The All Progressives Congress (APC) forthcoming national convention has hit the rock as the party could not meet up with her expectations.
The party had earlier planned to commence sales of forms for aspirants and unveil the party’s consensus candidates which is also known as the ‘Unity list’.
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Africa Investigative Magazine gathered that All Progressives Congress has scheduled February 26 for its national convention to address the internal crises rocking the party.
Judging from APC’s national convention timetable and schedule of activities, the sales of forms for all positions in the National Working Committee, NWC, could have started yesterday but some of the aspirants who were at the national secretariat of the party could not get the forms and were asked to come back later.
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It was further gathered that the party was yet to award the contract for printing nomination forms.
The delay in sales of nomination forms was suspected to be connected to the difference among the principal official members which included the state governors.
From what is on the ground, APC is likely to have a poor outing if the national convention is not postponed.
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Reacting, the Director-General of a frontline APC national chairmanship aspirant, North-Central, said that he was disappointed over the development.
He wondered whether the party was ready for the said national convention.
Hear him: “You can see I am here to inquire about the sale of nomination forms on behalf of my principal but I can tell you I have not got any concrete information.
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“The party officials just told me to come back, but when? I don’t know. Seriously, we are completely at sea.
“I have been on this issue for over 20 months now and in less than two weeks to the convention, we are still asking questions.
“We want to know what is happening. I have been in touch with the party headquarters since Thursday and even today (yesterday) and they keep telling me no news. APC should tell us what is happening.
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“No communication from the party. We have to be told of the zoning arrangement. Nothing is happening in less than two weeks to the convention. I don’t think that is fair to us.”
“This convention must hold, nothing can stop it. Just that the delay and non-release of information are not expected.
”If they want consensus, let them come out and say so. There is nothing wrong with consensus, but call all the parties involved. The delay is uncalled for.”
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A youth leader of APC from the South-East who equally spoke in confidence said his findings showed that the party was yet to print the forms and wondered why the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Committee will like to play with the ambition of party members.
“From their body language, it seems the caretaker committee is out to sabotage the convention. I am here today keeping with the timetable of the convention to purchase the form, only to be told that the forms are not available.
“I know of seven aspirants from south-east and south-south who are in Abuja today (yesterday) for the forms. This is demoralizing and discouraging. Our leaders should stop toying with the future of this party,” the aspirant advised.
