The governing party, the All Progress Congress, APC has commenced the process of reviewing its Constitution in order to retain its position as the leading party in Nigeria.
The party’s National Secretary, Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, stated this while inaugurating the APC’s eight member Constitutional Review Committee at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.
Senator Akpanudoedehe noted that when parties are being created, they usually adopt the minimum requirements needed to secure registration, hence the need to keep reviewing its laws.
“At the formation stages, parties will often adopt the minimum requirements needed to secure registration.
“But as a pro people party, the APC leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni believes that in rebuilding the party, there must be reforms that reflect the current trends and aspirations of the owners of the party: that is the people, the masses,” he said.
He stated that the law itself was not a finished product, but, a work in progress.
“Our party has grown quite large in the last few years and is poised to become the largest party in the continent with the on going membership registration and revalidation exercise.
“For this reason, we must have a set of laws that is near perfect, by filling the lacunas, therefore, your work is well set out for you,” Senator Akpanudoedehe said.
He urged the committee members to take inputs from critical stakeholders, advocacy groups and party
members, saying previous efforts in this wise should also be countenanced.
A former National Chairman of the APC, Mr. John Oyegun had in January 2017 set up a constitution review committee however the report of the committee was never acted on.
The chairman of the new committee, Professor Tahir Mamman thanked the party’s leadership for the confidence reposed in them.
He promised the commitment of the committee to work within its time frame and approach its task with seriousness.
Other members of the committee are; Professor Dakas Dakas, Mr Akinremi Olaide, Dr Ego Ezuma, Mohammed Kumaila, Shuaibu Enejo Aruwa and Ekokoi Solomon.
Mr Dare Oketade is the Secretary of the committee.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
