Nigeria’s governing party, the All Progressives Congress APC has set March 17 to hold its National Executive Committee NEC meeting.
Notice of invitation for the virtual meeting virtual was signed by nine out of the 12 members of the party’s Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee.
Those who signed the invitation notice include the acting chairman, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, Senator Ken Nnamani – Southeast representative, Senator Abubakar Yusuf – Senate representative, Stella Okotete – Women leader and James Lalu – PWD representative.
Others are Chief David Lyon – South-South representative; Senator Abba Ali – North West representative; Prof. Tahir Mamman – North East representative and Ismail Ahmed – Youth leader.
The invitation notice reads: “Under Article of 25B (i and ii) of the Party Constitution, and by the power vested on the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) via the NEC resolution of 8th December 2020, the CECPC of our Party at its 23rd meeting of 8th March 2022, hereby calls for the meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to consider matters about the National Convention, governance of the party and any other relevant business of the party.
“All members of the NEC are by this invitation to take notice of the meeting by Article 12.3.”
The NEC, which is the highest decision making organ of the party, last met on December 8, 2020.
Nneka Ukachukwu
