The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled that all State Congresses conducted last Saturday across the country by non-accredited committees were null and void.

The party insisted on Sunday that there were no parallel congresses as reported in the media.

But at the close of the nationwide exercise on Saturday, reports from Kwara, Niger, Ogun, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Kano, Bauchi, Abia, Rivers and Cross River among others showed that parallel congresses were conducted depending on the number of political factions in each State.

The party also ordered the last-minute suspension of congress in Oyo State due to alleged irregularities in the conduct of the exercise.

Secretary to the party’s Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator John Akpanudoedehe, however, told The Nation in an interview on Sunday that only congresses conducted by accredited Congress Committees by the party were recognised.

He maintained that there was no parallel congress anywhere, insisting that any congress conducted outside the published guideline cannot stand.

“Anything (congress) outside the guideline is an exercise in futility. Anything that we (Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) did not authorize is not permissible.

“We are a structured and a well-organised party. We gave notice to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). We submitted the guideline and the list of committee members to conduct the congresses to INEC. If you go outside that arrangement, it is an exercise in futility.”

The Chairman of CECPC, Governor Mai Mala Buni, in a statement through his Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed on Friday warned that the party will not condone deliberate acts of sabotage by anyone or group intended to ridicule the process and outcome of the Congress.

Akpanudoedehe on Saturday after the exercise, adjudged the Congress as successful, rating its conduct as high as 99 percent.

He bluntly refused to accept there were States where parallel congresses took place.

festacman:
If APC survives this shenanigans, it will outlive PDP.

Blackfire:
All southern shenanigans to thwart our North given right to rule in 2023 ... Will fail




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dapkin:


This is where the issue is...
I don't see them surviving this!

Penguin2:
What I know is that Tinubu faction’s congress in Lagos was a jamboree for touts.

The authentic congress in Lagos is the one conducted by Ambode.

In Ogun, the one conducted by Dapo Dagboru Abiodun is a waste of time.

The authentic one is one by Amosun.

Tinubu’s ambition is in the mud already.

Meanwhile, it is only “Free and Fair and Credible Elections” that can save Nigeria. “Free and Fair and Credible Elections” is the only saviour that can bring Nigeria out from all these mess that we are currently experiencing..
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With “Free and Fair and Credible Elections”, the elected officers would always be thinking about the people, and not about the INEC or the Electoral Officers on the field.
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With “Free and Fair and Credible Elections”, the elected officers would not be bothered about the godfathers or the cabals. In fact, the cabals themselves would be the ones helping the elected officers in looking out for ways to better satisfy the people so that they would not loose out by the next election.
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With “Free and Fair and Credible Elections”, looting is minimised, because the people now have a very strong voice. The people would from time to time demand for an interaction with the elected officer either through an on-air live radio/television program, or through a press conference, or through a town-hall meeting, of which such an officer would not decline, since he knows the repercussions for denying his people such an opportunity for interaction.
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With “Free and Fair and Credible Elections”, Government would always be under the full watch of the people, and with that, a lot of senseless excesses of the Government would be under tight check. The people would be in full control of the Government's activities, since they now have a strong voice (even though the voice is heard only Once-In-Four-Years).

Blackfire:
All southern shenanigans to thwart our North given right to rule in 2023 ... Will fail




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Staypositive:

It is well...



What is the meaning of the broom in APC....
Because Buhari and APC don sweep nigeria from better to worst...

muykem:
They will survive it, as long as the president come from the party, the issues will be managed.