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There is uproar in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over alleged plots by some party bigwigs to extend the timeline allotted to the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and shift the party’s national convention beyond June.

There are concerns that 44 days to the expiration of the interim committee’s timeline, it is not yet ready to organise the national convention and congresses to elect a new crop of leaders at various levels.

The Buni-led committee was inaugurated on June 25, 2020, and given the mandate to ister the affairs of the party for six months within which to organise a national convention.

This followed the dissolution of the Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee (NWC) over alleged abuse of office.

The National Executive Committee (NEC), which is the second highest decision-making organ of the party, later in December 2020, extended its timeline by six months.

But a statement issued by the Secretary of the Caretaker Committee, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe on Monday in Abuja, indicated that the party was not planning to release its schedule of activities for congresses and convention any time soon.

There were reports in some quarters that the committee would release the timetable this week.

But reacting, Sen. Akpanudoedehe said, “The CEC is focused and is delivering its mandate to recover, rebuild and reposition the APC as well as achieve peace-building, true reconciliation and to give a sense of belonging to every member of the party.

“On Monday, 17th May 2021, the APC National Secretariat resumed from the Sallah break and will also resume work on several ongoing and important party activities. As usual, we will promptly communicate the outcomes of these activities through official channels when available.

“We have never lied on our party activities and we simply have no reason to. The consultative party leadership style instituted by Governor Mai Mala Buni as Chairman of the CEC has institutionalised the APC as a party of processes and internal democracy.”

But party stalwarts who spoke with our correspondent last night expressed concerns that the party would hit the rocks if the convention is not held in June, citing legal issues.

Committee cautioned against legal issues

A chieftain of the party, Barrister Abdullahi Jalo who spoke with our correspondent last night advised the caretaker committee to be mindful of legal issues.

“If the convention is not going to be held in June, it means there will be some legal issues in the APC as to its entire political legislation, because the convention has to go in tandem with the timetable of INEC.

“There will be legal issues; that is my fear. A convention of the party is not just like a fashion affair. It is something that is mandatory and compulsory to be done. But there must be a framework.

“So whatever they are doing, they should look at the legalities; why the convention is going to be held in June, and if it is not in June, what are the legal implications?” he said.

Stakeholder foresees doom

Similarly, a stalwart of the party from the South, Chief Jackson Lekan Ojo told Daily Trust in a telephone chat on Monday that many party leaders were looking for a fallback option because the convention “would spell doom for the party” hence the delay.

“The national reconciliation they are talking about is not to reconcile all of the APC. It is to reconcile those people that belong to just one political bloc in the APC.

“Even among the people that are controlling the party now, there is a problem between them over zoning. Some governors are pushing for various interests and these are the people that push Oshiomhole out. Pushing Oshiomhole out means they have pushed Bola Tinubu out.

“So the party is dead; the APC is dead. That is why they are playing along to shift the convention and shift again. They are just shifting the interment day. But whenever they are going to do the interment they will bury the corpse.

“So if the PDP is very serious all of us will later. But for now, we are all at the burial ground of the APC,” he said.

Be meticulous in the scheme of things – Okorie

An elder statesman and former presidential candidate of the United Progressives Party (UPP) who is now in the APC, Chief Chekwas Okorie also advised the caretaker committee to be meticulous in the scheme of things.

“The statement credited to the secretary is not clear enough. It only denied what was published, but it has not stated what the party intends to do with the time given to it by NEC.

“But it is important that it is done because the party is big and anything that will introduce confusion or ambiguity should be avoided. Anything that will open the party to litigations should also be avoided because PDP is standing by the corner to catch in on any confusion,” he said.

Special Adviser to Borno State Governor on Trade and Investment and former national legal adviser of the PDP, Barrister Bashir Maidugu, however, said, “We should continue to abide by the rules and regulations of the party and the caretaker committee is still within its mandate.”

https://dailytrust.com/outrage-over-moves-to-shift-apc-convention

Useless, demonic party

They will drag this convention to coincide with the presidential primaries in November 2022 so as to elect a northern presidential candidate. By then it will be too late for any serious contender to defect.

APC knows only one thing

To be in power

You cannot build a great party if you don't have structures and insist the structures are respected

Make them Move am to Sambisa Boko go like 2 contribute....

B

This one na APC internal issue naw. Well, we've been notify for us to know what's going on within their political circle.

Noted

Them don play Tinubu 419 !

Wea?
Please i need a loan of 60k, will pay back in six month time, will use my laptop as collateral.
My location is oyo.

How do I get my vocals to sit right in the mix?
Been mixing but not getting it right.

Na them them....

They never do anything correctly.

Due process is alien to these sub-humans!

OUTRAGE Where? Also to what benefit is it to the Nation building?
These political parties focus too much frivolities and unimportant issues.

They don't even agitate for progressive policies or projects...i won't be surprised that many of those causing the uproar are already thinking of ASO EBI for the purported convention! SMH

@SeniorWriter

Directionless! Ordinary BOT they can’t constitute since 2014. They’re only buying time until there implosion.

Kwanza:


https://dailytrust.com/outrage-over-moves-to-shift-apc-convention

Useless set of low lives

Their palava

They should bring down thunder and brimstone ,in fact spitfire like a dragon, but only on their head.

Useless Nigerian politicians,always fighting for how to loot.

Outrage is not enough, God let them scatter.

Wahala....

Outrage is not enough

Really

It should be shifted to sambisa. Thats their head office...

Problem people

divided party that was formed by disgruntled elements in a haste to topple PDP government bcuz they felt left out and now they've loot to the extent that they're beginning to have problems within them

But wait ooo where is OSHIOMOLE ?
Chai Obaseki really humbled that man and he learned that u can't be a champion forever

That's the outrage that will consume all of them.
Nonsense

It shall never be well with APC politicians.