APC to amend constitution at national convention
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that it will amend some sections of its constitution during the October 6th National Convention of the party holding in Abuja in November.
Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the party announced this Saturday while inaugurating the National Convention Committee at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja.
He maintained that unlike before where conventions are mainly for the purpose of election, the forthcoming convention would discuss governance and policy issues as obtainable in advanced democracies.
He said: “We want to organize a convention that will be different from the past. We want to organize a convention that will go beyond the purpose of electioneering.
We will try to do what is done elsewhere by governing parties and even opposition parties to discuss the Nigeria agenda; issues of governance, development, economic and social choices.
“Let us disagree and agree within that convention and of course do other routine matters like confirming the nomination of the Presidential candidate and may be amending any section of the constitution that we wish to”.
The convention committee is headed by Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state as the Chairman, with Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state as Vice Chairman and Hadiza Usman as Secretary.
The Committee has Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing; Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Governors Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna state and Rochas Okorocha of Imo state as members.
Other members are Godswill Akpabio, Kayode Fayemi, Governors Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state, Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa state, Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, Simon Lalong of Plateau state; Senator Emma Anosike, Hauwa Sule, Timipre Sylva, Sharon Ikeazor, Ramatu Tijani, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Stella Okotete and Paulen Tallen.
Ajimobi who responded on behalf of members of the Committee promised that they will go beyond organizing the convention to laying the needed foundation for APC victory in 2019.
“The opportunity you have given us is participating in laying a good foundation for our 2019 electoral victory because when you see the foundation, they can imagine how the building will look like. The foundation you have laid today is so solid that I have no doubt in my mind that we will succeed in 2019″, he said.
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