The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may have worsened as the names of Yobe state Governor Mai Mala Buni, and Secretary of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) Senator John James Akpanudoedehe were conspicuously missing in the national convention central committee list.
Also missing on the list of media committee is a former minister of aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC while Buni was in charge as head of the committee.
The Truth observed that the new committee list has now been reduced from over 1,500 to about 100 members contrary to an earlier one made public.
Also, the central planning committee has increased the number of sub-committees to accommodate some critical activities for a rancour-free convention.
Acting National Chairman and Governor of Niger state, Abubakar Sani Bello, said: “We trimmed down the number to a workable size without undermining anyone and I think this decision is the best for our party.”
Zoning arrangement
Meanwhile, the ruling party has officially zoned its national chairman to the North-central while the position of the national secretary goes to the South-west.
In a statement released Wednesday by APC Director of Publicity Salihu Na’inna Dambatta in Abuja, the party said the decision by the Governor Bello-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) followed the adoption of the report of the Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq-led committee on zoning of party positions.
The major chairmanship aspirants from the North-central comprise Salihu Mustapha(Kwara state), Senators Sani Musa (Niger state), George Akume(Benue), Tanko Al-Makura and Abdullahi Adamu both former governors from Nasarawa state.
In the zoning arrangement, the North-central geopolitical zone comprising Kogi, Nasarawa, Kwara, Benue, Plateau and Niger states got National Vice Chairman (North-central), Deputy National Secretary, Deputy National Legal Adviser, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Zonal Secretary, Zonal Youth Leader, Zonal Organising Secretary, Zonal Women Leader, Zonal Special Leader (Persons with Disabilities – PWD), and the National Ex-Officio member.
The South-south geopolitical zone comprising Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers states, is to produce National Vice Chairman (South-south), National Publicity Secretary, National Women Leader, Deputy National Treasurer, Deputy National Welfare Secretary, Zonal Secretary, Zonal Youth Leader, Zonal Organising Secretary, Zonal Women Leader, Zonal Special Leader (Persons with Disabilities – PWD) and the National Ex – Officio member.
Under the zoning arrangements, the South-west, comprising Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo states, is to present occupants for the seats of the National Secretary, the National Vice Chairman (South-west), National Youth Leader, National Physically Challenged Leader, Deputy National Auditor, Zonal Secretary, Zonal Youth Leader, Zonal Organising Secretary, Zonal Women Leader, Zonal Special Leader (Persons with Disabilities – PWD) and National Ex-Officio member.
The South-east which has Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states, was given the positions of Deputy National Chairman (South), National Vice Chairman (South-east), National Treasurer, National Welfare Secretary, Deputy National Organising Secretary, Zonal Secretary, Zonal Youth Leader, Zonal Organising Secretary, Zonal Women Leader, Zonal Special Leader (Persons with Disabilities – PWD) and a National Ex – Officio member.
In the North-east which has Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe states, the party zoned to the area the Deputy National Chairman (North), National Auditor, National Vice Chairman (North-east), Deputy National Financial Secretary, Deputy National Women Leader, Zonal Secretary, Zonal Youth Leader, Zonal Organisig Secretary, Zonal Women Leader, Zonal Special Leader (Persons with Disabilities – PWD) and the National Ex – Officio member.
The North-west geopolitical zone comprising Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states, is to produce National Vice Chairman (North-west), National Legal Adviser, National Organising Secretary, National Financial Secretary, Deputy National Youth Leader, Zonal Secretary, Zonal Youth Leader, Zonal Organising Secretary, Zonal Women Leader, Zonal Special Leader (Persons with Disabilities – PWD) and National Ex-Officio member.
The party, however, zoned the position of the National Disabled Leader to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
