The North-Central All Progressives Congress (NC APC) Forum has declared its unwavering support for President Bola Tinubu over the nomination of Cyril Tsenyil as Managing Director (MD) of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC).
The Forum described the appointment as a step in the right direction and commended the President for recognizing Tsenyil’s capacity to lead the commission and drive development across the region.
The Forum’s support followed the opposition from the Concerned Plateau Youth Forum, which urged the President to withdraw the nomination, claiming it does not reflect the collective interest of Plateau State.
The group said it will embark on protests in Abuja to demand the withdrawal of Tsenyil’s nomination as North Central Development Commission MD.
Recall that after signing the NCDC Establishment Bill into law on February 4, 2025, President Tinubu, on May 8, formally requested the Senate to confirm his nominees for the boards of the South-West, North-Central, and South-South development commissions.
For the NCDC, President Tinubu submitted 19 nominees to the Senate for confirmation, with Cosmos Akiyir nominated as Chairman and Cyril Tsenyil as Managing Director.
Reacting to the development, the APC Forum, in a statement by its Chairman, Saleh Zazzaga, on Thursday, dismissed the protests against Tsenyil’s nomination as the handiwork of faceless impostors sponsored by the opposition to sabotage the North Central Development Commission.
The Forum warned those behind the alleged plot led by Danladi Pam to desist, describing their actions as a smear campaign against President Tinubu and a betrayal of the North-Central region’s development goals.
“We make bold to say that these people are not Plateau residents nor indigenes of the North-Central region.
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“No right-thinking person from the North Central will want to become an obstacle to the accelerated development that is certainly coming to the region through the North Central Development Commission, especially with the nomination of a tested and proven technocrat like Mr. Cyril Tsenyil as the Managing Director.
“As bona fide stakeholders of the North Central region, we distance ourselves from these faceless individuals.
“They and their sponsors are not our members, they are not stakeholders in the collective quest for the progress and development of the North Central region.
“We urge the well-meaning people of the region to ignore the attempts being made by these entities to cause confusion and sabotage the mandate of the North Central Development Commission,” the Forum stressed.
According to the Forum, Tsenyil’s nomination as MD of the NCDC is well deserved, citing his distinguished career as an accountant and his loyal service to the APC through various roles and committees.
“Mr. Cyril Tsenyil is a card-carrying member of the APC. He has worked for the success of the administration of President Bola Tinubu, and we have full confidence in his ability to actualize the mandate of the North-Central Development Commission.
“We know his capacity because many of our members have served with him in different committees and can attest to his competence.
“As stakeholders who agitated for the creation of the North Central Development Commission, we want to affirm that we are fully with Cyril Tsenyil and we are in support of his nomination by Mr. President.
“We call on the people of the North-Central to give him all the support he needs to succeed in this all-important assignment.
“This is a new Commission which came as an answered prayer for the North Central after an initial delay, and we call on the people of the region to pray and work for its success,” the statement added.
Commending Tinubu for nominating Tsenyil as MD of the Commission, the APC Forum declared that with Tsenyil driving the implementation of the mandate of the Commission, the North-Central is well positioned to actualize its pledge to deliver six million votes to Tinubu in the 2027 election.