The ruling All Progressives Congress has now taken a u-turn hours after postponing the national convention indefinitely.
The party had now scheduled its national convention to March 26, the date earlier slated for the conduct of its zonal congresses.
The party had earlier communicated its decision to postpone the national convention to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The letter was signed by the Chairman of the APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Governor Mala Buni of Yobe State and the Secretary, John Akpanudoedehe.
Although not expressly stated, the decision to hold the zonal congresses had suggested that the February 26 national convention was no longer feasible.
However, In a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Monday, the party said zonal congresses now hold Saturday while March 26 was fixed as new date for the national convention.
The letter read in parts: “This notice supersedes our earlier notice for National Convention APC/NHDQ/INEC/019/22/14 this is predicated on the evaluation of our party constitution.
“In furtherance to Article 85 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and compliant with Section 12:6 of our Party Constitution, we hereby write to notify the Commission that our great Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has scheduled to hold its Zonal Congresses on Saturday 26th March, 2022. Kindly arrange for your officials to monitor the exercise accordingly.”
But, CECPC at meeting at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, approved
the activities for the Convention which will commence from February 24 (Thursday) and end on March 26.
Addressing journalists after the meeting, CECPC Secretary, Akpanudoedehe said: “After deliberations, we have agreed and approved that activities for the party’s National Convention will commence from February 24 and terminates in March 26 at Eagle Square (Abuja) with the National Convention.”
According to the scheduled activities for the Convention sighted by BusinessDay the publication of National Convention Sub-Committees will be on Monday, 28th February; Sales of Forms hold Wednesday 9th – Friday 11th March, and Screening of Aspirants is slated for Tuesday 15th – Thursday 17th March while inauguration of the elected officials is on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
