The National Chairman of the Forum of APC Local Government Chairmen of Nigeria Henry Fagbenro has said the party’s electoral success depends on the cooperation of grassroots members party leaders and other stakeholders.
Fagbenro made the remarks on Saturday at the Forum’s North-West Zonal quarterly meeting in Katsina where he urged local government chairmen to take greater responsibility for mobilising support for the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He called on members to intensify efforts to secure President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and the victory of other APC candidates in 2027.
According to him sustained support for the party would enable the Tinubu administration to consolidate its achievements in economic stability infrastructure education human development and capacity building.
Fagbenro also cautioned members against divisive politics and called for national unity to be placed above political ethnic and regional differences.
‘The unity of this nation is non-negotiable. We are Naija’ he said.
He assured stakeholders that the Forum would continue to mobilise members and strengthen the party’s grassroots structures to secure victory in the elections.
Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda who hosted and declared the meeting open described grassroots mobilisation as central to the success of any political party.
‘As a party man I know that grassroots mobilisation is core to the success of any political party. Local government politics is important to the overall development of our country’ Radda said.
He commended Fagbenro and his team for their commitment to strengthening the party.
APC leaders and stakeholders from across the North-West zone attended the meeting.
At the event the Forum presented Radda with a plaque of honour and named him Patron for the Northern States.