The All Progressives Congress, APC, has denied claims that the party’s planned February National Convention has been pushed back to June 2022, claiming that preparations for the February event are well underway.
Mr. John James Akpanudoedehe, the Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, of the party, said on Wednesday that dates for party activities such as meetings, Primaries, Congresses, and the National Convention are communicated through well-known official channels and not through any other sources, according to the statement.
The claims that the party’s convention had been suspended, he claimed, were “just aimed at creating confusion and fomenting catastrophe through misinformation.” We should not make it easier for them.”
The statement further said, “As a focus-driven, process-oriented political party, the APC Caretaker Committee under the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni will not be distracted by self-serving antics of these sponsors of fake news.
“The APC Caretaker Committee is already embarking on nationwide consultations with Party stakeholders to prepare the ground for a rancour-free National Convention. To this end, the sub-committee on budgeting and other substructures will be set up in due course. “
The party has been mired in controversy, with calls for the February convention to be postponed to allow the party to resolve conflicts stemming from recent state congresses in Zamfara, Rivers, Osun, and Anambra, among others.
More than a year ago, the caretaker committee was formed to plan a national convention. The party’s convention, which was scheduled for June 2021 to pick meaningful national party executive, had to be rescheduled.
While some governors affiliated with the Progressive Governors Forum support the February convention, others are adamant about moving the convention to the same day as the party’s presidential primary, a move that is tearing the party apart.
However, according to the party’s scribe, the party is in excellent hands and will hold a calm convention at an undetermined date.
