Indications emerged yesterday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may not hold the anticipated December National Convention to elect a new National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
APC had, at its virtual National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in June, sacked dissolved the then Adams Oshiomhole led-NWC, following leadership crisis and constituted a Caretaker/Extra-ordinary National Convention Planning Committee, Chaired by Governor of Yobe State, Mai-Mala Buni.
The Buni-led Committee was amongst others mandated to organise a national convention within six months to elect new National Officers of the party. However, one month to the expiration of its six months mandate, the party leadership declared that APC must not go into a National Convention, and indeed a general election was in crisis.
According to a statement signed by APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) is focused on achieving and sustaining true and lasting unity, peace and reconciliation across party ranks and ahead of the planned national convention of the Party.
Nabena argued that the CECPC was constituted and inaugurated by the 8th resumed meeting of the APC National Executive Committee (NEC) in June with a core mandate to achieve peace-building, true reconciliation and to give a sense of belonging to every member of the Party.
The APC spokesman said while a section of the media has been awash with reports of a tenure extension for the CECPC, the focus remains achieving and sustaining the APC Caretaker Committees’ peace and reconciliation core mandate.
He said, to further carry along dedicated party members, the CECPC is already working with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration to urgently address the reward system for dedicated and loyal party members, particularly on appointment of deserving party members into several boards, agencies and parastatals of government.
