The new chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, Wednesday in Abuja, said he emerged as the party’s executive through “the endorsement of God.”
Adamu who stormed Buhari House, the party’s secretariat, earlier on Wednesday in the company of supporters also noted that, a month ago, he did not know he would become chairman of the governing party.
The former Nasarawa state governor who spoke during the formal handing-over ceremony in Abuja, said with less than 12 months to the general elections, all hands must be on deck to secure victory for the party as the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) would not tolerate failure.
Adamu noted that becoming the national chairman of the ruling party does not feature among his plans for the future a month back.
“A month ago, I didn’t know I would become the chairman of APC. Here I am today, receiving the instrument and authority from the outgoing chairman. Only God can do this.
‘It is not my personal wisdom nor my charisma. It is not personal doings. There may be elements on the way but all this was made possible by the endorsement of Almighty God .”
While thanking the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for the successful national convention which was held on March 26, Adamu charged members of the National Working Committee to brace up for the bumpy ride ahead of the 2023 general elections which is less than 12 months away.
“Let me thank President Muhammadu Buhari who gave us a lot and so much that happened during the National Convention.”
“I want to say on behalf of the new NWC that it is not going to be an easy time for us. We have a major event that is going to test the water on how stable we are as a party. That is the general election that is coming.
“We will work day and night. We have less than 12 months to face the general election. So, everybody should buckle up. The little I have heard about the President is that he has a complete allergy to failure. So, failure will not be in APC from today. We will work for success together. To my colleagues, if there is an issue, don’t begrudge me, let me know,” Adamu said.
He, therefore, urged the new NWC members to show loyalty saying that anyone who falls out of line would be properly dealt with.
“I promise you in the spirit of collective leadership that team is the only way. I cannot deliver alone. What I am asking for is something called ‘loyalty’. You have to be loyal. You must have one team.