The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum, has insisted that its allegations of lopsided appointments against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, were based on complaints from stakeholders in the North-Central zone.
Chairman of the North-Central APC Forum, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, gave the explanation on Tuesday while responding to a statement issued by a spokesperson of the SGF, Terrence Kuanum, which described the Forum’s allegations against Akume as false and misleading.
The North-Central APC Forum had in a statement released after a meeting in Abuja on Sunday, signed by Zazzaga, accused Akume of favouring the Tiv people of Benue State in appointments made by the Office of the SGF.
The Forum also said the impact of Akume’s position as SGF, which he said was zoned to the North-Central by the APC, is not being felt in the region. The APC Forum urged the SGF to carry the entire North-Central along in appointments and stand as the leader of the zone.
Zazzaga warned that the group would mobilize protests and agitation against the SGF if he fails to change his leadership approach by carrying the entire North-Central along.
However, a statement released on Monday by Terrence Kuanum, Special Adviser, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Public Affairs, described the North-Central APC Forum as mischief makers who are being sponsored to attack Akume and President Bola Tinubu
