BREAKING: APC Adopts Zoning Report Submitted by Committee

BREAKING: APC Adopts Zoning Report Submitted by Committee

  • Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the ruling APC said it has adopted the report submitted by its zoning committee
  • The acting chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, announced this on Tuesday, March 8
  • Sani Bello who is also the governor of Niger state stated that the report would soon be available to the members of the public

FCT, Abuja - The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted the report of the Zoning Committee of the ruling party.

The acting chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, made this known to newsmen after a stakeholder meeting at the party's national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, March 8.

2023: APC Adopts Zoning Report Submitted by Committee
Governor Sani Bello, APC acting chairman, said the report of the party's zoning committee has been adopted and will be made public soon. Photo credit: @GovNiger
Source: Twitter

The acting chairman stated that the report would soon be made public, according to a statement by his media aide, Mary Noel-Berje.

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Legit.ng recalls that that the report was adopted barely 24 hours after the APC zoning committee headed by Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman of Kwara state submitted it to Governor Bello.

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Reacting to the question on when the ruling party will hold its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, Governor Sani Bello expressed the hope that the meeting would hold next week.

Why I replaced Buni, Governor Sani Bello opens up

Meanwhile, the governor of Niger state, Sani Bello, earlier made a strong revelation as to why he replaced Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni as the caretaker chairman of the APC.

Bello while at the party’s secretariat on Monday, March 7 said his emergence as chairman of the party’s Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) is due to Buni’s absence.

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Legit.ng gathered that the Yobe state governor according to Sani Bello traveled, which in turn prompted the change in leadership in the party.

Crisis rocks APC as group declares Buni's removal illegal

Similarly, the crisis rocking the ruling APC has taken a different turn following the removal of Governor Buni as the chairman of the party's CECPC.

In a recent move, a group within the party, APC Youth Development and Solidarity Forum (APC-YDSF) described Buni's removal as illegal.

Speaking at an emergency press briefing that took place on Monday, March 7, in Abuja, the national secretary of the group, Tobias Ogbeh, said that the Yobe state governor remains the legitimate and substantial chairman of the CECPC.

Source: Legit.ng

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