APC sets up panel on restructuring, begins convention process

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has set up a committee to come up with the ruling party’s definition of restructuring.

The committee headed by Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has 10 members including governors of Osun State, Rauf Arebegsola; Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), and Simon Lalong (Plateau).

Other members are Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun; a former governor of Edo State, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor; the APC National Organising Secretary, Senator Osita Izunaso; the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi; and Hajia Fatima Bala.

Senator Olubunmi Adetumbi will serve as the committee’s secretary.

The committee was established after a three-hour closed-door meeting between the APC’s NWC and the governors elected on the platform of the party on Wednesday.

The APC also fixed July 29, 2017, for the party’s ward congresses, marking the beginning of the APC’s national convention.

APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, while briefing journalists said, “Some of the key issues we discussed include restructuring, the national convention and the processes leading to the national convention of the party.

“We also decided that this regular meeting with the governors be extended to principal officers of the National Assembly.

“I have repeatedly mentioned it that when we mentioned setting up a committee on restructuring, what we are talking about is a committee that will articulate what the APC meant by restructuring.

“We have realised for some time now that when people talk about restructuring, we are no longer sure if they are talking about the same thing.

“People have said that the APC promised restructuring. So, we need to sit down as a party to develop a shared understanding of what we mean by restructuring in our manifesto.

“This committee, that is set up, is mainly to define exactly what the APC means by restructuring so that every member will know what exactly we mean. It is not a committee to set up modalities for restructuring.”

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