Mai Mala Buni, the All Progressives Congress, APC, National
Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, has disclosed why
governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are defecting
to the party.
Buni, a Governor of Yobe State, explained that APC was more
orderly, peaceful, and accommodating.
He disclosed this during a meeting of CECPC with Buhari at
the State House in Abuja.
The Chairman of the CECPC said all issues and members were
given a fair hearing, and an open-door policy was created to accommodate all
those that were aggrieved, leading to the withdrawal of cases in court and
peaceful settlements.
Buni said the committee approached the duty with commitment
and dedication to rescue the party from imminent collapse.
Buni said: “We are currently witnessing high-powered
decamping to our party, including governors from the PDP.
“The party is now more peaceful, orderly and accommodating
than what we met on the ground. Although there was initial fear, the
mobilisations and sensitizations were able to allay the fears of members.’’
The Yobe State governor said the registration and
revalidation of members across the country recorded more than 40 million
members and an appeal committee was also set up to hear all matters related to
the process so that no member gets disenfranchised.
“We have observed that youth and women constitute a huge
population of the voting group. We had a youth and women committee, and also
people with disability,’’ he added.
He said a Contact and Strategy Team had been set up in every
state to come up with an acceptable template that would ensure transparency,
credibility and acceptability of the internal electoral processes.
Buni also said the committee had instituted a process to
review the party’s constitution and look into loopholes that usually fan
conflict and litigations among members, with more than 500 memoranda already
received.
The CECPC Chairman told the President and other party
members that 14 party members had indicated interest to contest for the Anambra
State elections, assuring that the primary elections will be free, fair and
transparent.
The Yobe State governor said huge legal fees were inherited,
and the committee had worked with members to settle all the outstanding, after
scaling them down, noting that payment for the APC National Secretariat had
been completed.
“The party members have agreed to name the secretariat,
Muhammadu Buhari House,’’ he added.
While thanking the President for his support and insight,
Buni noted that a National Conference for the Youths was organized recently as
part of the bottom-up approach to strengthening the party and ensuring the
relevance of all stakeholders.
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