The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday hinted it was forming a shadow government to checkmate the administration of Abba Kabir Yusuf, which won the election on the platform of the New Nigeria People?s Party (NNPP).

The plan was disclosed by the APC Patriotic Volunteers, a group within the Kano chapter of the APC, during its meeting in Kano to update members of the group about its activities.

A shadow government, also known as cryptocracy or invisible government, is based on the notion that actual political power resides not only with publicly elected officials but with private individuals that can exercise power behind scenes beyond the scrutiny of democratic institutions.

Like in the United Kingdom, each Minister of a cabinet has a corresponding shadow Minister appointed by the opposition that scrutinises the work of the UK cabinet.

The National President of the APC Patriotic Volunteers, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, on Saturday said: ?Plans are underway to form a shadow government due to the failure of the Yusuf administration to put Kano on the right direction.?

Briefing reporters after the group?s meeting, Alhaji said the group is planning to assign its members to all the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to monitor their activities and make ?constructive criticisms? that would prompt the government to do the needful.

?This is what is obtainable in UK where we see opposition parties form the shadow government to checkmate the incumbent one.

?We are going to do it in Kano by assigning our members at MDAs to monitor their activities and come up with a report.

?We are planning this and we will soon address a press conference to inform the general public about this move,? he said.

Alhaji informed the APC Patriotic Volunteers, which has 60,000 members across the 44 Local Government areas of the state, has commenced online registration exercise in a bid to expand the membership base, targeting 1 million membership before 2027.

He explained that to achieve the 1 million support base, the the group is now targeting 200,000 members through the online registration.

?Each of this 200,000 members, would produce five members, making it 1 million by 2027 to vote for APC and its candidates during the general election,? he said.

He said the APC Patriotic Volunteers, which was registered 10 years ago by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and other relevant authorities, emphasises on loyalty to the party and its supremacy.

According to him, the group is created to promote internal democracy within APC and good governance in government.

?We equally resolved to make good use of the media platform campaigns through the recently constituted media committee under the able leadership of Mallam Saleh Abubakar Kwaru.

?The committee is to embark on media onslaught to enlighten and mobilise members of the public on the desirability of emphasising merit, experience and competence in endorsing anybody for elective position or appointment.

?The association also agreed to emphasise on issue-based campaigns to be the basis of choice of people into elective positions for full democratic dividends.

?In the same vein, the APC Patriotic Volunteers endorsed and fully support the candidature of Hon. Dan?azumi Gwarzo as the APC Kano State Chairman in the upcoming congresses of the party. This of course include supporting fully and encouraging other willing members that are desirous of contesting any party position at all the levels.

?It is part of our resolution as a way of mobilisation aimed to reach out to other bodies or groups with similar objectives for synergy and collaboration.

?Good citizenship, good governance, rule of law, patriotism e.t.c remain our advocacy to conform with international standard conventions and norms for entrenching these ideals.

?The spirit of volunteerism through improvement of freedom of speech, association and movement, principle of merit for sustainable development, loyalty to the party and supremacy of the party through good internal democratisation process remain the norms,? Alhaji added.

The group commended President Bola Tinubu for his efforts in revitalising the economy, adding that the prices of food commodities and fuel were going down, which will subsequently stabilise the economy.

The APC Patriotic Volunteers also praised the National Chairman of APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, for ?delivering well? in his responsibilities which has made many opposition members to continue to decamp to APC. (The Nation)

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