- The date for the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been revealed.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that there are strong indications on Sunday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would hold its national convention in October.
A member of the national caucus of the party, who confided in our correspondent, said with the myriad problems arising from membership registration, there was no way the national convention would be held earlier than October.
It was also learnt the panel was still battling with a crisis in state chapters of the party.
Recall that when the Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee was dissolved on June 25, 2020, and the Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary National Committee was constituted, the caretaker committee was given six months to conduct the party’s national convention.
But on December 8, 2020, the tenure of the caretaker committee was extended to allow membership registration.
However, on Sunday, it was learnt that there was a plan to extend the tenure of the Buni-led caretaker committee again.
It gathered that those, who were pushing for additional time for the Buni-led committee, were hinging their advocacy on the fact that the panel had yet to conclude the data capturing required to finalise the membership registration and revalidation.
It was also learnt that the committee would seek additional time to conclude the reconciliation of aggrieved party members to prepare the ground for congresses before the national convention.
It was also gathered that the issue of logistics would also be a huddle as President Muhammadu Buhari had insisted that public funds should not be used to fund party activities.
It was learnt that those who were against the tenure extension had stepped up efforts to thwart the plan of the committee on the ground that giving the panel additional time would dent the image of the party.
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It was further gathered that although consultations were still ongoing about the zoning formula, multiple sources within the party hierarchy confirmed the party’s plan to commence the sale of forms for the various party offices “by the end of June.”
According to Punch, a member of the party’s national caucus, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media on the issue, said, “To be realistic, if we want to do a thorough job like I’m sure we want to, we cannot hold this convention before October.
“As we speak, we are still processing the raw data collected from the states after the just concluded membership registration and revalidation. We need to have the database which is required for the national membership register.
“If you recall, that was what our party was doing in Lagos in 2014 or thereabouts when the DSS (Department of State Services) under the Jonathan administration disrupted it. This whole exercise is designed to rebuild and update the database.
“You also have the issue of the ongoing reconciliation of party leaders and members across board. No party member would want us to enter into the convention with a divided house.
“To the best of my knowledge, members of the Buni-led committee are eager to conclude their assignment and move on but they cannot leave their job half done. That is where we are.”
Attempts to get a response from the party’s National Secretary, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, were unsuccessful as of the time of writing this report.
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