By Abubakar Yunusa
The national secretariat of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Monday,elected the National Chairman of Allied People’s Movement (APM), Alhaji Yusuf Dantalle, as its new national chairman.
Dantalle, who until Monday’s elections was the national secretary of IPAC, defeated the National Chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Engr Yabagi Sani, who is also the outgoing IPAC national chairman by two votes.
While Dantalle who won garnered 10 votes, Sani recorded eight votes while one vote was voided.
The Chairman of the electoral committee of IPAC and national chairman of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, while declaring the results of the election held at the National Secretariat of the ZLP in Abuja also said that date of swearing-in would be announced in a later date.
Addressing the media shortly after his election, Dantalle thanks members bof IPAC for trusting him to lead the council.
He pleaged to discharge his responsibility with the law guiding the council while working with all party leaders.
He sought the collaboration of all polity leaders, pledging to also work with the women.
“I want to assure women that IPAC under my leadership will have something greater and better.
“If I have the mandate of the assembly I will seek to establish the directorate of women affairs to ensure women inclusivity is taking to a greater level under my leadership.
“Secondly, I want to try as such as possible within the next three months of our administration to ensure that IPAC is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC),” Dantalle said.
He also sought the forgiveness of anyone he might have offended in the cause of the electionering.
On his part, Sani congratulated Dantalle for emerging victorious, saying democracy has come to play.
“We are supposed to demonstrate maturity and humility. We are supposed to demonstrate love for our democracy.
“This is one of the things that defines democracy from any other form of government, which is having elections.
“Results have shown that Dantalle eventually won the election I have congratulated him already. I wish that in the years to come I will have reasons to be proud of whatever he does to take IPAC to the higher level than we met it,” he said.
Also elected were Dipo Olayoku as Deputy National Chairman (unopposed); Martins Egbeola, National Organizing Secretary; Maxwell Magbuden, National Secretary; Obed Agu, National legal Adviser; Mariam Babel, National Treasurer, and Ibrahim Suleiman, National Financial Secretary.
