Former legal officer at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barrister Charles Nkanang, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for justice, recognition, and restoration of what he describes as his lost dignity.
Nkanang alleged that he lost his position during the tenure of former APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, after authoring a pro-Tinubu campaign booklet ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the Akwa Ibom-born lawyer said his ordeal began in early 2022 after he published a book titled “101 Reasons Why Our Party, All Progressives Congress (APC), Should Nominate Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Party’s Presidential Flag-Bearer.”
According to him, the booklet strongly advocated Tinubu’s emergence as the party’s presidential candidate at a time when internal contestation was ongoing.
“Before the 2023 election, I believed in Tinubu’s candidacy and defended him as the best pathway for the party,” Nkanang said.
He claimed that barely a month after printing and distributing thousands of copies of the booklet in April 2022, his salary at the APC national secretariat was abruptly stopped without any formal query, disciplinary hearing, or official explanation.
“No formal query. No official explanation. No disciplinary hearing,” he stated, adding that what initially appeared to be an administrative action soon spiralled into a personal crisis.
Nkanang said he endured years without income, describing the period as one marked by severe financial strain, damaged relationships, and reputational harm.
“I lost everything. Stability slipped away. Financial strain mounted. Relationships suffered. Reputation bruised,” he said, noting that he now faces public ridicule for supporting a cause he believed in.
Despite his experience, he described President Tinubu as compassionate and liberal in spirit, expressing hope that the President would consider his appeal.
“My condition is precarious. I only stood for what I believed was right for our party,” he said.
While seeking possible reinstatement or compensation, Nkanang emphasised that his appeal extends beyond personal relief, urging recognition for party faithful who, he said, laboured and made sacrifices to ensure the party’s electoral success.
He appealed for what he called adequate acknowledgement and honour for loyal members who contributed to the party’s rise to power.
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