APC Convention: June date still feasible if Buhari, Govs, stakeholders agree

Secretary Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen John James Akpanudoedehe, told newsmen at the party’s national secretariat after an emergency meeting of the Committee Monday in Abuja that June is still visible if the party leaders agree on the date.

When asked whether there won’t be fresh crisis if the national convention fails to hold at the expiration of the committee’s tenure in June, Akpanudoedehe said: “I want to assure that there will be no crisis in our party in June. Convention can be done in June and congresses can start and end in June but it all depends on what the leaders of this party agreed upon.

“This committee is honest and we have never lied to Nigerians. We can always fight and resolve at family level.

“We have major stakeholders like Mr President, Vice President, Governors among others. We have to consult so that when we are coming out there will be no dissenting voice. We are still at the level of concensus.

“We have lots of problems in the country, not only the national Congress of the party. We have serious security issues like the agitations going on the zones.

“We are very conscious of Nigeria as a country not only the Congresses. We are mindful that our party must be strong. We just welcome the governor of Cross River State and assuming it is Congress, how would we have accommodated him. Be rest assured that the overall interest is paramount to us. We have taken lots of things into consideration to ensure that the party is peaceful and united.”

On the recent registration and revalidation exercise, Akpanudoedehe confirmed that the exercise has endedone.

“I can inform you authoritatively that registration has ended and we are collating from the committee and over 21 states have submitted. Part of the delay us that some of them are trying to tidy up the report before submitting to the committee.”