Arch. Waziri Bulama: When the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the election in 2015, the party ended the systemic oppression of Nigerian masses. APC by the mandate of Nigerians removed the system that perpetrated failure. It is for this reason that we should not take for granted; the emergence of APC on the saddle as a timely decision by Nigerians to dethrone imperialistic forces. The citizens of our great country issued a red card to internal conquistadors. Their decision was an end to a long history of brutal appropriation of national patrimony by a privileged few.

The emergence of the APC marked a serious turn around in the Nigerian body politics; it is the first time that a real people-owned political party was taking over the realm of affairs in the country. But let’s not forget that those who flourished on the annexation of the collective destiny of Nigerians had been fighting to dissuade progressive cohesion. Those opposed to national transformation are still nursing the ambition to replace progressive politics with neo-liberals who survives on heartless materialism.

One cannot also deny the fact that with the advent of the APC; certain elements from the far-right warmed their way into the party. Some came genuinely because they had never had the opportunity to be part of a party driven by progressive ideology – and by the same token, others simply jumped the ship of materialistic politics; pretending to be progressives.

It is the later group that had been doing the “inside job” in the bid to wreck havoc to inhibit the positive trajectory which APC is heading. The inside jobbers are there to betray everything that APC represent. The APC has gone through a lot in the last four years in the hands of those who joined the party for their own gain.

It is against this backdrop that the position of National Secretary should not be entrusted into the hands of anybody. APC should avoid rabble raisers, comprador elites and agents of imperialism who use political structures as tool of personal gains and self-aggrandizement.

The position of National Secretary in any political party is very important and, even most sensitive for APC because of the goal it wants to achieve. In the Office of National Secretary sits the soul of the party. The National Secretary is the heart that pumps blood through the veins of the party. The Office of National Secretary is where ideologies are translated into frameworks to shape policies. A good National Secretary must be able to inspire and coordinate people from the party’s ranks who intend to vie for offices; making them bastion of ideologies, philosophies, agenda and programs of the party.

We the APC Diaspora; is calling on Arch. Bulama Waziri to avail himself and, the leadership of the APC to look no further. Our party needs stability, we need a good administrator, a meticulous mind that is as sound as a bell, sharp as the point of a pin and crystal like a glass, we need Arch. Bulama Waziri. APC, as Nigerian vehicle for development need to be in the hands of people that will consistently steer it to the right direction, we need Arch. Waziri as part of the team of capable hands to steady the ship.

Comrade Bulama was born to the family of the Waziris in Maiduguri, Borno State in the year 1961, he started life very humbly and went on to make distinctive marks in his career as a public servant, administrator, a businessman, a trained architect in whom there is no defect, a politician and strategist. He attended the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria and Bedfordshire in the United Kingdom. He holds an MSC in Architecture and, another MSC in Entrepreneurship.

He was a gubernatorial aspirant in Borno State in the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in 2011. He also served as a member of National Executive committee of (NEC) of defunct CPC from 2011 to 2013. Arch. Bulama Waziri was also a member Strategy Committee of the Presidential Campaign Organizations of the CPC. Bulama Waziri was a candidate for the post of National Secretary of the APC, but he stepped down for Hon. Mai Mala Buni, now Governor Elect of Yobe state.

He was a member of the Security Subcommittee of the Ahmed Joda Transition committee, 2015. He was also a member of Policy Support Group of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, 2015. Arch. Bulama Waziri was a member of the research, policy and strategy committee of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), 2015 and, most recently, he served as the Deputy Director General of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidential Campaign Council in 2019 general election.

The profile of the Arch. Waziri as show above is an illustration of a salient point: every milestone of his life and achievement is interconnected with socio-political transformation. As an architect he understands the importance of clearly conceptualized and solidity of structures. As a politician, he has been consistent with the vision he believes. As an administrator, he has been dogged with what he believes as his mission.

Arch. Waziri is committed to positive impact on people and society at large. He is man wired for the building of sustainable structures for future socio-economic advancement. He has never been known to be one of those politicians who become loose cannons if they don’t have what they want. He is a patriot and promoter of inclusive politics. He has never been known or associated with any form of factionalism, discrimination and segregation.

The Office of National Secretary of a progressive party as the APC is not a place for jokers, pretenders and unreliable fellows who can be tossed by every wind of manipulations. Arch. Waziri has the capacity to give the APC a National Secretary provide impetus and direct the undercurrent of national transformation and development.

It is in this respect that the APC Diaspora has with an eagle eye; spotted him as the man crafted for the job. Arch. Waziri Bulama is from the north-east zone where the office has been zoned; he is not only fully blooded north-easterner, but, a compatriot with pan-Nigerian orientation. He has friends and comrades across the different geo-political zones. Arch. Waziri has conquered the demons of social stratefication, tribalism, ethnic hegemony and religious bigotry. He is a man filled with charisma, experience and wisdom. He is a reputable man of integrity, an exceptional leader, an indisputable achiever and lover of progress.

He is a man that has been one of the silent unifying forces that has held the party together. Despite his enormous contribution to the party, he is very unassuming and does not blow his trumpets. Perhaps, we should conclude with this: for President Muhammadu Buhari as father of the nation and leadership of the party to have trusted him with the deputy directorship of the PCC; Arch. Waziri Bulama is the right person for the job of National Secretary of the APC.