Nigeria’s governing party, the All Progressives Congress, APC has elected seven members to fill in vacancies in its National Working Committee, NWC and zonal positions.
The APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru made the announcement while briefing press on the outcome of their NWC meeting at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.
The positions filled in were as follows;
1. Deputy National Chairman, North (North East Zone) – Ali Bukar Dalori (Borno State)
2. National Vice Chairman, North West (North West Zone) – Garba Datti Muhammad (Kaduna State)
3. National Legal Adviser (North Central Zone) – Prof. Abdul Karim Abubakar Kana (Nasarawa State)
4. National Welfare Secretary (South East Zone) – Hon. Donatus Nwankpa (Abia State)
5. National Women Leader (South South Zone) – Mary Alile Idele, PhD (Edo State)
6. Deputy National Publicity Secretary (North Central Zone) – Duro Meseko (Kogi State)
7. Zonal Organising Secretary (North Central Zone) – Ikani Shuaibu Okolo (Kogi State).
The positions became vacant due to ministerial appointment of some members, resignation of some and death of others.
According to Senator Basiru, the officials were elected by the National Working Committee.
“There is no appointments, they were elected.
“The constitution of party article 13 gave the NEC power to act in between election, the same NEC in the meeting of 3rd August empowered the NWC with the delegation of power to act in filling the vacant positions. So, we acted in line with the constitution of our party” Basiru explained.
He said that the NWC discussed the composition of the campaign council for upcoming gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo States and that the campaign council list would be released by next week.
The APC National Secretary said the NWC meeting also had a discussion on how to expand the membership of the party in between the election.
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