- The APC’s delay in conducting a national convention may not be unrelated to internal party wrangling and factions in several states
- The party leadership had been quiet about the processes leading up to the convention
EKO HOT BLOG reports that governors of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Tuesday said they were in support of the party’s new date for its National Convention.
Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum and Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, revealed this after the Governors met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
The Governors also agreed on a fair zoning formula for all geopolitical zones.
The APC on Monday had postponed its National Convention to March 26 after it was postponed from February 26.
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The Governors had met on Monday evening but declined to comment on the postponed convention at a press briefing later.
“Until we finish the meeting with Mr. President, we will rather not comment on any timetable or logistics,” Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum and Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, said.
However, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, according to a series of tweets by presidential aide, Tolu Ogunlesi had confirmed that there were differences among the governors
“There were differences among [APC] Governors over timing of the Convention,” Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna said after Tuesday’s meeting. “This is what the media called ‘divided governors’.
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“There’s no way you can have 22 Governors agreeing on every issue. You can have differences, but to call it division is taking it too far.
“But after our meeting last night and our briefing with PMB today, we are all on the same page. We have agreed on a simple, equitable and fair zoning formula for all geopolitical zones. By God’s grace by March 26 we will hold the APC national convention.
“Let there be no doubt that the Progressive Governors are United in our resolve to ensure that the Peoples Destruction Party doesn’t come back to power.”
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