APC Europe Asks Buhari to Intervene, Wants Buni Committee to Conduct National Convention

APC Europe Asks Buhari to Intervene, Wants Buni Committee to Conduct National Convention

  • President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to intervene in the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress party
  • The call for the president's intervention was made by some members of the APC who are based in Europe
  • The group said they believe the president can ensure that the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led caretaker committee conducts the party's national convention and other activities

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee of Chairmen in Diaspora (Europe) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene and allow the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Convention Planning Committee to conduct the party's national convention.

The party members in the diaspora said the president should also ensure that the committee conducts the APC's presidential primary.

Buni and Buhari
The APC group in diaspora wants Buni-led committee to conduct the party's national convention Photo: Aso Rock Villa
Source: Facebook

The group in a statement seen by Legit.ng said the Buni-led committee has followed international best practices and this must be adopted in charting the way forward for the APC ahead of the next general elections.

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In its statement signed by Maxwell Okolo and Margrette Mark, its president and secretary, the group said a review of various development within the party shows that some people do not mean well for the APC.

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The statement alleged that those who have been causing the crisis rocking the party are the ones who have done little or nothing to encourage the caretaker committee.

The diaspora group added that it would be best for the committee to conduct both the national convention and presidential primary simultaneously.

It said:

"We should be strategic to conserve resources and channel the same into winning elections instead of dissipating them on hosting multiple events."

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The youth warned against the plans to truncate the victory roadmap initiated by the Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni's caretaker committee.

According to the group, members of the party at the national, state and ward levels are plotting to sabotage the committee.

Group to Buni: Respect Buhari, Keep to February 5 National Convention Date

A group within the APC has raised an alarm that there are plans to postpone the party's convention scheduled for February 2022.

According to the group, any attempt to postpone the convention will be met by stiff resistance from its members.

The group, Progressives Mandate Movement, urged the national caretaker committee of the party to immediately release the time-table for the convention

Source: Legit.ng

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Nnenna Ibeh Nnenna Ibeh is a journalist with over 10 years of experience with various media organisations including Premium Times. Being on the front burner of reporting politics and the different dimensions of governance, she is also passionate about girls' education and women's and children's health. With degrees in Journalism, Peace Studies & Conflict Res., and Dev. Studies, Nnenna has worked in the dev. sector as a communications officer for the Centre for Democracy and Dev. email: ibehnnenna@gmail.com