Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) say they
are on the same page on issues bordering on the national convention and zoning
arrangement.
After meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday,
Atiku Bagudu, chairman of the APC governors’ forum, said they are in support of
the new date for the party’s national convention.
The party had on Monday fixed its convention for March 26
while March 12 was earmarked for zonal congresses.
The APC had earlier fixed February 26 for the convention but
a postponement was announced by John Akpanudoedehe, national secretary of the
caretaker committee.
Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, Nasir El-Rufai,
governor of Kaduna state, said while they may have differences, the governors
are not divided.
He said: “There were differences among governors over the
timing of the convention. This is what the media called ‘divided governors’.
There’s no way you can have 22 governors agreeing on every issue. You can have
differences, but to call it division is using a word too far.
“But after our meeting last night to deliberate on the
proposal by the national caretaker committee, and our briefing with Mr
President today, we are all on the same page.
“We have agreed on a
zoning formula for all the six geopolitical zones. Essentially, we swapped
northern zones to take positions that southern zones had in the last eight
years and vice versa.
“It’s a very simple, equitable and fair zoning formula for
all geopolitical zones. We will now go back and consult at the zonal level and
look at the positions that are available and the process of the convention
preparation will start in earnest.
“So by the grace of God,
by March 26, we will have done the APC national convention.
El-Rufai added that the progressive governors are “united in
our resolve to ensure that the Peoples Destruction Party doesn’t come back to
power”.
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