Ganduje targets more legislators, governors as APC fresh blueprint

From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has declared that the new blueprint for the ruling party is to increase the number of National, State legislators and the governors on the platform of the party.

The former Kano state governor further revealed that part of the activities of the ruling party this year is to be very active beyond electioneering activities.

Speaking to newsmen at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, he claimed that turning the secretariat of the party into a huge construction site due to the ongoing renovation and new innovations are for the progress of the party and the nation.

He said: “Our blueprint is to increase the number of legislators we have in the country. The number of governors that we have in the country and by implications the number of State House of Assemblies. That is why we said APC will be active throughout the year.

“In our tradition, usually political parties as institutions are only active during the electioneering. But in developed democracies, political parties, as an institution, are active because they are not only limited to election, recruitment of membership.

“It is a two-way traffic. It gives the progress of the government to people and also gives recommendations on its manifestos. That is how the government is assessed. That is why Renewed Hope is achieved,” he said.

On turning the secretariat into construction site, Ganduje said: “The ongoing renovation and the new innovation are for the progress of the party and the nation. Before, there was no church building.. Nobody went to church on the premises, but now, we have a new church building.. We have shops to avoid street hawking around the building. And we have concrete drainage.

“The media centre, in terms of its outlook and equipment, I have not seen any symbol of modern gadgets. We are not in analogue period. But, I think what I have seen here is analogue. But, our media people are not analogue.

“So, let us see the media centre as a digital platform. I want you to discuss this with my Chief of Staff on it. I want a media centre such that from here you can talk to media houses live,” he promised.