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By Akinwande Soji-Ojo
All Progressives Congress(APC) Caretaker/ Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (APC CECPC) has announced March 26 as new date for the conduct of its national convention.
Secretary of the APC CECPC, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe disclosed this to newsmen after a seven-hour meeting that ended on Tuesday morning.
The party has earlier on Monday postponed the national convention, earlier fixed for February 26, 2022.
The March 26 date was the earlier date given to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Commitee for the conduct of its zonal congresses.
In a letter dated February 21, 2022, signed by Buni and Akpanudoedehe, which was addressed to the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the party notified electoral body that APC zonal congresses would be conducted on March 26.
Akpanudoedehe, however, told newsmen that the zonal congresses would now hold in-between the national convention.
He said: ”After deliberation and agreement with the CECPC, we have agreed and approved that the activities of the national convention commence from the 24th of March and terminates on the 26th of March.
“The convention activities will commence on the 24th of March and it will terminate at the Eagles Square on the 26th of March. In-between the convention, we have agreed to have zonal congresses.”
The time-table for the convention revealed that the list of national convention sub-committees would be released on Monday, February 28, while sale of forms has been scheduled between Wednesday, March 9 and Friday, March 11.
Screening of aspirants and appeal of the screening exercise are to hold on Tuesday, March 15; Thursday, March 1;and Saturday, March 19, respectively.
Adoption of appeal report and accreditation of delegates will hold on Monday, March 21, 2022; and between Thursday, March 24th and Friday March 25, respectively.
This is the fourth time the ruling APC will be shifting the convention since the CECPC was set up by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC).