloc.”
Defunct CPC forum of state chairmen added that: ” We are further concerned that this development signposts lack of inclusiveness in the leadership of APC and the government it birthed.
“We believe that we owe ourselves a duty to support the current leader of the party, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and contribute to the transformation of APC into an inclusive institution where all stakeholders would have a sense of belonging and ownership.
“We, members of the Forum of State Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives’ Change (CPC), have observed with discomfort the way the CPC bloc in the APC has become a subject of political controversy in recent times”.
“It is a self-evident reality that members of the defunct CPC, especially former state chairmen of the legacy party, have not been treated fairly either through government appointments or party apparatus both at the national and state levels, their contributions to the electoral successes of the party notwithstanding.
“Against the conflicting statements concerning the position of the CPC bloc within the APC, we believe that those who chose to either leave or remain in APC have merely exercised their democratic rights.”
The forum called the attention of President Tinubu to the multifarious challenges that Nigerians face, which it highlighted as “The high level of insecurity and economic hardship becoming existential threats to many citizens,” the forum stated.
