Tag: APC Mai Mala Buni Committee

Governor AbdulRazak chairs APC Zoning Committee

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has constituted an 8-member Committee to oversee the zoning of party offices ahead of the forthcoming National Convention of the party. The Zoning Committee approved by the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC), is headed by Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazak. Other members of the committee include the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege who serves as Deputy Chairman Also named in the Committee are Prof. Etim Nyong (member), Dr. MB Shehu, Comrade Mustapha Salihu,Sen. Teslim Folarin , Alh. Sadeeq Sule-Iko…

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2023: APC Chairmanship divides North-East governors

Aminu Imam

As the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC), sustains its denial on the zoning arrangement for its national offices ahead of its scheduled February national convention, it has been revealed that individual ambitions of certain governors and chieftains with eyes on 2023 general election are partly responsible for the evasiveness trailing which zone gets what in next month’s exercise. According to reports, two governors of the party from the North-East zone have been accused of smarting for the slot of vice-president and are pushing for the zoning…

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“We’ll deliver transparent, rancour-free National Convention”, Buni assures APC stakeholders

Aminu Imam

Amidst doubts trailing its commitment to the February date for its national convention to elect substantive national officers, the All Progressives Congress Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee has again dismissed speculation of plot of tenure elongation. According to revealed checks, the APC CECPC, under the leadership of Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, had after its December 20, 2021 meeting held at the party national secretariat in Abuja informed its faithful that sub-committees on budgeting and other relevant substructures for the National Convention would soon be constituted. Addressing newsmen, theNational Secretary…

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APC National Convention: Ensure February 5 Date Remains Sacrosanct, Group Tells Buni’s CECPC

Aminu Imam

Godwin Amunde A group within the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) on the aiges of Progressive Mandate Movement (PMM) has challenged Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) to ensure that the party’s national convention does not fail to hold by February 5, 2022. The group also demanded immidiate release of processes leading to the national convention, adding that if nothing is done by January 5, 2022, the National Secretariat will be made ungovernable for the CECPC. In a statement released to newsmen Sunday in Abuja and…

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Supreme Court affirms Buni’s CECPC leadership as lawful

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…Says APC is right The Supreme Court has affirmed that the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni as Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) is legal and lawful. The apex court, according to the extract released by the APC, the court also held that Mai Mala Buni’s position as Acting Chairman of the CECPC is not contrary to the provision of Section 183 of the CFRN, as same is on a temporary basis which is not akin to Executive office or paid employment…

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APC moves to stop direct party primaries, summons NASS Caucus

Aminu Imam

..Governors also kick against adoption The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has summoned the National Assembly caucus of the party to a meeting to allegedly stop the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act that would allow for direct primaries for political parties. It was gathered that after careful consideration of the alteration to the Constitution that would compel political parties to conduct their primary elections through direct primaries, the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the party has worried that it may spell doom for the APC. Consequently,…

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APC to sanction masterminds of parallel congresses – Caretaker C’ttee

Aminu Imam

…Says chieftains involved are saboteurs The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC), has again restated its stance not to accord recognition to the outcome of parallel congresses conducted in State chapters. National Secretary of the APC CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, disclosed this in a statement yesterday night. Akpanudoedehe dismissed such parallel congresses as mere naming ceremonies not in consonance with the Constitution and the guidelines of the party for the conduct of the State and other congresses. He equally dropped the hint that appropriate sanctions await…

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Consensus agenda: APC ties National Convention on reconciliation of stakeholders

Aminu Imam

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC), Mai Mala Buni, has tied the party’s impending National Convention on how successful the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led APC National Reconciliation Committee delivers on its assignment. Governor Buni, among other tasks, urged the panel to resolve all differences and cement all cracks emanating from the concluded ward and local government congresses of the party. Inaugurating the 9-member Panel, at the party’s National Secretariat yesterday, in Abuja, the Yobe State governor said the work of the committee is important and…

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Fresh crisis looms in APC, as party puts local and State congresses on hold

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…Says new date now dependent on outcome of Appeal C’ttee report The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) has put on hold scheduled Local Government Areas, (LGAs) and State Congresses pending the submission of a report from the recently constituted Wards Congresses Appeals Committee. National Secretary, APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC), Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, made the disclosure while inaugurating the Wards Appeals Committee yesterday at the party’s headquarters, in Abuja. The Wards Congresses Appeals Committee, initially billed to sit between August 2 to 7, according to the…

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APC crisis: Party chieftain asks court to sack Buni Caretaker Committee

Aminu Imam

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Okosisi Emeka Ngwu, has filed a suit at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), seeking the dissolution of Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC), of the party. Specifically, the plaintiff wants an order of court nullifying all the actions taken by the committee. The suit, dated August 2, 2021, joined the APC and all members of the party’s CECPC as defendants. They include Mai Mala Buni; Isiaka Oyebola; Ken Nnamani; Stella Okorete; Governor Sani Bello; Dr. James Lalu; Senator…

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