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Published 2 May 2021
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JOHN ALECHENU and jesusegun alagbe
Published 2 May 2021
There are strong indications that the much-awaited national convention of the All Progressives Congress may hold in July.
The National Secretary of the party’s Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, who spoke with our correspondent on Saturday, however, refused to give details of when the convention would be held.
The former minister of state for the Federal Capital Territory merely said the caretaker committee would meet the deadline for the convention.
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Tongues are wagging over the possibility of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee to organise an elective national convention not later than June this year.
There are twists and turns, dark clouds and anxiety as pundits are arguing that the much-touted June convention date is shaky and may hit the rocks.
Impeccable sources confided in Daily Trust Saturday yesterday that the APC top echelon is still battling to unite members, bury internal crisis in state chapters, reach key decisions on the issue of zoning, organise ward, local government, state and zonal congresses as prelude to the convention.
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has responded to a communique issued by governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on recent security incidents recorded in some parts of the country.
The PDP leaders have previously expressed concerns over the worrisome issues of insecurity in the country.
In a statement signed by the National Secretary of the APC’s Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, the ruling party said it shares the concerns of the PDP governors.
However, the statement noted, “let no one be in doubt as to the urgency and capacity of the President Muhammadu Buhari government to end the recent security incidents.”
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has linked the fall of the late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi regime in Libya to the unsavoury security situation in Nigeria. Addressing the National Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, James Akpanudoedehe, yesterday at the party’s secretariat in Abuja, the.The Advocate