The All Progressives Congress, APC, has postponed its much-awaited national convention indefinitely. The postponement is contained in a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to notify it of its arrangement to conduct zonal congresses on Saturday, March 26, 2022.In the notification letter, titled: “Notice for the conduct of zonal congresses”, was signed the Chairman and Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, Governor Mai Mala-Buni and John James Akpanudoedehe respectively.
The party leader urged the electoral Commission to “kindly arrange for your officials to monitor the exercise accordingly”. The letter read: “The notice supersedes our earlier notice for National Convention referenced APC/NHDQ/INEC/019/22/14 this is predicated on the evaluation of our party constitution.
“In furtherance to Article 85 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) and compliance with Section 12:6 of our party Constitution, we hereby write to notify the Commission that our great party, the All Progressives Congress has scheduled to hold its Zonal Congresses on Saturday, March 26, 2022. “Kindly arrange for your officials to monitor the exercise accordingly. While hoping to receive your cooperation, please accept the assurances of our highest esteem.”