Nigeria’s governing party, the All Progressives Congress, APC has inaugurated new members to its National Working Committee, NWC.
The APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Ganduje held the inauguration at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.
The members sworn in were the Deputy National Chairman North, Ali Bukar Dalori (Borno State); National Vice Chairman North West, Garba Datti Muhammad (Kaduna State); National Legal Adviser, Prof. Abdul Karim Abubakar Kana (Nasarawa State); National Welfare Secretary, Donatus Nwankpa (Abia State); National Woman Leader, Mary Alile Idele, (Edo State); and, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Duro Meseko (Kogi State).
During the Inauguration, the APC National Chairman said the selection of the new members of the NWC was done after wide consultations with party stakeholders.
He said any aggrieved member who was not selected to join the NWC would be appropriately engaged by the party.
“There is no doubt that during the last meeting of the National Executive Committee NEC of our party, the NWC was mandated to undertake some tasks on behalf of NEC.
“We have succeeded. We consulted with stakeholders, governors and others. We know there are some aggrieved people and they are very important. We will discuss with them and I will speak later on that.
“All of you are competent. We have seen your credentials and you have been nominated and elected through due process by the various stakeholders and therefore we congratulate you.
“As earlier mentioned, there is no doubt that there are some people who are also competent but you can only fill a person.
“From Kogi state, we have Ismail Yahaya. We have taken note of him and he will be engaged in one way or another. We have Ikani Shuaibu Okolo from Kogi state. He too will be engaged appropriately in our government. Mrs Obinna from Abia, she too will be accommodated. Hon. Dr Stella Ekpo from Cross River. I think she is a medical doctor. She and two others from Cross River state, according to the outcome of our dialogue, will be accommodated in our government,” Ganduje said.
Campaign Councils
Speaking on the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo States, the APC National Chairman explained that the campaigns Councils for the elections will be inaugurated in the various states.
“Very soon we will launch the National Campaign Councils for our three states – Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi- going into elections this year. Instead of inaugurating the councils here in Abuja, we have decided to do so in the various state capitals so that we can connect with the various stakeholders,” he added.
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