Simon Lalong, the governor of Plateau state, has announced that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will disclose the precise date of its next convention on Sunday.
Remember that the ruling party declared in late 2021 that its elective convention would be held in February, but no specific date was mentioned at the time.
Lalong made this statement to journalists after visiting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock palace on Friday.
According to Lalong, having the convention quickly will help the party avoid a catastrophe.
“You know, when a convention is coming, there are fears here and there. Some people will tell you it will work or it will not work. I don’t want to jump to conclusions, but the visit to the president has already assured us and you know that there is already a notice that all the governors are meeting on Sunday,” he said.
“By Sunday, we will tell you when we’re doing the convention. We have taken a date already.
“Before Christmas, we said we’re going to do a convention in February and we are still working for the convention. As far as I’m concerned, except things change from another angle, we’re working for our convention in February.
“These are things that the president was raising his fears about, but we’ve already given him assurances that nothing will stop us from having a very peaceful election.
“Some parties have done their own; the PDP did their own. Nothing will stop APC from doing their own.”
The governor further stated that it is the responsibility of every APC member to ensure that the convention runs successfully.
“We are meeting and we are very hopeful. With the admonition given by the president, it’s a warning signal to all of us to sit up and ensure that we have a seamless, very clean, fair and transparent convention so that our party will not get disintegrated,” he said.
