The Adamawa Business Women Support Group for President Bola Tinubu’s Re-election has appealed to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to address what they term injustice in the picking of the Adamawa Central Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC).
Articulating their view at a news conference in Yola, the leader of the group, Hajiya Blikisu Song, said there is an obvious crisis over the Adamawa Central Senatorial ticket, which, if left unresolved, could affect the fortunes of the APC in the zone.
‘Ribadu, we are begging you as your mothers, because we don’t want Mr President to lose one vote in the Adamawa Central Senatorial Zone. If you fail to address the injustice, we will blame you,’ the group said.
It questioned the sudden emergence of former APC National Vice Chairman for the Northeast, Mustapha Suleiman, against a long -term and leading aspirant for the senatorial ticket, Alhaji Aliyu Abdul- hameed, saying the apparent injustice could do the party much harm.
‘We are mothers to Mustapha Salihu and all other contestants, but we should defend justice for development and peace, as women, we suffer most when there is both political and physical crises in the country or worldwide’, the women’s group said.
It added that the ‘adoption of Mustapha Salihu’ raised questions on the fairness and transparency in the Adamawa State APC.
The group added: ‘We followed Mustapha Salihu throughout the 21 local government areas for the campaign for governor, but embarrassingly, we were told that Mustapha Salihu is the senatorial candidate for the central zone; this is a mockery of democracy and our party and the president’s zero tolerance for injustice.’
It called on the NSA whom the group regards as the ‘main leader’ of APC in Adamawa State to address the situation and let the ticket go to Abbati, more so as Adamawa Central people, according g to her, agreed in principle towards the primary that Yola North Local Government Area, where Abbati hails from, should produce the candidate as the LGA has never had a senator.