With its integrity at stake over the manner it has postponed the dates of its conventions, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is taking measures to assure its members of its seriousness this time around. This is coming as speculations were rife in Abuja that a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor, and serving APC Senator from the North-Central Zone is being tipped from the highest quarters to head the party’s National Working Committee as Chairman.<\/p>\n
The party, believed to have opted for concensus to douse internal tensions, has distributed offices to the six geo-political zones as evidenced in the release of the allocations and a programme of events for the convention\u00a0 by the Caretaker Extra-ordinary Committee of the party in Abuja.<\/p>\n
But there were fears that the preferred choice for the office of the national chairman, may run into troubled waters because he has questions of integrity to deal with. He is believed to have a fat file with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which his political foes may resort to, to force a change of heart among his backers.<\/p>\n
“Nothing is cast in gold yet with four weeks to go,” an insider volunteered on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, details of the zoning formula of offices and convention programme released by the party in Abuja reads below:<\/p>\n
APC EXTRAORDINARY NATIONAL CONVENTION 2022<\/p>\n
ZONING OF NATIONAL OFFICES<\/p>\n
South-South:
\n(Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers States)<\/p>\n
1. National Vice Chairman (SS)
\n2. National Publicity Secretary
\n3. National Women Leader
\n4. Deputy National Treasurer
\n5. Deputy National Welfare Secretary
\n6. Zonal Secretary
\n7. Zonal Youth Leader
\n8. Zonal Organizing Secretary
\n9. Zonal Women Leader
\n10. Zonal Special (Persons with Disability- PWD) Leader<\/p>\n
South-West:
\n(Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo States)<\/p>\n
1. National Secretary
\n2. National Vice Chairman (South-West)
\n3. National Youth Leader
\n4. Deputy National Auditor
\n5. Zonal Secretary
\n6. Zonal Youth Leader
\n7. Zonal Organizing Secretary
\n8. Zonal Women Leader
\n9. Zonal Special (Persons with Disability- PWD) Leader<\/p>\n
South-East:
\n(Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo States)<\/p>\n
1. Deputy National Chairman (S)
\n2. National Vice Chairman (SE)
\n3. National Treasurer
\n4. National Welfare Secretary
\n5. Deputy National Organizing Secretary
\n6. Zonal Secretary
\n7. Zonal Youth Leader
\n8. Zonal Organizing Secretary
\n9. Zonal Women Leader
\n10. Zonal Special (Persons with Disability- PWD) Leader<\/p>\n
North-East:
\n(Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States)<\/p>\n
1. Deputy National Chairman (N)
\n2. National Auditor
\n3. National Vice Chairman (NW)
\n4. Deputy National Financial Secretary
\n5. Deputy National Women Leader
\n6. Zonal Secretary
\n7. Zonal Youth Leader
\n8. Zonal Organizing Secretary
\n9. Zonal Women Leader
\n10. Zonal Special (Persons with Disability- PWD) Leader<\/p>\n
North-Central:
\n(Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, and Plateau States)<\/p>\n
1. National Chairman
\n2. National Vice Chairman (NC)
\n3. Deputy National Secretary
\n4. Deputy National Legal Adviser
\n5. Deputy National Publicity Secretary
\n6. Zonal Secretary
\n7. Zonal Youth Leader
\n8. Zonal Organizing Secretary
\n9. Zonal Women Leader
\n10. Zonal Special (Persons with Disability- PWD) Leader<\/p>\n
North-West:
\n(Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States)<\/p>\n
1. National Vice Chairman (NW)
\n2. National Legal Adviser
\n3. National Organizing Secretary
\n4. National Financial Secretary
\n5. Deputy National Youth Leader
\n6. Zonal Secretary
\n7. Zonal Youth Leader
\n8. Zonal Organizing Secretary
\n9. Zonal Women Leader
\n10. Zonal Special (Persons with Disability \u2013 PWD) Leader<\/p>\n
\u25aa\ufe0e DRAFT NATIONAL CONVENTION PROGRAMME:<\/p>\n
1. Arrival of Accredited National Delegates
\n2. Arrival of National Chairman and members of NCECPC
\n3. Arrival of the APC State Governors
\n4. Arrival of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
\n5. Arrival of the Senate President
\n6. Arrival of the Vice President
\n7. Arrival of the President
\n8. The National Anthem
\n9. Opening Prayers
\n10. Introduction and Recognition of guests
\n11. Interlude
\n12. Opening Remarks by Chairman Convention Planning Committee (with Deputy Chairman and Sub-Committee Chairpersons)
\n13. Welcome Address by National Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Committee Chairman
\n14. Interlude
\n15. Remarks by Selected Stakeholders and Party Leaders
\n16. Interlude
\n17. Remarks by Chairman, Progressive Governors\u2019 Forum
\n18. Remarks by Chairman, Northern States Governors\u2019 Forum
\n19. Remarks by Chairman, Southern States Governors\u2019 Forum
\n20. Remarks by Chairman, Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum
\n21. Interlude
\n22. Remarks by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
\n23. Remarks by the Senate President
\n24. Interlude
\n25. Remarks by the Vice President
\n26. Special Remarks by the President
\n27. Interlude
\n28. Elections into National Offices of the APC
\n29. Interlude
\n30. Counting and Collation of Votes
\n31. Declaration of Results\/Swearing in of the newly elected executives
\n32. Acceptance Speech by the newly elected Chairman of the APC
\n33. Motion for closing of the 2022 Extraordinary National Convention
\n34. Closing Remarks by the Deputy Chairman Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee
\n35. Closing Prayers
\n36. National Anthem
\n37. Departure in reverse order<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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