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APC Extends Buni-Led Caretaker Committee Tenure

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the tenure of Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee for another six months. The Director-General Press and Media Affairs to Governor Buni, Mamman Mohammed disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Buni visited President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock, where he presented a report of the committee to him. Speaking after receiving the report, Buhari commended the Buni committee and said the APC has been revived, energized, and repositioned for its national convention and future elections.


“With the work done by the committee the party has bounced back to life. I have listened with great interest to the remarkable job you have done so far”.


“We are all witnesses to the crisis that engulfed the party leading to litigations and presented a picture of selfishness and division.”


President Buhari said the party structure was disturbed by the conflicts that preceded and followed various elections, noting that the secretariat had been witnessing a beehive of peaceful activities after the reconciliation.


He told members of the committee that they will continue to enjoy the support of all party stalwarts and members to complete their assignment with the actualization of the convention and leave an “indelible footprint.’’


“We want to leave behind a legacy of transparency and fairness, which the party needs to survive,’’ he added.


Responding, Buni noted that the committee approached the duty with commitment and dedication to rescue the party from imminent collapse.


The Yobe State Governor noted that all issues and members were given a fair hearing, and an open-door policy was created to accommodate all those that were aggrieved, leading to the withdrawal of cases in court and peaceful settlements.


“We are currently witnessing high-powered decamping to our party, including governors from the PDP.


“The party is now more peaceful, orderly, and accommodating than what we met on the ground. Although there was initial fear, the mobilization and sensitization was able to allay the fears of members,’’ Buni said.


The caretaker committee was put together on June 25, 2020, following the sack of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the party, by a court.


It was given the mandate to stabilize the party and organize a convention to usher in a new National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling party within six months.
However, its tenure was extended by another six months.

 

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