The National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will today, Monday, hold another meeting at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The NEC would at the meeting take a final decision on the tenure of the Chief John Oyegun-led National Working Committee (NWC).
The meeting comes on the heels of the disagreements of some NEC members over the decision made at a February meeting where members decided to extend the tenure of the John Oyegun-led NWC and by extension some states’ leadership.
The decision was announced on February 27 in Abuja during a NEC meeting attended by President Muhammadu Buhari; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; APC Chairman, John Oyegun and other party chieftains.
President Buhari a month after the meeting raised an objection and explained that after due consultation, it became imperative to overturn the resolution to extend the NWC’s tenure as it contravened Article 17 Sub-section 1 of the party constitution, which recommends a four-year tenure for all elected officials.
Buhari at the meeting said that the tenure elongation was a clear breach of both the party and nation’s constitution.
He warned that the tenure extension if allowed, woiuld create some legal problems in the coming days as some aggrieved members had already gone to court to challenge the extension.
Following the President’s objection, the party set up a 10-member committee to advise it on the issue and examine the President’s position.
The APC governors who had earlier supported the tenure elongation later aligned with the president on his stance. This was after series of consultations.
The Governor of Zamfara State, who spoke on behalf of the governors, last week Wednesday, said that after several meetings of all APC governors and other stakeholders, they resolved to respect the party’s constitution.
The Governor Simon Lalong-led technical committee then submitted its report and the NEC is expected today to announce modalities on the congresses and elections in anticipation of the expiration of the officials’ tenure which terminates by end of June.
