APC Stalling National Convention Because Committee Members Plan to Succeed Themselves

*APC members threaten legal action for over staying

The extraordinary caretaker committee of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) is yet to announce dates for the national convention
of the party because some members of the committee are allegedly
planning to succeed themselves as national executive committee
members, According to Thisday report.^[1]

A Special National Executive Committee (NEC) of the APC in June
2020 appointed a former National Secretary of the party, Governor
Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, as Chairman with a six months mandate
to organise an election that would elect a new National Working
Committee (NWC).

But after 12 months, no date has been announced for the election
of the executive committee members, even after the six months
mandate was extended in December 2020.

THISDAY also gathered that the Buni-led caretaker committee had
begun to plan another meeting of NEC to seek an elongation of the
tenure of the committee.

A member of the committee that spoke to THISDAY in confidence
said there was a plot for the Buni committee to seek an elongation
or an outright self-perpetuation of members in office. The
argument, the source said, was that an election from ward to states
and eventually, national convention in the party would further
divide the party at a time when it should be consolidating in the
states

It was against this backdrop that some committee members, albeit
with the consent Buni were considering presenting to the NEC that
he should rather resign as governor and continue at the national
convention, where he would be affirmed as the substantive national
chairman of the party.

The source hinted that Buni did not spend up to four days a week
in the state as he stays in Abuja most of the time..

Before winning the election to become the governor of Yobe
State, he was the national secretary of APC, when Adams Oshiomhole
was the national chairman.

Although this has not been tabled before the NEC, members of the
party, who should know were already protesting against the idea of
members self-perpetuating themselves under any guise. Some of the
members that did not want be quoted said they had concluded plans
to seek legal action against any plans by the committee members to
self-perpetuate in office

Another member told THISDAY that the Buni committee had already
overstayed its welcome.

According to the source, “We were appointed to right the wrongs
of Adams Oshiomhole, but this idea of not announcing the dates for
the wards, local government, states and national convention.

Anything outside announcing the dates of the national convention
and other dates for the states congresses is outside our mandate.
If by the next month, there is no date announced for the elections,
I will speak out and also resign. What is happening is not our
mandate.

“We were appointed in June 2020 and our mandate was renewed in
December to end in June. Any further plan to seek extension or
perpetuate us in office, count me out.”

*APC members threaten legal action for over staying

The extraordinary caretaker committee of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) is yet to announce dates for the national convention
of the party because some members of the committee are allegedly
planning to succeed themselves as national executive committee
members, According to Thisday report.^[1]

A Special National Executive Committee (NEC) of the APC in June
2020 appointed a former National Secretary of the party, Governor
Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, as Chairman with a six months mandate
to organise an election that would elect a new National Working
Committee (NWC).

But after 12 months, no date has been announced for the election
of the executive committee members, even after the six months
mandate was extended in December 2020.

THISDAY also gathered that the Buni-led caretaker committee had
begun to plan another meeting of NEC to seek an elongation of the
tenure of the committee.

A member of the committee that spoke to THISDAY in confidence
said there was a plot for the Buni committee to seek an elongation
or an outright self-perpetuation of members in office. The
argument, the source said, was that an election from ward to states
and eventually, national convention in the party would further
divide the party at a time when it should be consolidating in the
states

It was against this backdrop that some committee members, albeit
with the consent Buni were considering presenting to the NEC that
he should rather resign as governor and continue at the national
convention, where he would be affirmed as the substantive national
chairman of the party.

The source hinted that Buni did not spend up to four days a week
in the state as he stays in Abuja most of the time..

Before winning the election to become the governor of Yobe
State, he was the national secretary of APC, when Adams Oshiomhole
was the national chairman.

Although this has not been tabled before the NEC, members of the
party, who should know were already protesting against the idea of
members self-perpetuating themselves under any guise. Some of the
members that did not want be quoted said they had concluded plans
to seek legal action against any plans by the committee members to
self-perpetuate in office

Another member told THISDAY that the Buni committee had already
overstayed its welcome.

According to the source, “We were appointed to right the wrongs
of Adams Oshiomhole, but this idea of not announcing the dates for
the wards, local government, states and national convention.

Anything outside announcing the dates of the national convention
and other dates for the states congresses is outside our mandate.
If by the next month, there is no date announced for the elections,
I will speak out and also resign. What is happening is not our
mandate.

“We were appointed in June 2020 and our mandate was renewed in
December to end in June. Any further plan to seek extension or
perpetuate us in office, count me out.”