The All Progressives Congress
(APC) has set up a committee to advise it on the position of President
Muhammadu Buhari that the extension of the tenure of the national working
committee (NWC) be cancelled.
The decision to extend the tenure
of the NWC led by John Oyegun and other executives across the 36 states was
taken at the national executive council (NEC) meeting in February.
The NEC had resolved to extend
the tenure of the NWC by a year, with effect from June.
But speaking at the party’s NEC
meeting on Tuesday, Buhari said the tenure extension is against the
constitution of the party.
“On my own part, I have taken
some time to review and seek advice on the resolution and what I have found is
that it contravenes our party constitution and the constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria,” he said.
Buhari also spoke on the need to
avoid litigation.
Briefing journalists after the
NEC meeting, Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesman of the party, said stakeholders have
agreed that a technical committee be set up to look into the matter and advise
the party on the way forward.
“You know that any issue that
goes to court is sub-judicial. Then, that also presented its own complications
so the NEC decided to set up a small team that will advise the party on the way
forward,” he said.
“There is a technical committee
that is looking at it.
“At the moment, there is no
decision taken. So, the position of NEC still stands from the last meeting.
That position may change tomorrow but as it is today, that is the position of
NEC.”
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