Governor Dapo Abiodun Heads Committee in Preparation for APC National Convention

Governor Dapo Abiodun Heads Committee in Preparation for APC National Convention

The governor of Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun has presided over the Election Appeal Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Abiodun made the announcement on his official Twitter page, @dabiodunMFR, on Friday, March 25.

From the tweet made by the governor, the committee met in preparation for the national convention of the APC scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 26.

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The governor said the committee meeting is in preparation for the forthcoming national convention Photo: Dapo Abiodun
Source: Twitter

Also flanked by members of the committee, the governor shared some of the photos taken during the election appeal meeting.

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The Punch had reported that a group had called for the removal of Governor Abiodun as the chairman of the APC election appeal committee.

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The group is known as the Civil Society Organisation, Advocacy for Advancement of Peace & Harmony in Africa Initiative filed a petition against Abiodun before the Chairman of APC Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Convention Committee, Mai Malam Buni.

In its petition, the organisation said that Abiodun's nomination as chairman of the committee should be nullified over some allegations against the governor.

The group also said it is important that the governor answers to some of the allegations and indictments levelled against in the US and save the party some trouble.

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Abiodun noted that the region that will produce the ruling party's flagbearer will be decided by the APC's NEC.

The Ogun state governor added that the president will continue to guide the party on the path of progress.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Ogun state government said it believed that having officials with political ambitions will be a distraction for the state.

This is why Governor Abiodun called on all such appointees to resign their positions on or before January 2022.

Abiodun said the number one focus of his administration at the moment is the Building Our Future Together Agenda and nothing less.

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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