APC Tenure Elongation: Dalung submits report

The technical committee on All Progressives Congress (APC)
National Working Committee (NWC) tenure elongation submitted its
report on Friday.

Giving the document to the party´s National Chairman, Chief John
Odigie-Oyegun, in Abuja, the committee’s Chairman, Gov. Simon
Dalung of Plateau, urged the party leadership to painstakingly
study the recommendations.

He said that if the recommendations were accepted and
implemented, the leadership logjam in the party would “become a
thing of the past’’.

´´The task appeared not easy when it was given to us, but with
God on our side and the very wide consultations we made, we
accomplished it.

´´This report has solved most of the problems that we were
thinking was within the APC, that is to tell you that there is
democracy in the party,´´ Dalung said.

He said that in carrying out the assignment, the committee was
guided by the party´s constitution and the 1999 Constitution of the
country.

“The committee also looked at the minutes of the party´s
National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of Feb. 27 where the
decision to extend the Odigie-Oyegun-led NWC and other party
executives by one year starting from June was taken.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President
Muhammadu Buhari, at another NEC meeting on March 27, opposed the
tenure extension decision, saying it was illegal and
unconstitutional.

The president had explained that the decision was causing
acrimony within the party, with some members not comfortable with
the matter, dragging the party to court.

´´We also looked at the passion and the commitment of the
President towards keeping the party as one and at the end of the
day, we made far-reaching recommendations.

´´We noticed that there were different interests, which is quite
usual when you have a party like this, that is progressive,´´ the
committee chairman said.

He added that the interests identified were genuine, and that
the committee was able ´´to marry´´ all interests for the party to
move forward.

“A lots of things will be revealed in the report,’’ he said,
adding that the committee´s report contained recommendations of
certain issues that it thought the party should carry out
immediately.

He hinted that one of such recommendations was that the party´s
leadership must summon another NEC meeting.

´´Already, we have received notices of NEC meeting for Monday
which is also in line with our recommendations and we want to
assure you that at the end of the day, APC is coming back to
life,´´ Dalung said.

Receiving the report, Odigie-Oyegun commended the committee for
the job, “finally, the recommendations in your report will lay to
rest the ghost that has been hovering over the leadership of
APC´´.

Governors elected on APC platform, had at a meeting with Buhari
on Tuesday, unanimously agreed that the party should hold a
congress to elect new executive. (NAN)

The technical committee on All Progressives Congress (APC)
National Working Committee (NWC) tenure elongation submitted its
report on Friday.

Giving the document to the party´s National Chairman, Chief John
Odigie-Oyegun, in Abuja, the committee’s Chairman, Gov. Simon
Dalung of Plateau, urged the party leadership to painstakingly
study the recommendations.

He said that if the recommendations were accepted and
implemented, the leadership logjam in the party would “become a
thing of the past’’.

´´The task appeared not easy when it was given to us, but with
God on our side and the very wide consultations we made, we
accomplished it.

´´This report has solved most of the problems that we were
thinking was within the APC, that is to tell you that there is
democracy in the party,´´ Dalung said.

He said that in carrying out the assignment, the committee was
guided by the party´s constitution and the 1999 Constitution of the
country.

“The committee also looked at the minutes of the party´s
National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of Feb. 27 where the
decision to extend the Odigie-Oyegun-led NWC and other party
executives by one year starting from June was taken.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President
Muhammadu Buhari, at another NEC meeting on March 27, opposed the
tenure extension decision, saying it was illegal and
unconstitutional.

The president had explained that the decision was causing
acrimony within the party, with some members not comfortable with
the matter, dragging the party to court.

´´We also looked at the passion and the commitment of the
President towards keeping the party as one and at the end of the
day, we made far-reaching recommendations.

´´We noticed that there were different interests, which is quite
usual when you have a party like this, that is progressive,´´ the
committee chairman said.

He added that the interests identified were genuine, and that
the committee was able ´´to marry´´ all interests for the party to
move forward.

“A lots of things will be revealed in the report,’’ he said,
adding that the committee´s report contained recommendations of
certain issues that it thought the party should carry out
immediately.

He hinted that one of such recommendations was that the party´s
leadership must summon another NEC meeting.

´´Already, we have received notices of NEC meeting for Monday
which is also in line with our recommendations and we want to
assure you that at the end of the day, APC is coming back to
life,´´ Dalung said.

Receiving the report, Odigie-Oyegun commended the committee for
the job, “finally, the recommendations in your report will lay to
rest the ghost that has been hovering over the leadership of
APC´´.

Governors elected on APC platform, had at a meeting with Buhari
on Tuesday, unanimously agreed that the party should hold a
congress to elect new executive. (NAN)