Yilwatda said he would rely heavily on Ganduje's long-standing political experience, guidance, and networks to consolidate and strengthen the APC.
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Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday during a condolence visit by Ganduje over the death of his mother, the APC chairman said President Bola
Tinubu had instructed him to collaborate closely with his predecessor.
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Yilwatda stated that his duty is just to coordinate the membership of the party.
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"My doors are open, the office is open, the partnership remains open, and the friendship remains open. So never lock your door against me.
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"His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has asked me to work with you, to reach out to you as well about partnership. I told him I would regard you still as a Chairman in partnership with me. You are still the co-Chairman of the party (APC).
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"I am only a coordinator. My duty is simply to coordinate the membership of this party. But the party belongs to all of us,ÔÇØ Yilwatda said.
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Yilwatda noted that Ganduje's long political career, which began in the days of the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN), placed him in a position to provide valuable counsel.
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"At that time, I was only in primary school. I recall seeing Governor Rimi visit Solomon Lar in Jos in the 70s and 80s. One day, he came to commission a project at my school. I was just in Form 2, waving at them with my classmates. I never knew what politics truly meant.
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"By then, people like you had already mastered the ropes of politics. So I need your experience, your guidance. I will depend heavily on your experience, your connections, and your contacts to ensure we solidify this party and build it together, so that we can win more elections,ÔÇØ Yilwatda said.
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In his response, Ganduje said his cordial relationship with the new APC chairman should serve as a model for resolving the long history of friction between political successors and predecessors in Nigeria.
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"One important thing is that the problem between the successor and his predecessor, which is one of the issues that the APC has solved.
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"Since 1999, the problem between former governors and their successors has always been an issue in many states. Not only in governorship, but in other political positions too.
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"So our relationship is the beginning of solving that kind of problem, not only in the APC but in the wider atmosphere of democracy. I have to congratulate you for this new appointment,ÔÇØ the former APC chairman stated.
