Abdulahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the rulling party has vowed to create the National Institute of Progressive Study (NIPS)
In order to deliver the party’s symbolic representation to the people, he continued, the party would also open working offices in each of the country’s 8,813 wards.
On Saturday, the chairman made this announcement during the launch of the Kogi State Gubernatorial Campaign Council.
According to him, progressivism may be used as a political ideology to advance social reform and political action that is based on the progression of science, technology, economic development, and social organization in order to enhance the lives of millions of Nigerians and society.
Ganduje stated:
“It is pertinent to also note that we have initiated and concluded plans to structure our party into a truly grassroots progressive party by opening full-fledged and functional offices in all 8,813 wards in Nigeria.
“This is to enable our members across the country to have both a symbolic representation of our party in their neighbourhood and, a place for active interaction between and among members on one hand, and members and leadership at different tiers of government on the other hand.
“In addition, our vision is to institutionalise the progressive ideology in the body politic of our country. We indeed believe that progressivism as a political ideology can be deployed to improve the lives of millions of our compatriots and our society through appropriate political action and social reform based on advancement in science, technology, economic development and social organisation. To crystalise this vision, we are at the concluding stage of establishing a National Institute of Progressive Study.
“This Institute, going forward, will facilitate the channelling and integrating the nation’s progressive minded politicians into the substance, orientation and practice of progressive ideology and political best practices. This will certainly amplify our difference from other political parties that are only interested in capturing power.”
Ganduje stressed the party would ensure that with the kind of graduates the institute will be producing from time to time, the Nigerian political space will be populated by truly progressive minded politicians.
The chairman also called on all party members and stakeholders to rally round APC governorship candidate to succeed in the forthcoming election in Kogi State.