The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Caretaker Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state has held a meeting with the Acting Chairman of the same Committee Governor, Abubakar Bello.
After his return from a medical vacation abroad, Governor Buni met with Governor Bello and other members of the Caretaker Committee of the Nigerian governing party, APC.
However, the Secretary of the APC Caretaker Committee, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, whom the Committee has passed a vote of no confidence, was absent at the meeting.
While addressing journalists after the meeting, Governor Buni explained Senator Akpanudoedehe’s absence by saying that the meeting was not a formal one.
He also commended Governor Bello for his performance as the Acting Chairman.
“Since I traveled, the party has not stopped. His Excellency has done very well in managing the affairs of the party. We are here to discuss the issues as we advance. We are now at the finishing line in the preparations for our national convention, which is at hand on March 26. We are putting heads together to achieve this task ahead of time. I want to emphasis that the March 26 national convention is sacrosanct.
“You know that this is not a formal meeting of the Committee. These members of the CECPC just came to welcome me back to the country and wish me well after returning from a medical trip outside the country. So, it is not a formal meeting that one will ask whether or not the Secretary is here. However, he was in the house earlier today,” Buni said.
Governor Bello, on his part, recounted what he had done so far in preparing for the National Convention.
“For the past one week, I have been acting as the chairman of CECPC and what I can tell you is that we made lots of progress towards our convention like we saw in the inauguration of the State Chairmen, adopted some of the zoning formulae, and some decisions of the CECPC taken before he left the country. I can tell you for free that in the last one week, we have ensured that we are good to go for the convention.”
The Nigerian governing party is to hold its National Convention on March 26, where leaders will be elected to manage the party.
