Salihu Lukman, Director-General, Progressive Governors Forum
(PGF), says shift of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention
may have consequences after the 2023 elections.
Lukman gave the warning in a letter to APC leaders on Monday
in reaction to calls by some party chieftains.
In December, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu advised the APC
Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning (CECPC) Chairman, Governor Mai
Buni, to postpone the convention date.
But the DG said such could boomerang and lead to a repeat of
the loss of Zamfara to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019, despite
winning the governorship election.
Lukman urged the CECPC to make its position known by
confirming the date and venue for the convention.
He noted that the Electoral Act required a party to serve at
least 21 days notice to the Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC).
“This basically means that if the convention is to hold any
day before February 28, 2021, the notice to INEC should be given on or before
February 7, 2022.
“That being the case, the temptation could be to argue that
there is more time, some reminders would be necessary at this point,” Lukman
said.
The DG counseled against using the same strategies in 2014
or 2019 to respond to latest contemporary challenges.
Lukman tasked the party to come up with ways to garner
Nigerians’ support for victory at the polls bext year.
He charged the CECPC to ensure that the February 2022 convention was not just about electing National Working Committee (NWC) members for the party.
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