The APC Presidential Campaign Council has rejected the appointment of Naja’atu Bala Muhammad as the Northwest Coordinator of Police Service Commission (PSC).
Official Spokesperson of the council, Festus Keyamo SAN disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
The Police Service Commission had assigned Naja’atu as one of the coordinators who will supervise conduct of police officers during the general elections.
Recall that Naja’atu was in the news in January for calling into question the fitness of APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for the presidency.
In its statement, the APC campaign council said it was “deeply shocked and appalled” to read a release by the Police Service Commission appointing one of its most partisan members, Naja’atu Bala Muhammad as a NorthWest coordinator of the Presidential Election.
“In that role, she is expected to move about freely, supervising the conduct of Police Officers during the elections.
“With the well-documented activities, actions and vitriols of Naja’atu in the last few weeks against our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (after being shown the door out of the APC as a mole) we venture to say that this appointment is not only callous, it is insensitive, openly confrontational and consequently unacceptable by the Tinubu/SHETTIMA Presidential Campaign Council.
“Coming at a time when President Muhammadu Buhari is constantly assuring and reassuring the world of free, fair and credible elections, it confirms our worst fears that there are functionaries of government that are actively working with the opposition to thwart the avowed commitment of Mr. President,” the statement read in part.
The APC emphasised that the role given to Naja’atu required a honest and unbiased individual who will discharge the duties diligently and without reproach.
“The nation will not get that from NAJA’ATU,” the APC campaign council said.
“We therefore demand for the IMMEDIATE withdrawal of the name of NAJA’ATU Bala Muhammad as a coordinator of the Police Service Commission for the NorthWest or any region for that matter. She has an inalienable right to continue to campaign for any candidate of her choice and to vote for that candidate, but she cannot be given a garment to wear at this time that is meant only for neutrals,” the statement read in part.