22nd February, 2022
By Emmanuel Oloniruha
A group of All Progressives Congress (APC) members, under the aegis of Concerned APC Stakeholders Forum (CASF), has commended the postponement of the party’s national convention.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Dr. Abdulkadir Suleiman, the CASF Executive Secretary, the group applauded the decision of the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC).
It described it as a “right step in the right direction.”
Suleiman also praised President Muhammadu Buhari “for always being a listening father, who wants to see the APC continue with its legacies even after 2023”.
He stated that the group was in support of the change, adding that, “it would have been disastrous and a breach to the party’s constitution, should the national convention hold“.
“Organising a national convention before zonal congress would have resulted in putting the cart before the horse.
“The party conducted ward congress, local government congress, and the state congress, where officers were elected into their respective offices.
“Skipping the zonal congress for the national convention would have amounted to jumping the gun.
“We are happy that the CECPC has retraced its steps and has moved the party back in the right direction, “he said.
Suleiman said that the Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led committee should be commended for its courage to postpone the exercise in line with the wishes of the majority of members.
“This courageous decision alone will go a long way to position our party on the path of victory, unity, and peace,” he said.
Meanwhile, Suleiman called on the need to use the period to rally all aggrieved persons to bring everyone on the same page.
“It is our wish that the convention is shifted for six months to allow for genuine reconciliation of all aggrieved persons across the country and the resolution of the litany of court cases.
“When this is done we will be able to come to Abuja as a big and united family,” he said.
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