By Terna Chikpa, Jalingo
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Taraba State, Mr Daniel Musa, has expressed displeasure over the scheduled time for the party zonal consultative forum meeting.
Our correspondent reports that the APC zonal coordinator, and governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, had scheduled the party Zonal meeting for Sunday by 11: am.
Meanwhile, Mr Daniel Musa, a chieftain of the party from Taraba, described the meeting’s scheduled time as a disregard for Christianity, and disrespect for the Christian members of the party in the region.
Mr Musa made his displeasure while addressing journalists in Jalingo. He lamented coordinator’s decision, noted that the meeting time would collide with worship hours when most of the Christian population of the party would be at their various worship centers.
While describing the idea as deliberate, Musa however urged governor Buni to consider the unity of the party, value members religion and reschedule the meeting for another day, away from worship days and hours.
“The scheduled zonal meeting of our party is a total disrespect for Christianity, and the Christian members of the APC in the Northeast region.
“The governor of Yobe State Mai Mala Buni, who is the Coordinating Chairman of APC in the Northeast, has convened a consultative forum meeting of the party for Sunday the 15th June 2025 by 11 am. This decision may seen by many as an oversight but I want to tell Nigerians that it’s a deliberate decision and I want it corrected for the interest of unity in the party.
“If this is not corrected, it will send out a very bad signal, portraying clearly that the Northeast region of the party does not have regards for other members religion especially Christianity.
“The APC is being tagged as a Muslim party, if these impression should be change, we must learn to accommodate and respect other religions. We must be careful in our actions to devalidate people’s thought.
“I believe that Governor Buni would not dear fix a very crucial meeting of the party on a Friday. I urge him to reschedule the meeting on a day convince for both Christian and the Muslim,” he insisted.
