APC: Lawan, govs, ministers, others to discuss internal democracy at journalists’ conference

By Tunde Opalana

Notable gladiators in the All Progressives Congress (APC), such as the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Deputy Speaker, Hon. Idris Wase, some APC governors of the are billed to discuss practical approaches to internal democracy in the ruling party, Daily Times gathered.

The party stakeholders will on Friday, December 18, gather in Abuja,  at the annual conference of APC Press Corps. The theme of the conference is  “Contestation, a veritable process in deepening democratic norms, values and culture: The APC story.”

State governors expected at the  conference include: the Chairman, Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and Governor Abubakar Mohammed Inuwa of Gombe State.

Minister of Petroleum Resources, Timpre Sylva, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,  the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, as well as the Women Representative in CECPC, Mrs. Stella Okotete and Senator Rochas Okorocha are among other prominent party leaders that will be in attendance to present goodwill messages.

In a statement released Wednesday in Abuja by the Chairman Conference Planning Committee, Babatunde Ayeni, the Senate President is expected to give a keynote address while the Deputy Speaker will be on hand to highlight efforts of the National Assembly on the ongoing constitutional review assignment.

Specifically, a paper on the topic will be extensively delivered by the Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) Salihu Moh. Lukman.

The statement reads: “The APC Press Corps, a platform for accredited representatives of all the major media organisations covering the activities of the ruling All Progressives Congress, gather annually to assess its activities in the outgoing year with the aim of improving on its programmes and designing better templates for discharging our professional responsibilities.

“The aim is also to further deepen its cordial relationship with the rank and file of the ruling party for a better coverage of party policies and programmes, thereby helping to deepen our democracy.”

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