- Caretaker committee to meet today on mode of convention
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
There are indications that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is considering February 26 and 27 to hold the national convention of the party.
Also, the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party will be meeting today to deliberate on other modalities, especially the mode of the convention, whether direct primary, delegate system or consensus.
Recall that the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) had met on Sunday in Abuja to deliberate on the forthcoming convention of the party.
However, after the meeting that lasted for hours, the Chairman of the Forum and the governor of Kebbi Atiku Bagudu said the Caretaker committee, chaired by the Governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni was the appropriate organ of the party to announce the convention date.
“It is the responsibility of the CECPC to do that. We are just a section of the…
Source: Thisday Newspaper