Abubakar Sani Bello, governor of Niger state and acting national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called for a national executive committee (NEC) meeting of the party, THISDAY is reporting.

The development comes after indications that Mai Mala Buni, the now ousted chairman of the party, did not want the convention to take place because he wanted to remain in charge of the party.

TheCable had reported how Buni planned to scuttle the party’s elective convention and remain chairman.

This revelation prompted the removal of Buni.

Speaking with journalists at the APC national secretariat in Abuja on Monday, Bello said he had been acting as the party’s chairman “for a while”.

The newspaper said the Niger governor called for the NEC meeting in a move to salvage the party and ensure that the convention scheduled for March 26 is held.

“NEC would hold any time after the seven days notice. The minimum notice for NEC is seven days and after that, NEC can hold,” a source was quoted as saying.

“There is only one item on the agenda for NEC to deal with and it is the convention.”

Another move taken by the Niger governor is to prune down the number of people on the sub-committees for the convention.

Bello was quoted as saying the party needs about 200 people to ensure that the convention is hitch-free.

“We had 1,700 people in committees and so, he said they should go and prune down the list and also make sure it covers everybody’s interest,” the source was quoted as saying.

“So, it was more about his reluctance to do what was expected of him. There appeared to be a reluctance to hold the convention.”

Hisbah21:
and Buni is still in control? what a confused statement from APC

kahal29:
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/03/08/bello-serves-notice-for-apc-nec-meeting-moves-to-stabilise-party/

In a move meant to establish and consolidate his leadership, the Niger State Governor and acting National Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Party (APC), Abubakar Sani Bello, yesterday, announced the notice of meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party, where an official seal of the approving organ of the party would be secured.


Bello, who had since moved to stabilise the ruling party, met with members of the caretaker committee and, as part of his first set of assignments, announced the date for NEC and also the pruning down of the national convention sub-committees earlier constituted by the sacked Mai Mala Buni leadership, to accommodate other equally critical interests in the party – from the party leaders to the governors and members of the National Assembly – THISDAY gathered.

According to Villa sources, the president’s main interest is to put the party back on track and ensure that the convention holds without any fear or favour.

Meanwhile, Buni according to very reliable sources, is due back in the country tomorrow from Dubai where he had gone for medical check up. He is however expected to cooperate with the new arrangement in the interest of the party.

Also, some of the governors elected on the Party’s platform realigned for the new reality in the party. Some had immediately switched loyalty from Buni and declared support for Bello, depicting the advent of a new era.

It was an interim leadership meant to usher in a new National Working Committee (NWC) of APC on Saturday, March 26. One APC governor from the North declared triumphantly, “we are going to have our convention at last.”

MikoB:


And osinbajo will prescribe over the NEC meeting, and some are saying the vp has not yet done his home work.

PressMyButton:
Lol. Buni is not a smart politician at all. He opened up on every flanks way too easily. Some members of the cabals only have the privilege of being close to power otherwise they possess no shred of strategic intelligence.

airsaylongcome:

Please let's stop referring to a single entity as cabals
It is cabal -without the s